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IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Fahl al-Ali ez-al-Zeydi called on businessmen and companies to participate in a national project to provide one million…
IraqIraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi said Tuesday that some project costs have been inflated to unacceptable levels, describing the practice as reaching "theft" propor…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the conflict with Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah is "not yet over," adding that he held…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A senior Iraqi military officer has been detained on accusations of espionage and corruption, according to security sources. Lt. Gen. Ahmed al-Tayyar was …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electricity Minister dismissed the head of the Central Region General Electricity Production Company in Baghdad, according to a ministry statement.…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Media and Communications Authority ordered media outlets nationwide to immediately cease producing and broadcasting crime programs, citing concer…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communication and Media Authority issued a circular to satellite channels Tuesday banning all broadcasts of crime-related programs, including the a…
IraqU.S. officials denied entry to Somali-born FIFA referee Ömer Abdulkadir Artan at an American airport Monday and sent him back to Turkey, according to news reports. Artan …
SaladinTUZHURMATU, Iraq — A fire broke out in a wheat field in the eastern rural area of Tuzhurmatu district, in Salahuddin province, destroying more than 20 dunams of crop, acc…
IraqHarvard University researchers have found that women who walk about 4,000 steps per day face a significantly lower risk of early death compared to those who are less phys…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Environment Minister Serev Abdul Wahid announced Monday that the ministry has issued a decision requiring all private and public generators to inst…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The International Monetary Fund projects Iraq will face greater fiscal difficulties in 2026 as energy subsidy costs rise, public debt increases and borrow…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — A US official said President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held what the official described as a "courteous" phon…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Environment Ministry has ordered all private and public generators across the country to install emissions filters within six months, according to …
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — MOSCOW — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States has shown no interest in returning to agreements reached in Anchorage, …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications and Media Authority ordered an immediate halt to the production and broadcasting of all crime-related television programs, according…
IraqA gastroenterology specialist has warned that even small amounts of alcohol can elevate the risk of colon cancer. Andrey Simakov said there is no safe dose of alcohol, no…
Dhi QarDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two patients with severe burns remained hospitalized in Nasiriyah on Tuesday, a day after a passenger bus caught fire on the highway between…
IraqBEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel's Government Coordination Unit announced Tuesday the indefinite suspension of humanitarian aid deliveries into Gaza, citing security concerns in …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's civil aviation authority announced Monday that the country's airspace has reopened to flights, approximately 24 hours after it was closed for 72 ho…
