Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
IraqCNN reported that numerous female employees in the U.S. Congress were sexually harassed over the years by members and senior staff. The report said many victims did not f…
IraqBRUSSELS, Belgium — European Union institutions have agreed on new return rules aimed at speeding up the removal of irregular migrants, with member states set to be allow…
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iraq will resume rice cultivation in Diyala province, according to the Ministry of Water Resources announcement on Monday. Minister Muthenna al-…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said in Washington that negotiations with Iran were progressing very well and that an agreement could…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Wastewater pipes were seen discharging directly into the Tigris River in Baghdad’s Charsh al-Ahrar area, according to images recorded on Wednesday. The fo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Chief of Staff, Gen. Abdul Emir Rashid Yarallah, met on Monday in Baghdad with Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Mar Boulos III Nona, the Defense Ministr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Spain described the formation of a new government in Iraq as an important opportunity to strengthen ties between the two countries, according to Iraq’s Fo…
IraqGuy Silva, a mixed martial artist who competed twice in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has died. He was 45. Silva died May 31, according to an announcement from FAME…
IraqNobel Peace Prize-winning Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo could become the deadliest ever recorded. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq aims to increase oil exports through pipelines from 220,000 barrels a day to 770,000 barrels a day within 75 days, as part of a plan to redirect ship…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces arrested 13 people in Diwaniya on Wednesday during an operation against an electronic fraud network, the National Security Service s…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The Brookings Institution in Washington held a panel on political, social and economic changes in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The session wa…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani and Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai met in Erbil to discuss political developments in Iraq, according to a statement …
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — A fire in farmland in Tel Jamal village in the Tal Afar district of Nineveh burned more than 15 dunams of crops, a security source said. The blaze was cause…
IraqMADRID, Spain — Argentine footballer Lionel Messi has been named the winner of Spain’s 2026 Princess of Asturias Sports Award, selected by a jury meeting in Madrid for hi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Health Minister Abdulhussein Al-Musaawi said administrative and financial procedures have been completed for the salaries of doctors in specialty t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Britain-based report by Amwaj said Fayli Kurds have made gains in representation in Iraq’s parliament, but remain under the influence of major political…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Health Minister Abdullhussein al-Musewi said procedures have been completed for the salaries of contracted doctors whose pay has been delayed for th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Economist Nabil El-Mersumi and the Iraqi Parliament’s media office were involved in a legal dispute in Baghdad on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, after remarks m…
IraqLJUBLJANA, Slovenia — Slovenia did not allow an Israeli passenger aircraft to land at Ljubljana airport, forcing the plane to divert to Zagreb airport in Croatia, accordi…
