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IraqTIJUANA, Mexico — A body was discovered in a parked vehicle near the site where Iran's national football team is preparing for the 2026 World Cup, according to local medi…
BabilMOSUL, Iraq — BABIL/MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi Civil Defense divers recovered the body of a child born in 2012 from a water canal in the Verdiya area of Babil province, a securi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad and Erbil have been placed among the world's top 1,000 cities in a global startup ecosystem ranking published by Startup Blink for 2026, though Ir…
IraqCHATTANOOGA, United States — Spain's national football team has adopted Adidas' Climacool cooling system during its training camp in Chattanooga to cope with high tempera…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Land Registry Directorate said forged property transactions uncovered in the Amiriyah district of Baghdad were carried out between 2013 and 2016 by…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Private Sector Development Council and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) convened a joint workshop in Baghdad focused on the to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two people were arrested in the Rusafa side of the capital after being caught riding a motorcycle while in possession of narcotics, the Baghdad Police Dir…
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The World Bank forecast Iraq's economy will contract by 2.2% in 2026, with the contraction deepening sharply to 8.9% in 2027, according to the bank'…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — A light earthquake was felt across Maysan province on Saturday morning, with the tremor recorded near the border region of Dehloran on Iranian territory, s…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A 30-year-old female doctor died during an eye operation at a private hospital in Mosul, according to a medical source at the Nineveh Provincial Health Dire…
IraqTIJUANA, Mexico — A heavily decomposed body was discovered in the trunk of a parked vehicle near the training site of Iran's national football team in the northwestern Me…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Sales of artificial flowers and trees have risen noticeably in Baghdad's markets, with vendors reporting growing demand for the products in homes, restaur…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The US dollar opened the week higher against the Iraqi dinar in local markets on Saturday, June 13, 2026, trading above recent levels in non-bank and non-…
IraqMorocco will meet Brazil on Sunday in their opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, marking the teams' first meeting at the tournament …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. dollar opened the new week with a modest gain against the Iraqi dinar in the free markets of Baghdad and Erbil on Saturday morning. On the Kifac…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Armed Forces launched a wide-ranging security operation on May 18, 2026, covering the desert areas of Anbar, Najaf, Karbala and western Nineveh.…
IraqPARIS, France — Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi said his team has the quality to defeat Brazil in a friendly match scheduled for Saturday in the United States. Speaking at …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said its forces captured a senior Islamic State (ISIS) figure responsible for the group's financial operations in…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate said on June 13, 2026, that it had captured a senior ISIS figure operating in the Al-Qaim district of Anbar provi…
DuhokBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Authority said temperatures will edge down slightly starting Sunday, with generally clear weather expected across the country. In it…
