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BaghdadKARBALA, Iraq — The Imam Hussein Shrine issued a written statement after videos circulated on social media showing an attack targeting Indian visitors in Karbala. The shr…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to end military operations against Iran withou…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Meteorological Organization said temperatures will drop across most of the country in the coming days, including on Ashura, observed on the 10th of…
AnbarDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's central bank governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, said the $12 billion released under an agreement with the United States can be spent on ba…
IraqDAMASCUS, Syria — Multiple fires broke out on Tuesday in the Kamishly area of northeastern Hasakah province, causing extensive damage to wheat and barley fields during th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The World Health Organization has confirmed that no hantavirus infection cases have been recorded in Iraq, according to a statement from the organization'…
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Finance and Economy released a comprehensive review on Tuesday evening documenting the region's financial ma…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — HOUSTON — Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score at six different FIFA World Cup finals, finding the net against Uzbekistan in Houston. The 41…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said 19 million barrels of oil have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, calling the volume the highe…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Construction of an Olympic Stadium in Kirkuk, begun years ago, has yet to be completed because of administrative, legal and financial obstacles, and athlet…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said the electronic form for university transfer and guest student applications will go live o…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Portugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in a World Cup preparatory match played in Houston on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring in the sixth minute …
IraqPortugal defeated Uzbekistan 5-0 in the second round of group-stage matches at the 2026 World Cup, played at NRG Stadium. The victory gave Portugal its first win of the t…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Ali Falih al-Zaydi chaired a meeting of the High Committee for Million-Visitor Pilgrimages on Thu…
MüsennaSAMAWA, Iraq — Worshippers gathered in the streets and squares of Samawa on the seventh day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, to hold mourning p…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Nineveh brought a large fire that broke out across harvested farmland in and around the northern Mosul district of Talkayf under co…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Health has issued a ministerial order restructuring the leadership of Kimadia, the state company responsible for marketing medicines an…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Azam Coalition leader Mussanna Sameri met with several youth formations of his coalition in Baghdad to discuss ways to strengthen young people's role in d…
IraqRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia executed seven people in a single day, bringing the number of executions carried out since the start of 2026 to 100, the official Saud…
IraqBUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Jorge Messi, father of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, has been discharged from hospital after his condition improved, Argentine journalis…
