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.
IraqARBIL, Iraq — A Kurdistan Regional Government official said on Monday, August 24, 2026, that all international oil companies operating in the region had formally resumed …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — GENEVA — The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected for a second time a request by former Iraq Football Federation president Adnan Dirjal to suspend …
IraqALBANY, N.Y. — Federal authorities have arrested a 35-year-old woman in Albany, New York, on charges that she plotted an attack on the state cathedral building, according…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Women's Union announced the results of a book-reading competition held in Erbil, with six women winning first place after advancing through a …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ukraine's ambassador to Iraq marked his country's 35th independence anniversary on August 24, affirming that Ukraine has not pursued territorial claims ag…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's State of Law Coalition has selected Brigadier General Mohammed al-Sultani as its alternative candidate to fill the vacant Interior Ministry post, a…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil Provincial Police Directorate said several individuals were detained in connection with unrest that broke out overnight in the village of Kerde Resha …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 16-year-old girl died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her family home in the Hay al-Hakim district of Basra, local sources said. The victim, born…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry announced that security forces seized 519,144 smuggled and unregulated medicines and medical supplies in a Baghdad operation and …
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Electricity Production Company has dismissed 11 managers at power stations in the country's south, according to company documents. The dism…
Dhi QarNASIRIYAH, Iraq — The administration of Nasiriyah Heart Hospital, the largest cardiac facility in southern Iraq, has appealed to local business owners, merchants, contrac…
ErbilBABYLON, Iraq — The provincial council of Babel voted in an extraordinary session on Monday evening to rename the Cerf al-Naser district as Medinat al-Naser, a Shafaq New…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — A Damascus criminal court has sentenced Ahmed Badr al-Din Hassun, who served as Syria's grand mufti during the Assad era, to life in prison on charges o…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service denied social media reports that a figure from the leadership of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) had been detained.…
IraqKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — Schools and public offices in Kaohsiung and Tainan were closed on Wednesday after heavy rainfall battered southern Taiwan, according to Reuters. The c…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of oil sector workers gathered in Baghdad to protest the government's reported intention to impose large-scale deductions on their salaries and fin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad faces US pressure because of its heavy dependence on Iranian electricity and natural gas imports, according to Paul Sullivan, a professor of energ…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany followed 61 patients with trichotillomania, a hair-pulling disorder, over 10 days using an ecologic…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran's Revolutionary Guard dismissed as "media noise" recent US claims about oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, saying the country's mar…
MüsennaBASRA, Iraq — The official caretaker of the Imam Hussein Shrine in Karbala, Sheikh Abdul-Majeed al-Karbalaei, said the foundation is committed to extending its housing an…
