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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's prime minister, parliament speaker, president and head of the Supreme Judicial Council are scheduled to meet in Baghdad on Monday evening to discus…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Border Crossings Authority said customs officers at Umm Qasr North Port intercepted a 40-foot container carrying new motorcycle spare parts whose i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education will not add new material to the school curriculum for the 2026-2027 academic year but will introduce targeted updates at sev…
IraqPARIS, France — LONDON — Virgin Group has received railway access rights to operate high-speed train services across the English Channel, Britain's rail regulator said on…
IraqAsian equity markets rose broadly on Monday as investors assessed a fresh batch of US economic data following last week's pullback on Wall Street, with the readings easin…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said his office was targeted by an Iranian drone in Erbil, calling the attack a direct threat to the region'…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Commission has barred Muwshan al-Jubouri and Ahmed al-Sharifi from appearing on Iraqi television for 90 days. The commissi…
IraqBRUSSELS, Belgium — Rain on Monday provided some relief to firefighters battling a forest fire in southeastern Belgium on its fourth day, officials said. The blaze, descr…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Two drones carrying explosives operated by Iran struck the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Ministry office and the residence of the Regional Secur…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's federal Ministry of Finance has initiated the process to fund July salaries for public employees and pension recipients in the Kurdistan Region. Th…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — French newspaper Le Figaro reported that Israel prepared a secret plan to back an opposition force of roughly 150,000 people inside Iran, seize several cit…
BaghdadRain fell in Belgium on Monday as the country worked to contain one of its largest forest fires in recent years. Forecasters had not yet determined whether the precipitat…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar continued its rise against the Iraqi dinar in the country's domestic exchange markets, according to market data. Buying and selling rates …
ERBIL, Iraq — Two drones targeted the office of the Kurdistan Regional Government prime minister and the residence of the region's security director on Wednesday, local a…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Two drones launched from Iran struck the office of Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil on Wednesday morning, the Kurdistan…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran is reviewing its potential response options to recent developments, including the possibility of targeting inter…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Australian head coach Graham Arnold returned to Baghdad on Monday to renew his contract with the Iraqi Football Federation and resume work with Asofud el-…
BasraBAIDOA, Somalia — Heavy fighting broke out in Baidoa, in southwestern Somalia, between the Federal Army and armed opposition groups, with clashes spreading across multipl…
BaghdadDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iraqi-born British hairdresser Ahmed El-Sanavi is expanding his A Star Barbers brand to Dubai, opening the brand's first international branc…
IraqA forest fire that broke out in a Belgian nature reserve and scorched roughly 3,000 hectares has been stopped from advancing toward the German border after rainfall eased…
