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.
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said 42,179 candidates applied for the competitive entrance examination covering postgraduate …
IraqGENEVA — The World Health Organization has warned that Venezuela's health system is under pressure after two earthquakes struck the country, with thousands of displaced p…
IraqACCRA, Ghana — Heavy rainfall in the Ghanaian capital has killed 12 people and left large parts of the country flooded, the National Fire Service said. The service report…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Former Iraqi lawmaker Abbas Sarut has warned that hidden unemployment has accumulated across Iraq’s ministries and state institutions, accusing successive…
VasitJERUSALEM — The Israeli military said it killed four field commanders in Gaza over Sunday and Monday, including three members of Islamic Jihad and one from Hamas, despite…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Office said 301 suspects were detained in June as part of eight separate security and judicial operations across the country. The…
IraqOAKLAND, Calif. — A federal judge in Oakland, California, on Monday rejected Meta's motion to dismiss a multistate lawsuit accusing the company of designing Facebook and …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Security Apparatus said 184 people were detained over the past month in nationwide operations targeting terrorism, drug trafficking and bl…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Municipality announced on Wednesday that its "Baghdad More Beautiful 2" campaign is continuing, aiming to expand asphalting and rehabilitation wor…
IraqNAIROBI, Kenya — Police opened fire with live ammunition on protesters in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least one person, two witnesses told Reuters. The protest…
IraqPARIS, France — Portuguese forward Goncalo Ramos has signed a five-year contract with AC Milan, ending his time at Paris Saint-Germain, the Italian club announced. The 23…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — Security forces in the Karkh district of central Baghdad detained a senior official of the Southern Refineries Company during a raid on an investigation c…
IraqThe United Nations warned that the Ebola outbreak could inflict up to $3.6 billion in economic losses across Africa and cost hundreds of thousands of jobs, potentially tu…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Friday to preserve birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's effort to reinter…
IraqData centers expanding to meet rapid growth in artificial intelligence leave a carbon footprint significantly larger than previously calculated, according to a new study.…
IraqPARIS, France — PARIS — French ride-sharing platform BlaBlaCar announced it will double its market presence by entering 20 new countries, using artificial intelligence to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that security forces detained a suspected drug trafficker near the Arar border crossing in Anbar province, descri…
MosulNINEVEH, Iraq — Muhammed Arif, a Shia member of the Nineveh Provincial Council, has filed appeals with administrative and federal courts against a recent council decision…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A court in Iraq has ordered Muhammad al-Suhud released on bail on health grounds, ending his pretrial detention. According to the ruling, the bail arrange…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A heritage specialist in Iraq has said the country remains among the hardest hit by antiquities smuggling, and that tracing artifacts taken abroad remains…
