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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. …
IraqAn Iraqi man convicted in France in 2016 for running one of Europe's largest people-smuggling networks has been living in England, according to a joint investigation by t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Ajaaj Ahmed Hardan al-Tikriti for crimes committed during the Anfal operations against Kurdish…
IraqBERLIN — German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon opened a new microchip factory on Thursday, built with an investment of approximately €5 billion. The company said the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of women gathered in central Baghdad on Saturday to mark one year since Iraq amended its Personal Status Law to allow citizens to choose the jurisp…
IraqSpain coach Luis de la Fuente said Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal is fit to play a full match at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. The 18-year-ol…
IraqADEN, Yemen — Tribes in Yemen's northeastern Al-Jawf governorate have been carrying out a large-scale armed mobilization against the Houthi group for the past week, trigg…
AnbarDAMASCUS, Syria — DAMASCUS/BEIRUT — Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani said Damascus is not currently in talks with Hezbollah but is prepared to engage the Lebanese…
DiyalaBAQUBA, Iraq — Security sources reported two separate suicide incidents in Iraq's Diyala and Nineveh provinces. In Diyala, a fifth-grade high school student took his own …
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of the Iraqi Journalists Union's Anbar branch on Thursday rejected a report by the Nahril Center for Human Rights and Press Freedoms that placed …
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Health authorities in Nineveh province confirmed a new hemorrhagic fever case in Mosul after laboratory results returned positive on Thursday, the provincia…
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iran's Embassy in Baghdad officially announced that the funeral of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will not be held in the Iraqi capital, dismissing e…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — The headquarters of Iran's armed forces warned the United States and Israel that any miscalculation would draw a firm response, state news agency Tasnim re…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The head of the Kurdistan Region's General Directorate of Trade said trade activity in the region has fallen noticeably this year, citing the ASYCUDA custom…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Justice said it secured a final ruling in its favor from the Amman Court of Appeal in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, ordering a Jorda…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service announced Thursday that its forces, working with the Directorate for Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances and local poli…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Three matches in the 2026 World Cup round of 32 are scheduled for Saturday, with Spain, Portugal and Algeria all in action. Spain, regarded as o…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian official coordinating farewell events for Khamenei said 120 Iraqi members of parliament have been sent official invitations to attend a funeral …
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the United States has spent $999 billion on NATO since 2014, publishing a breakd…
