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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
IraqKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia โ Iraqi national team member Mustafa Tekriti has advanced to the final of the World Muay Thai Championship, where fighters from 75 countries are coโฆ
IraqPARIS, France โ France's Health Ministry has confirmed the country's first Ebola case in the current outbreak, detected in a doctor who returned from a humanitarian missiโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's imports of fish, crustaceans, mollusks and other aquatic invertebrates fell to approximately $24.98 million in 2025, according to International Traโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Oil Products Distribution Company has temporarily suspended its household gas cylinder sales program for the duration of the Muharram month and theโฆ
BERLIN โ A failure in Germanyโs digital communication system brought train services across the country to a standstill, according to Deutsche Bahn. The rail operator saidโฆ
IraqWASHINGTON, United States โ WASHINGTON โ General C.D. Donahue, the US Army's highest-ranking ground forces commander in Europe, is being moved into early retirement, the โฆ
IraqABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates โ Oil prices fell to their lowest level since before the war on Wednesday, extending weekly losses. Brent crude was down 1.69% at $75.78 aโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Cooking gas shortages have resurfaced in Baghdad as the Islamic month of Muharram begins and Husseini convoys expand across the capital ahead of commemoraโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Sunni Endowments Authority has filed a criminal complaint against political commentator Issam Hussein, accusing him of inciting sectarian strife. Tโฆ
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq โ Iran's national football team held a Husseini memorial ceremony during its training camp in Mexico, with the coaching staff, administrative personnel and โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Group B of the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues on Monday with two matches that will decide which teams advance from the pool in the United States, Canada anโฆ
IraqElon Musk's net worth fell to $957 billion, removing him from the ranks of trillionaires, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The decline followed a 3.9% drop โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Gold prices fell in local markets in Baghdad and Erbil on Wednesday, with traders reporting lower rates across wholesale and retail channels. On Baghdad'sโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Two young people died by hanging in separate incidents in Baghdad and Diyala province, security sources said, with investigations opened in both cases. Inโฆ
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq โ An invasive water hyacinth is spreading rapidly through irrigation channels linked to the Euphrates River in Amiriyah subdistrict of Iraqโs Anbar provinceโฆ
IraqPARIS, France โ France recorded its highest national average temperature on Tuesday since records began in 1947, with Mรฉtรฉo-France measuring 29.8 degrees Celsius nationwiโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Water Resources has requested additional water allocations from upstream countries, ministry spokesperson Khalid Shimal said, noting thโฆ
IraqArgentina captain Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play in Argentina's final group-stage match against Jordan at the 2026 World Cup, according to Argentine outlet TNT. โฆ
