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IraqJAKARTA, Indonesia โ Butnri Andriyani Cevicka, who held the Miss Grand Indonesia title in 2025, has died at age 25, the pageant's organizers confirmed. The cause of deathโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi government has launched a comprehensive review of the performance of state-owned banks, with management changes among the options under considerโฆ
IraqTEHRAN, Iran โ The commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, compared the country's confrontation with the United States to tโฆ
IraqSEOUL, South Korea โ South Korea is preparing to end centuries of dog meat consumption, with a nationwide ban on the trade and consumption of dog meat set to take effect โฆ
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Civil Defense teams extinguished two separate fires in Baghdad and Karbala on the same day, with no casualties reported in either incident, authorities saโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The US dollar gained ground against the Iraqi dinar in Saturday morning trading in Baghdad, according to data from currency exchange offices in the capitaโฆ
IraqMissiles and drones launched by Iran during the "Vaad es-Sadiq 4" operation struck the U.S. 5th Fleet's main logistics hub in Bahrain, causing heavy damage and disruptingโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Gold prices rose slightly in Baghdad on Saturday morning while holding steady in Erbil, according to local market data. On Nehr Street wholesale market, tโฆ
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria โ Syria's Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management warned residents of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor on Friday that water released from the Qaddura Dam on thโฆ
IraqPARIS, France โ PARIS โ French President Emmanuel Macron has drawn criticism from opposition politicians after photographs of him on summer holiday were published while fโฆ
IraqItaly, Ireland, Spain, Switzerland and Chile are introducing financial support programs in 2026 to attract new residents to villages, rural areas and islands experiencingโฆ
BasraBASRA, Iraq โ Basra heavy and medium crude closed the week higher despite falling in the final trading session, according to oil market data. Basra heavy crude ended the โฆ
IraqJAKARTA, Indonesia โ A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Flores Island in eastern Indonesia on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, according to the Frencโฆ
IraqBodies of 11 migrants in an advanced state of decomposition were spotted off the coast of Libya during an aerial surveillance operation, the Italian Coast Guard said. Theโฆ
IraqTEHRAN, Iran โ Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran has not carried out any negotiations with the United States and that the resumption of maritime traffic through tโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A committee established by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi to examine the Jurf al-Nasr file will conduct a field visit to the district in Babil provinโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A senior Iraqi lawmaker said the walkout of Sunni and Kurdish blocs from a parliamentary session on Saudi Arabia's bombing of Hashd al-Shaabi headquartersโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Financial Audit Bureau has reported major budget overruns and unsecured advance payments in state accounts covering 2012 to 2015, with the โฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's U-20 national football team left Baghdad on Saturday for a training camp in Bangkok ahead of the U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers to be hosted by Thailandโฆ
NajafNAJAF, Iraq โ A child was killed in a stabbing in the eastern part of Kufa district in Najaf, and the suspect has been taken into custody, a security source at the Najaf โฆ
