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.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq Football Association President Yonus Mahmud has dismissed reports that Australian head coach Graham Arnold is set to leave his post, saying the federโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Interior Ministry has decided to reattach the Directorate of Civil Status, Passports and Residency to the ministry's financial and administrative sโฆ
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq โ The head of the Iraqi Olympic Committee's representative office in Kirkuk, Khalid, has resigned from his post, citing a lack of the support and cooperationโฆ
BabilGold fell below $4,000 an ounce on Wednesday afternoon, recording its steepest drop since November 2025, according to Reuters data. Spot gold traded at $4,064.01 per ouncโฆ
VasitWASIT, Iraq โ The Wasit Provincial Council held an extraordinary session at the request of Governor Ali Salimon to address recurring power outages across the province. Coโฆ
NajafBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Civil Aviation Authority has issued an operating license to Najaf International Airport after the facility completed the technical and regulatory rโฆ
BasraBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Former Iraqi lawmaker Rahim al-Diraci said he has presented documents and evidence to Industry Minister Khalid Battal alleging corruption in a chemical feโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Police in Baghdad's Karkh district said they have arrested a gang that stole personal belongings from passengers boarding public buses in the Mansour neigโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday night to reject a resolution that would have stripped President Donald Trump of authority to use โฆ
IraqVIENNA โ The Kurdistan Regional Government said it is taking part in working sessions of the United Nations Conference of the Parties to the Convention against Transnatioโฆ
BasraWASHINGTON, United States โ LONDON โ The United Nations International Maritime Organization said on Wednesday that a number of commercial vessels have begun transiting thโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that Washington will keep oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz even if no agrโฆ
KarbalaBAGHDAD, Iraq โ More than 3 million Iranian visitors have reached the Iraqi city of Karbala to take part in Ashura commemorations set for Thursday, Iran's state broadcastโฆ
MosulMOSUL, Iraq โ Iraq's Director General of General Sewerage, Imad Tawfiq, said the city of Mosul continues to record one of the lowest sewerage service coverage rates in thโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Interior Ministry said it has identified 97 reports circulating on social media since the start of the Islamic month of Muharram, covering securityโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Oil Minister Hayyan Abdulgani called on foreign companies to participate in the development of the country's western gas fields at the Global Oil Coโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has approved a 50% reduction in university tuition fees for relatives of people with disabilities, according tโฆ
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq โ Iraq's Federal Intelligence and Investigation Directorate said 25 foreign nationals were detained in Karbala after a fight broke out among visitors from dโฆ
ErbilERBIL, Iraq โ The Kurdistan Regional Government has arrested more than 1,000 drug and stimulant dealers during the current cabinet term, the government's international reโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's domestic debt reached 95.7 trillion dinars by the end of April 2026, up from 90.5 trillion dinars at the end of 2025 and 83.05 trillion dinars at tโฆ
