Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
IraqCAIRO, Egypt — CAIRO — Hamas announced on Sunday evening that it had approved the roadmap for the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan. The decision wa…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — TEHRAN — Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the United States and Israel failed to achieve nine of their objectives in the war aga…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — BEIRUT — Seven people were taken into custody in Syria's coastal city of Latakia after a young man died following his detention at the Haffa police stat…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Women's Basketball League tipped off its 2025-2026 season with three games at the Northern Technical University Hall in Mosul, after the withdra…
BaghdadBABYLON, Iraq — Police in Babil province said they arrested a civil servant from Baghdad accused of circulating counterfeit currency in the governorate. The Babil Police …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi has nominated Hussein Ali Shamhi as director general of the country's state-run petroleum products distribution company, with …
IraqArsenal defeated Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Sunday, lifting the trophy for the 18th time. The Premi…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it has shot down more than 200 unmanned aerial vehicles belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutio…
IraqBOGOTÁ, Colombia — Search and rescue teams in western Colombia continued working through the rubble of collapsed buildings on Thursday, days after a 7.4-magnitude earthqu…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — Duhok drew 1-1 at home with Al-Garafa in the opening round of the Iraq Stars League, with both sides unable to secure a winner after the hosts equalized in …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil's Directorate of Asayish said a suspect has been arrested in connection with a shooting during work on the city's Green Belt project. According to a s…
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — A minor earthquake measuring 1.7 in magnitude was recorded Sunday evening near the Iraq-Turkey-Syria border triangle, according to the Iraqi Meteorologica…
MosulBARCELONA, Spain — Dozens of irregular migrants are stranded on El Trampolín beach in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast, living in makeshift tents of …
IraqLONDON, United Kingdom — The UK Met Office has forecast a sixth heatwave of the year, warning that late-season hot spells or high-temperature periods could affect parts o…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Spanish police have identified 15 cases of sexual violence in Ceuta, Spain's North African enclave, since July, according to Spanish newspaper El Español,…
IraqPortuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has married his long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez in a ceremony held in Cascais, Portugal, according to photos published by Vog…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil's Directorate of Public Security said it has detained a suspect in an attack that disrupted work at the Green Belt project site and injured three empl…
IraqInter Miami lost 4-1 to Nashville in an MLS match as Lionel Messi returned to the starting lineup after missing time following the death of his father, Jorge Messi. Messi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's National Whistleblower Commission, Mohammed Ali al-Lami, met Swiss Ambassador Daniel Hun on the occasion of the ambassador's end of dip…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has increased the volume of water directed into Lake Habbaniyah by 40 cubic meters per second on the instructions of Mi…
