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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's total revenues reached 31.163 trillion dinar through the end of April 2026, while expenditures hit 37.835 trillion dinar, according to federal budg…
IraqBEIRUT, Lebanon — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital, warning that the attacks could jeopa…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Tehran will deliver a "powerful" response to Israel's strike on Beirut's southern suburbs and teach the atta…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullah arrived in Israel on Sunday, where he was received by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. The visit marks …
IraqThirteen countries taking part in the 2026 World Cup have condemned UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin over comments criticizing the tournament's expansion and describing …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications Minister Mustafa al-Saddawi has proposed raising fixed broadband internet speeds by 20% while keeping subscription prices unchanged,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has published new rules governing student admissions, transfers and guest enrollments for the 2026-2027 academic year, issued…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Investment Commission outlined the legal steps surrounding customs exemption applications for the "Moul El-Irak" project underway in the c…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Salah Mahdi, head of the Diyala office of Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights, said family and academic pressure on students during exam periods can h…
VasitWASIT, Iraq — Governor Ali Hasan Sulayman announced the formation of a high-level investigation committee to examine the handling of a peaceful protest by farmers in the …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq is facing its most severe electricity crisis of the summer, with the gap between supply and demand reaching about 40,000 megawatts, according to Mini…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Trade said on Saturday that more than 3.19 million tonnes of wheat have been procured from local farmers this season. Haydar al-Karawi,…
IraqADEN, Yemen — A Syrian doctor and his wife were killed in a shooting near the governor's residence in Aden on June 11, Yemen's provincial security directorate said. The v…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Kurdish analyst Aryan Ibrahim Shewkat has argued that negotiators representing Kurdish forces in 1991 talks with Saddam Hussein’s government in Baghdad fa…
IraqA well-known Yemeni adventure athlete died after drowning in a crater lake in the southern city of Dhamt, civil defense teams said. The climber, identified as Kawkab bin …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran has scheduled farewell, funeral and burial ceremonies for late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for July 4-9, the organizing committee said Saturd…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Transport and Communications said internet, SMS and multimedia messaging services will be temporarily suspended on exam d…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iran has announced the official schedule of funeral and burial ceremonies for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family kill…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Advisor and Secretary-General of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), Falih al-Fayyadh, said work to develop the forces and str…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has declared Tuesday a public holiday across all official institutions to mark the start of the Islamic Hijri calendar. Th…
