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SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Civil defense authorities in Sulaymaniyah recorded 147 fires within the city limits in May, leaving three people dead and 35 injured, with material d…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — beIN Sports will air the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony on its free-to-air channel beIN SPORTS HD and on beIN Haber, allowing viewers across the Ara…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falah al-Zaydi met on Wednesday in Baghdad with a delegation from the al-Kadhimiya shrine, led by the shrine's secretary general,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali Fallah al-Ali al-Zeydi has launched a broad price inspection campaign targeting local markets in the capital, the Prime Minister's Pres…
IraqLONDON — British Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, citing a prolonged deadlock between the Ministry of Defence and the Treasury over increased military spending…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi football clubs are moving forward with their transfer preparations ahead of the new season, with several teams announcing player and coaching deals.…
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — Residents of Basra have reported an ongoing fuel supply crisis at state-run and private petrol stations, with long vehicle queues and waits of several hours…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraqi singer Kazem al-Sahir appeared on the ABtalks program with host Enes Buhas, where he discussed his personal life and decades-long music ca…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's imports of coffee, tea, mate and spices fell to about $188.1 million in 2025, down from $438.7 million a year earlier, according to International T…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Central Criminal Court sentenced a defendant to life in prison after convicting him of drug trafficking in Baghdad, the court's media office said. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces arrested a suspect described as "dangerous" during a joint intelligence operation in eastern Baghdad on Thursday, the Baghdad Operat…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Baghdad criminal court has sentenced a member of ISIS to life in prison for using social media to spread the group's news and promote its ideology. The …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaydani has warned leaders of four armed groups that arrest warrants will be issued against them if they carry out attacks on Ame…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — Footage circulating on Iraqi social media shows special security forces and Integrity Commission teams uncovering a safe hidden under a bed during a searc…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Education said final exams for the 2024-2025 academic year have begun, with 117,142 students taking the tests across scie…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Mosul investigative court has converted the detention order against social media content creator "Abu Janna" into release on financial bail after roughl…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said in a written statement on Saturday that the prosecution of those responsible for the Camp Speicher massacre would con…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture said 152 cases of hemorrhagic fever and 9 deaths have been recorded across the country since the beginning of the year, wit…
Dhi QarNASIRIYAH, Iraq — A girl was seriously wounded by a stray bullet during a gunfight at a five-a-side football pitch in the Al-Gharaf district, north of Dhi Qar province, I…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire broke out in a wheat field in the village of Kabzua, in the Hawijah district southwest of Kirkuk, burning roughly 10 dunums of cultivated land befor…
