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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's livestock sector is facing mounting pressure from rising feed costs, shrinking water resources, deteriorating pastures and recurrent disease outbre…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday addressing public debate over negotiations with the United States, outlining Tehran's official positio…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi said Monday that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is "sensitive and complex," stressing that Tehra…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said the United States will continue its efforts to protect religious freedom in Iraq, following a meeting between the U.S. Ch…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — The U.S. Central Command said more than 50,000 American military personnel are deployed across the Middle East, with forces remaining on conti…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed a Supreme Court ruling that lifted restrictions on the president's authority to remove heads…
IraqKHARTOUM, Sudan — The body calling itself Sudan's "Peace Government" said it is coordinating with international and regional partners to open safe corridors for civilians…
BabilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Tribal leaders in Diwaniyah and Karbala declared support for the Iraqi government's campaign against financial corruption, backing Prime Minister Mohammed…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electricity Minister Ali Saadi Wahib has signed a ministerial order removing Ghays Najib Obaid, director general of the Southern Electricity Distri…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources said Monday it is pressing ahead with a campaign to protect strategic groundwater reserves, acting on instructions from…
IraqSudan's Energy and Petroleum Minister Mu'tasim Ibrahim Ali Gadallah said 60% of the country's electricity infrastructure has been destroyed and that all petroleum product…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — NATO is preparing to allocate $10-12 billion in additional military aid to Ukraine at a summit in Ankara in July, according to Italy's Corrier…
IraqBERLIN, Germany — A shooting at a youth welfare center in Germany on Monday killed five people, and police said two suspects have been taken into custody. Officers respon…
IraqVehicle exhaust pollution caused an estimated 41,800 premature deaths in the United States in 2024, equivalent to about five deaths per hour, according to research by the…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Al-Budawi will visit Baghdad on Tuesday, according to a statement from the body. The visit…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, according to a statement from Iraq's Ministry of Foreign…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — The head of Dhi Qar provincial council's Health and Environment Committee, Ahmed al-Haffaj, said on Monday that the southern Iraqi province had recorded 1…
ErbilPARIS, France — PARIS — Florian Philippot, leader of France's far-right Patriots party, suggested on X that President Emmanuel Macron may have received "a second slap" fr…
IraqMUSCAT, Oman — Iran and Oman reiterated their commitment to international law governing navigation and maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz during the first meeting …
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire broke out at a residence on the Kirkuk–Baghdad road after a spark from an electrical contact, the Kirkuk Civil Defense Directorate said. Firefighter…
