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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,…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — An elderly woman in Karbala distributes water to pilgrims in the area between the shrines of Imam Hussein and Abbas, a service she has performed for years…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States has reiterated that it will not partner with an Iraqi government that includes armed groups within its structur…
IraqADEN, Yemen — Four children were killed and nine others wounded when a war remnant left by the Houthis exploded in a village in Yemen's southern Ad-Dali governorate, loca…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — LONDON — A British court found a 35-year-old Iranian asylum seeker guilty of attempted rape after he followed a woman returning from a Christmas party for a…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Electricity Minister Ziad Ali Fadhil issued a ministerial order on June 22, 2026, ending the assignment of the director of the Rusafa electricity d…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — BAGHDAD — Iran and Iraq's Kurdistan Region have reached a final agreement to reopen the Sheikh Sala border crossing to passenger traffic, according to the…
SaladinSALADIN, Iraq — A security officer assigned to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States has died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident near Gillette Stadium i…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The spokesman for Iraq's Commander-in-Chief, Sabah Numan, dismissed media reports that changes had been made to senior security command positions and duty…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of the Iraqi parliament said the country has shifted from being a drug transit country to a consumer market, framing narcotics as a serious secur…
Dhi QarDHI QAR, Iraq — A member of the Dhi Qar Provincial Council, Najm al-Ibrahimi, announced that a tender to convert a green area inside Dhi Qar University into an investment…
IraqBelgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois has suggested he could retire from international football after the 2026 World Cup. The 34-year-old Real Madrid keeper said recent inj…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The Halk Cephesi Party, led by Lahur Sheikh Jangi, has asked Kurdistan Region and Iraqi judicial authorities to intervene directly in the Lalehzar ca…
IraqIsraeli army units advanced into the village of Al-Arize in the countryside of Deraa in southwestern Syria with several vehicles and dozens of soldiers, according to loca…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry said the country's nuclear program was not negotiated during high-level talks with the United States held in Bürgenstock, Switzerla…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Education Minister Abdulkarim Obeid al-Jubouri met Communications Minister Mustafa Sanad on Sunday to discuss a new electronic system for managing,…
IraqWestern Europe is facing its second extreme heatwave within a month, prompting France to issue its highest red alert across 49 departments and an orange alert in 40 other…
IraqThe circle of Lebanese singer Wael Kfoury has firmly denied reports that he married fellow Lebanese artist Elissa, calling the claims baseless. A wedding photograph circu…
IraqArgentina captain Lionel Messi has the chance to break the all-time World Cup goals record when his team faces Austria on Wednesday as part of the 2026 tournament. The c…
