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NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Ayatollah Mehdi, a senior religious authority in Najaf, died Tuesday in Baghdad at the age of 95, according to the city's religious council. Born in 1930 i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Ayatollah Muhammad Ishaq al-Fayyad, one of the highest-ranking religious figures in the Shiite world, died Saturday at a hospital in Baghdad. He was 96. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — LONDON — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development forecast Iraq's economy will contract by 1.5 percent in 2026, a significant downward revisio…
IraqSevere periodontitis increases the risk of heart attack by approximately 2.5 times and stroke by twofold, according to a meta-analysis cited by Russian medical researcher…
BaghdadKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The dollar approached a two-month high Tuesday as escalating tensions in the Gulf region pushed oil prices higher and curbed investor appetite for r…
AnbarWASHINGTON, United States — BAGHDAD — The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that would prohibit military operations against Iran unless Congress …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices advanced Thursday as the dollar declined and oil prices fell following a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Spot gold rose 0.7 pe…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — Oil prices fell Thursday as markets reacted to a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, which raised expectations that a broader acco…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A spokesperson for Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada has accused Prime Minister Ali Zeyadi of spreading falsehoods regarding disarmament, saying the group's weapon…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry confirmed a nationwide gasoline shortage, attributing the supply crunch to regional developments and a foreign company's withdrawal fr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Oil announced Tuesday that the country's gasoline shortage is expected to end next week, with fuel shipments arriving within days. The…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said comments about the Peshmerga Forces’ weapons in Erbil were being judged wrongly because of recent unusual political condi…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — Iraqi security forces have arrested a foreign woman wanted in connection with a fire that killed her stepdaughter in Najaf, a security source in the city sa…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A large oil leak from a pipeline in Kirkuk spread onto the main road between Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday evening, affecting traffic near the city’…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed preparations for the sixth Arab-Europe…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Hashdi Shabi and Defa al-Jawi secured their spots in the Iraqi Basketball Super League play-offs after winning their quarterfinal matches. Hashdi Shabi de…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said some Gulf partners have not been fully transparent with Washington on sanctions against …
AnbarERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has declared Ghadir al-Khum a public holiday, following an instruction from President Nechirvan Barzani. The decision was…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday evening that any attack on Beirut would have serious consequences and would lead to a full resum…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israeli police are trying to recruit religious Jews for units that operate at Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to a report in Haaretz. The paper said officer Daniyal…
