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DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Federal Integrity Commission said it uncovered a theft and embezzlement case involving electricity materials worth more than 1 billion 744 million …
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s General Authority for Meteorological Forecasting said parts of the country will be affected by dusty weather waves over the next four days. It said…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s state-run Grain Trading Company said it is waiting for the Finance Ministry to transfer funds to pay 1.545 trillion dinars owed to farmers who deli…
BasraKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Basra crude oil remained among the lowest-priced varieties in the OPEC basket despite an uptick in Tuesday trading, according to market data. Basra…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A new international airport in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province is expected to begin operations within the next several months, according to the provincia…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Debate over public finance management during Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s term has resurfaced, with critics again questioning how state revenue was handled when o…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — The 2025-2026 Iraq Stars League season ends today with five matches, including two in Baghdad, on the 38th and final round of the competition. Erbil will …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi President Nizar Amidi met in Baghdad with U.S. chargé d’affaires Joshua Harris to discuss bilateral ties and ways to expand cooperation between Iraq…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Economist Nassir al-Tamimi stated that proposed adjustments to Iraq’s salary scale serve as an administrative reform tool capable of reducing corruption a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s housing crisis is intensifying due to rapid population growth, inadequate urban planning, and a persistent imbalance between supply and demand. Off…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Transport Minister Vehb Selman Muhammed al-Husseini has removed four general directors from the state-owned Public Marine Transport Company and appo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Beirut airport official said flights were continuing on Monday evening and that no closure decision had been issued for the airport. The official said …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A document says Prime Minister Ali al-Zeydi approved Rabi Nadir’s request to leave his position in the media office administration. The decision was descr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Environmental expert Adi el-Rubeyi has assessed the impact of a "duck trend" appearing in Iraqi rivers on Monday, June 1, 2026, which gained traction on s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Environmental expert Adil Muhtar said Baghdad’s green belt project is an important tool in the fight against desertification, but warned that it cannot so…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former lawmaker and Agriculture and Water Committee member Thair al-Cuburi said on Monday, June 1, 2026, that rehabilitating Iraq’s dams is important for …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A family in the Murtaza neighborhood of Mahmoudiyah, Baghdad, reported that military forces raided their home and detained several family members followin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Kauther Bashar al-Hasnawi, 15, was killed by relatives in rural Baghdad after she refused to enter a forced marriage. The teenager had previously secured …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Nakhil Center for Human Rights and Press Freedoms said Tuesday that the Oil Ministry’s statements on gasoline shortages in some Iraqi cities contained…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs said the planned increase in allowances for full-time caregivers and the opening of new coverage for people w…
