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IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's transition to electronic payments in retail and daily commerce is being driven less by technical choice than by the need to reduce the risks of han…
IraqBERLIN — Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported 6,275 corporate insolvency filings with German courts in the first quarter, up 6.5% from the same period…
BaghdadNAJAF, Iraq — The Friday imam of Najaf, Sadr al-Din Kubaysi, called in his June 5, 2026 sermon for the legal pursuit of those responsible for the 2014 Speicher massacre t…
IraqBRUSSELS — The European Union's revised Common European Asylum System (CEAS) came into force on Friday, introducing the bloc's most extensive overhaul of asylum rules in …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Samsung has opened its largest smartphone store in the Egypt region, known as the Mashriq, in Baghdad, the company said. The outlet was inaugurated in the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Baghdad brought a fire at a six-story residential and commercial building in the central Hillani district under control on Friday, …
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Fire crews brought a fire at a six-story commercial-residential building in the capital under control on Sunday, Baghdad's Civil Defense Directorate said.…
IraqMOSCOW — A Russian gerontology specialist has identified abdominal visceral fat, vision loss and time spent away from nature as factors that can accelerate cognitive decl…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Haytham al-Mahayni said he will use parliamentary oversight and pressure tools to reopen the case file on a railway project long lab…
IraqLONDON — Britain's economy contracted by 0.1% in April, the first monthly decline since August 2025, according to data released on Friday by the Office for National Stati…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — A senior commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that any new US attack on Iranian oil infrastructure will be met with a stronger …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has filed 440 lawsuits against individuals accused of making unauthorized direct connections to the national power grid, th…
HALABJA, Iraq — Search operations entered their fourth day on Friday for an 11-year-old girl who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters at the Zalm recreation…
IraqA column published Tuesday reflects on the cultural pull of holidays and time away from work, drawing on a childhood memory of families preparing to stay home whenever a …
IraqSEOUL, South Korea — A Seoul court sentenced former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to 30 years in prison for sending military drones into North Korean territory in …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said it has formed a working team to investigate an attempt to smuggle 61 exam papers out of the country. In a stateme…
IraqA research station on the northern tip of Antarctica recorded a temperature of 15.4°C on June 6, the highest June reading ever measured on the continent, Argentine meteor…
IraqABUJA, Nigeria — President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that 13,000 "terrorists" were killed in Nigeria last year, framing the figure as evidence of progress in the country…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has directed the Ministry of Finance to disburse administrative expenses and salaries on their scheduled dates, hi…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's national football team appeared at the opening ceremony of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City, marking the country's first appearance at the to…
