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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The subdistrict administrator of Baghdadi in Anbar province has rejected social media claims linking the death of a 30-year-old woman to electricity short…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Azam Coalition leader Muthanna al-Samarrai met on Monday with Australian Ambassador to Iraq Glenn Miles in Baghdad to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Hundreds of farmers in Najaf began a sit-in outside the provincial council building on Wednesday to demand higher state purchase prices for their rice harve…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A 42-year-old woman from the town of Wana, north of Mosul, has tested positive for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, bringing the number of confirmed cases i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi telephoned Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Monday, June 15, 2026, to thank him and Iraq's Foreign Ministry …
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Swiss voters are casting ballots on a constitutional amendment that would set a 10 million ceiling on the country's population. The referendum coincides wit…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kirkuk International Airport will start direct flights to Dubai on June 21, 2026, the airport administration announced. The new route will operate three ti…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Security sources said the body of a young man who drowned in the Lesser Zab River was recovered on Saturday after a three-day search. River police and resc…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Stock Exchange said shares traded on the bourse last week had a total value of more than 4 billion dinars. Of 103 listed companies, 57 saw shares…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi artist Hamid Mansour has drawn criticism after commenting on his colleague Kazem al-Sahir during a television interview. Mansour, one of Iraq's prom…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Official data from the Kurdistan Regional Government shows eight religions and denominations are officially recognized in the region, alongside several ethn…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmaker Adil al-Rikabi said the National Investment Commission has failed to respond to parliamentary questions concerning investment contracts and…
IraqA viral video claiming to show snipers deployed at stadiums for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States has been debunked. Verification of the footage showed it has …
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Security forces intervened on Wednesday against engineers staging a sit-in in front of the Maysan Oil Company building to demand jobs and appointments in I…
IraqLONDON — A container ship came under fire from a small craft 14 nautical miles off the coast of Yemen, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The smal…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Special Envoy to Iraq Tom Barrack arrived in Baghdad on Monday and met with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to discuss bilateral partnership issues. …
IraqLONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced that the government will ban children under 16 from using social media platforms and will impose restrictions o…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — Police in Babylon province arrested two suspects caught in the act of attempting another theft of three-wheeled motorcycles known locally as "taktik," the p…
IraqGlobal capital markets are facing a wave of borrowing and share sales by artificial intelligence companies in 2026, led by Alphabet's announcement of an $85 billion capit…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Azim Coalition extended congratulations to journalists across the country on the 157th Iraqi Press Day, praising the profession's role in conveying…
