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.
BabilBABIL, Iraq โ Police in Iraq's Babil province have arrested two members of a gang that used weapons to steal three-wheeled motorcycles known locally as tuk-tuks, accordinโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraq Football Federation has launched formal talks to extend the contract of Australian head coach Graham Arnold, a federation official said. The new โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Pearl Petroleum is planning a $10.2 billion investment to develop the Khor Mor and Chemchemal gas fields in Iraq's Kurdistan Region between 2026 and 2035,โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Education has postponed a French-language exam for third-intermediate students to Wednesday, June 17, after the originally scheduled Tuโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Education has postponed a French language exam for third-year middle school students by one day, ministry spokesman Karim al-Sayyid saiโฆ
BaghdadAMMAN, Jordan โ Iraq national team head coach Graham Arnold has described the country's 2026 FIFA World Cup group, which includes Norway, France and Senegal, as an "excitโฆ
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Interior is preparing plans to take over the internal security file in Mosul, the ministry's undersecretary, Hussein al-Awadi, said at โฆ
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Anbar provincial government announced that the province's largest gas extraction and development investment project will be launched soon. Governor Omโฆ
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission said it detained five people in two operations in the Karbala governorate on charges of damaging public property. The โฆ
IraqArgentina captain Lionel Messi posted a collage of his World Cup photographs on Instagram ahead of his sixth appearance in the tournament, captioned "2006 to 2026." The 3โฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has declared Tuesday an official public holiday across all ministries and government institutions. โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Four armed groups in Iraq have formally joined a government program to consolidate weapons under state control and unify security authority under the primโฆ
IraqFIFA has decided to compensate Somali referee Omar Arte after he was barred from entering the United States despite being officially appointed to officiate matches at theโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ Nechirvan Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region, welcomed the announcement of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran, calling on all sideโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Meteorological Authority said Monday that temperatures will climb over the coming days, with dust expected to affect parts of the country. The agenโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Wreckage from an unmanned aerial vehicle was discovered in the cargo zone of Baghdad International Airport, a security source said, with no immediate claiโฆ
IraqFootball federations from several African and Arab nations that qualified for the 2026 World Cup have condemned UEFA President Aleksander ฤeferin for questioning the qualโฆ
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States โ The US-Iran confrontation, shaped since the 1979 Iranian Revolution by disputes over Tehran's nuclear program and regional influence, has defiโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Public Service Council is preparing the country's first unified "sovereign database" covering all state employees, council head Murtadha alโฆ
IraqSweden opened the group stage of the 2026 World Cup with a 5-1 victory over Tunisia in Monterrey, Mexico. Yasin El-Ayari scored in the 7th and 90+ minutes, with Alexanderโฆ
