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IraqSpain defeated Austria 3-0 in a 2026 World Cup round-of-32 match in Los Angeles on Saturday, advancing to the round of 16. Spain will next face the winner of the Croatia-…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Parliamentary Agriculture and Water Committee said the country's water crisis remains strategic even as recent rainfall has offered partial relief.…
IraqMOSCOW, Russia — Russia's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday that air defense units intercepted 100 Ukrainian drones between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on July 2, with engagements…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Gulf states are considering collecting transit fees from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz for disbursement to Iran and Oman, Bloombe…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — A video circulating on social media that purports to show a whale in a waterway in the Ishaki subdistrict of Saladin province was generated using artifici…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament, Falah al-Khafaji of the State of Law Coalition, said state resources remain under the control of economic committees tied t…
IraqILAM, Iran — Oak forests that form one of the most important green belts of the Zagros Mountains in western Iran's Ilam province are rapidly declining due to climate chan…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — Khanaqin district governor Jawad Faydullah has given private electricity generator owners one hour to resume operations, warning that non-compliant generat…
IraqBRUSSELS — The top NATO Allied Command Europe commander, General Alexus Grynkewich, said European allies have largely closed the gap left by reduced US defense contributi…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Nineveh province investigation into corruption has led to the detention of former Mosul mayor Abdulsattar al-Habbu and a former director of the city's i…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq is navigating overlapping migration flows driven by returning expatriates, internal displacement and climate-linked movement, a deputy migration mini…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — Defense Minister Yisrael Katz has instructed the Israeli military to accelerate preparations for a possible strike on Iran, according to Israeli offici…
IraqA medical review published on Verywell Health has identified seven whole grains that researchers say can strengthen the body's insulin response by slowing digestion and d…
IraqThe U.S. Army's first long-range hypersonic weapon battery will not enter service until the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, by March 2027 at the latest, according to …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the New Generation Movement signed a political agreement called "Balance and Prosperity," a step that could resha…
IraqLibya’s Homicide Investigation Department said security teams defused a remotely triggered explosive device placed inside a parked vehicle outside a school in the city of…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Dicle Sports Club claimed the men's, women's and mixed doubles titles at the Iraqi Badminton Cup, held from June 30 to July 2 at Dicle University College …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry announced that the number of vehicles fitted with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems in Baghdad and other cities has surpassed 95,0…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US labor market added just 57,000 jobs in June, a sharp slowdown from earlier months, according to data released Friday by th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Media and Communications Commission has barred political analyst Bashar Haqim from all media appearances across local and foreign outlets for one y…
