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IraqDOHA, Qatar — Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said no high-level meeting between Iran and the United States is scheduled to take place in Doha. He n…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — The Ninawa Provincial Council has approved recommendations lifting the building ban on areas surrounding Mosul, a decision the head of its land commission c…
IraqLONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom will spend roughly £300 billion on defence over the next four years, describing the figure …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council signed a strategic working agreement with Eurojust, the European Union's criminal judicial cooperation agency, the council …
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Security forces in Basra province detained a man wanted on charges of document forgery, a local security official said. The arrest took place in the distric…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — A large security force under Basra's Provincial Security Directorate raided the Nar Shamsa housing complex in the city to arrest a suspect wanted on forgery…
IraqLISBON — Portugal assistant coach Ricardo Carvalho has temporarily left the national team's training camp following the death of his father, Manuel Ribeiro, according to …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Football Federation convened an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday to assess the national team's performance at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the Unit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Higher Judicial Council signed a strategic working agreement with Eurojust, the European Union's criminal judicial cooperation agency, during a cer…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — The Ninawa Provincial Council unanimously approved resolutions requiring municipalities to grant construction permits to citizens holding official land titl…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's National Farewell and Funeral Ceremony Committee said official, religious and public delegations from 30 countries will attend the funeral of Suprem…
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 32-year-old woman was found dead at her home in the Bueyse area of Dawra district, south of Baghdad, after hanging herself from the ceiling, security so…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi Ministry of Health announced that 219 cases of hemorrhagic fever have been recorded across the country since the beginning of the year. The mini…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A restaurant in the Karame district of Anbar province has been shut down after 41 people suffered food poisoning, local health authorities said. The closu…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Trade announced coordinated inspection operations targeting the illegal trade of flour allocated to the food rations system, according …
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Judge Faiq Zidan received the country's new National Security Adviser Qasim al-Badri at his office, congratulati…
BaghdadBASRA, Iraq — The US Embassy in Baghdad said it wants to deepen economic partnership with Iraq following an official visit to Basra, where the US chargé d'affaires met wi…
IraqTEL AVIV, Israel — JERUSEM — Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the country is preparing for a renewed round of war with Iran, announcing that the military has bee…
BasraBASRA, Iraq — Basra Governor Asaad al-Eydani has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with U.S.-based engineering and technology firm KBR aimed at upgrading the…
IraqJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — South African security forces said more than 25,000 people have voluntarily returned to their home countries in recent weeks, ahead of planne…
