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KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological and Seismic Monitoring Organization recorded 46 earthquakes near Kirkuk between July 30 and August 2, 2026, with magnitudes ranging …
IraqLONDON — Amnesty International has sent an open letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani calling on his government to combat impunity, protect women's righ…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Department of Defense has asked 30 academic institutions to conduct security reviews of their partnerships with foreign en…
IraqDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen's Houthi movement said it struck a Saudi military landing ship and four accompanying boats with ballistic missiles in the Red Sea. Hou…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Falih ez-Zeydi said on Monday his government is working to position Iraq as a hub linking the economic interests of regional countries.…
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — The East Rutra district east of Maysan city center remains heavily contaminated by mines and unexploded ordnance left over from the Iran-Iraq War, distric…
IraqThe American Diabetes Association says fruit should not be excluded entirely from the diets of people with diabetes because of its sugar content, noting that fresh or uns…
IraqResearchers at the University of Oulu in Finland examined more than 2,200 participants, analyzing their diets, physical activity, health status and coffee consumption hab…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Justice Minister Khaled Shwani ordered the formation of a commission on Monday to review and monitor prices in prison canteens across the country, a…
IraqThe U.S. Department of Defense announced a $22.9 billion contract with Raytheon for Tomahawk cruise missiles, as demand for long-range strike weapons continues to grow. …
DivaniyeA 26-year-old detainee set himself on fire at the Family and Child Protection Unit in Diyaniya, according to a statement from the Diyaniya Provincial Police Command. He w…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi economist said a proposal to redenominate the Iraqi dinar and remove three zeros from the national banknotes would help surface cash holdings acc…
AnbarWASHINGTON, United States — An Iranian official said Tehran has set a deadline for the United States to implement a memorandum of understanding on lifting a naval blockad…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 26-year-old detainee at a Family and Child Police Center in the southern Iraqi city of Diwaniya set himself on fire during a police check on August 13, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's office said he ordered oil companies to maintain continuous 24-hour operations to keep production and exports ru…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) detained a senior leader of the Hezbollah Iraq movement, known in Arabic as Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, in a raid …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security officials said intelligence indicated that armed groups had prepared a serious assassination plot against Supreme Judicial Council Presiden…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Commission said a captain accused of torturing a military servicemember to death has been arrested i…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — A source told an Iraqi news agency that Salih Mohammed al-Harbjili has been reinstated as director of the Sunni Endowment Office in Diyala province. The ap…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Advisory said Monday that security teams carried out coordinated searches across several prisons, seizing 651 mobile phones and 3…
