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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi court has ordered a freeze on the movable and immovable assets of Ala Semir, director general of the Central Electricity Distribution Company, ju…
IraqFrance coach Didier Deschamps said his team underperformed in the first half of a World Cup 2026 warm-up match against Iraq in Philadelphia, where play was suspended beca…
IraqPHILADELPHIA — Iraq and France met at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Tuesday in a group-stage match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the tournament hosted by the U…
IraqMONTREAL, Canada — A police officer, a civilian and the suspected attacker were killed in a shooting in Montreal during midday hours, authorities said. Large-scale securi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has announced the criteria for selecting principals and vice principals at distinguished and high-performing schools. Accordi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Products Distribution Company, under the Ministry of Oil, has temporarily suspended its electronic household cooking gas distribution system to…
IraqIraq's national football team announced its starting eleven for the FIFA World Cup group-stage match against France. The coach officially released the squad, listing the …
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A panel titled "Social Environmental Awareness and Protection from Unwanted Accidents" was held in Sulaymaniyah by the Kurdistan Environment and Cons…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A heat wave affecting Iraq for days will end on Wednesday, weather observer Ali Jaber Ziyadi said, with temperatures in southern cities reaching as high a…
IraqU.S. crude oil futures fell to $74.82 a barrel late Monday in global energy markets. Brent crude slipped 1.9% during the session to $79.04 a barrel, with analysts attribu…
IraqLionel Messi scored both goals as Argentina defeated Austria 2-0 in a World Cup group match, becoming one of the oldest players to find the net at different editions of t…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi parliament member Ala al-Haidari announced that the director general of Iraqi Airways has been detained on allegations of embezzling more than 115 b…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Foreign Ministry issued a message of solidarity with Qatar following an explosion in the country's Ras Laffan area. In a written statement, the min…
IraqCAIRO, Egypt — CAIRO — Egyptian diplomat Nabil Fahmy has been appointed secretary-general of the Arab League, succeeding outgoing chief Nabil Elaraby. Fahmy, a former Egy…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) accused the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Friday of deliberately delaying the formation of the Kurdistan Region…
IraqGhana head coach Carlos Queiroz has described the 2026 World Cup group-stage match against England as the "easiest type of game" for his team, saying the weight of expect…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that Washington will not release frozen Iranian funds without concrete progress in ne…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq ranked among the three countries that flared the most natural gas in 2025, alongside Russia and Iran, according to World Bank data. Together, the thr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone call to review cooperation on oil, water and the Dev…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Provincial Council has taken up the file of regulating construction on agricultural lands in the capital, council head Ammar al-Hamadani said,…
