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.
IraqSinger Shakira congratulated Lionel Messi on social media after the Argentina captain scored twice in a 2026 World Cup match in Arlington, Texas. In a post on her Instagr…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Customs Authority has completed the transfer, dismissal and rotation of customs center directors and their deputies under a directive from …
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Iraq's southern Maysan province arrested a man wanted in 15 separate drug trafficking files and known by the nickname "Abu Shayha," the Maysan D…
MaysanMAYSAN, Iraq — Authorities in Maysan province announced the arrest of a man known by the alias "Abu Shayha," accused of running drug trafficking and distribution networks…
IraqAMMAN, Jordan — One person was killed and eight others injured in a stampede during a public screening of a World Cup match between Jordan and Algeria in central Amman, t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education said the grading and review of middle school exam papers are continuing at centers affiliated with the Permanent Committee fo…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received Russian Ambassador to Iraq Elbrus Kutrashev in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region Presidency said in a statem…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council on Wednesday rejected reports that a detained former deputy minister at the Oil Ministry's Petroleum Refining Directorate …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Defense has established a tactical trench training area within the Special Forces School to prepare troops for drone threats and trench…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education announced that results of the third-grade middle school examinations will be released during the coming week, as the grading …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has announced that students at public universities will be exempt from fees during their summer internships. The decision was…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Aram Mohammed Qadir, has called on universities and institutes in the region to…
IraqFrance head coach Didier Deschamps said a FIFA World Cup group-stage match against Iraq was halted for an extended period because of heavy rain that left the pitch unplay…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq is working to bring its oil production back to pre-war levels within one to two months, according to oil sector officials cited in reports. The recov…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — France captain Kylian Mbappé described his team's World Cup match against Iraq as emotionally and mentally exhausting, citing a nearly two-hour delay in t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has begun distributing the June 2026 muin mutefarrik allowances for caregivers of people with disabilities, ac…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) lawmaker said Iraqi authorities will issue arrest warrants for more than 50 former officials accused of corruption and …
IraqPortugal head coach Roberto Martinez praised 41-year-old captain Cristiano Ronaldo for setting an example in training discipline ahead of the team's World Cup campaign in…
IraqCAIRO, Egypt — Saudi composer and singer Abdullah Al-Karni has died in Cairo after suffering health problems, his family announced on social media. A relative said on X t…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country must end its reliance on US arms supplies and build a more self-sufficient defense …
