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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…
IraqUNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council condemned the mutual attacks between the United States and Iran and called on all parties in the Middle East to exercise restrain…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — More than 8 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil remain stranded on tankers, according to data from Iraq's Ministry of Trade, with officials placing the val…
BabilThe London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies said Russia carried out a coordinated campaign targeting nuclear facilities across Europe, launching drones…
IraqBRUSSELS — The EU Court of Justice has rejected Google's appeal against a €4.1 billion antitrust fine imposed in 2018 over the company's dominant position in the Android …
AnbarDAMASCUS, Syria — An explosion at a café near the Palace of Justice on Nasr Street in central Damascus killed four people and wounded 11, Syria's Director of Emergency Re…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Four people were killed and ten others injured when an explosion ripped through a cafe near the Palace of Justice in the Syrian capital on Monday, accor…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar provincial government clarified on Saturday that a Cabinet decision to provide free kerosene to private electricity generators does not apply to…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran expects senior officials and official delegations from approximately 100 countries to attend the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Foreig…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — An explosion occurred near the Palace of Justice in central Damascus, the Syrian capital, on Thursday, killing and wounding several people, according to…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Mosul municipality is prepared to begin issuing building permits on land covered by construction bans under the city's master plan once it receives formal…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Falih al-Fayyadh, head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF, or Hashd al-Shaabi), said 110 of the group's headquarters were bombed in past operations …
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — A 30-year-old man drowned in a recreational area between Sileli and the Dereluk subdistrict in northern Duhok, local civil defense authorities said. Col. Bi…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Falih Fayyadh, head of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), said on Thursday that Mosul is rapidly healing from the damage inflicted by ISIS and may no…
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Service said it carried out simultaneous operations in several provinces, targeting unlicensed food production facilities and cou…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — An argument at an agriculture department building in Dhi Qar province escalated into an armed chase on Tuesday, according to local security sources. The …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — STOCKHOLM — The Russian Embassy in Stockholm was targeted in two drone attacks, with one device dropping a container of red paint into the diplomatic missio…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi security forces carried out raids in Sadr City, a sprawling district in eastern Baghdad, targeting a network accused of sexually and financially bla…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran issued a military warning to the United States and Israel ahead of the funeral of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, which is scheduled to begin on July 4. …
