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IraqBOSTON — Iraq will face Norway in its first group-stage match at the World Cup, marking the Iraqi national team's return to the tournament for the first time since 1986, …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's national football team has left the United States and returned to its training camp in Mexico hours after drawing 2-2 with New Zealand in its openin…
IraqBERLIN — Investor confidence in Germany rebounded sharply in June, with the ZEW Economic Sentiment Index rising 19.8 points to 10.5 from a negative reading in May. Analys…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi said Iraq's electricity grid, which was cut off entirely during the war, has been reconnected with Iran's support. S…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi parliament member Ibtisam al-Hilali said she will submit a formal request to the parliament's speaker to end the practice of acting management in se…
IraqKHAN YUNIS, Gaza — A 24-year-old tailor in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, is designing dresses for girls and women by repurposing fabric damaged in the war, burned remnant…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Commander of Joint Operations and head of the Million-Visitor Supreme Security Committee, Lt. Gen. Qais al-Muhammadawi, chaired an expanded …
IraqANKARA, Türkiye — ANKARA — Iraq was the largest buyer of Turkish lemons in the first four months of 2025, according to the head of the Aegean Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Ex…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A report by a U.S.-based think tank says Iraqi armed groups and Iran are reassessing the role of arms inside the country, prioritizing the protection of l…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States will permit Iran to sell oil and petroleum products immediately under a deal to end the war, the Wall Street Jo…
IraqWhatsApp is working on a new scheduling option that will allow users to write a message and set it to send automatically at a chosen date and time. The feature, aimed at …
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in Erbil with a senior US delegation led by Washington's Special…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad has been draped in black flags and banners marking the start of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar and the beginning of comme…
Dhi QarDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Authorities in Dhi Qar are investigating two separate deaths recorded Tuesday in the provincial capital Nasiriya, including a large fire at …
IraqFrench Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said the country’s domestic intelligence service will end its partnership with U.S. artificial intelligence company Palantir, acco…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran will shortly begin the first implementation phase of a project to connect its electricity grid to Qatar's network, Energy Minister Abbas Ali …
IraqIraq's national football team is building attacking depth for the 2026 FIFA World Cup by rotating four forwards across different match scenarios, according to reports on …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices climbed in Iraq's capital Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil on Tuesday, according to local market data. On Baghdad's Nehr al-Sara…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Saraya al-Salam, the armed wing of the Sadrist movement, said on Tuesday it rejects any attempt to alter the security arrangement in Samarra and will main…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — MOSCOW — A Russian allergy and immunology specialist has warned that car air conditioning systems can pose serious health risks if not properly maintained, …
