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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Interior Ministry said 48 local and international human trafficking networks were dismantled in 2026 as part of nationwide operations carried out bโฆ
IraqGENEVA โ Iran's negotiating delegation has left Switzerland following 18 hours of intensive talks in Geneva, Iranian state television reported. The team, which arrived inโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Six matches will be played across Monday and Tuesday at the 2026 World Cup, with several Arab teams still in contention for the knockout rounds. On Mondaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The Iraqi Teachers' Syndicate has formally asked Education Minister Abdul Karim Abtan al-Jubouri to double professional allowances, implement delayed raisโฆ
IraqIraq's national football team faces France in its second group-stage match of the tournament, looking to pick up points after a defeat to Norway in the opening game. The โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Local authorities in Iraq's Wasit and Maysan provinces have announced the official holidays for government offices in the coming days. In Wasit, the publiโฆ
IraqMOSCOW โ Russia temporarily closed four airports in Moscow and the surrounding region after a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack targeted the capital area, Moscow Mayor Sโฆ
IraqIranโs Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X a message linking Iranโs performance at the 2026 World Cup to ongoing negotiations with the United States, saying everyโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Central Bank said work to reintegrate banks that had been restricted from dollar transactions into external transfer processes has reached its finaโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq will meet France on the 12th day of the 2026 World Cup in a Group C match that kicks off late Wednesday, the teamโs second fixture after a 4-1 loss tโฆ
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq โ A statement issued by Iraq's Culture Ministry has drawn criticism from political circles and the public for appearing to defend a sitting member of parliaโฆ
IraqDOHA, Qatar โ An explosion at a factory in Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, north of the capital Doha, injured 54 people and left 18 missing, the Qatari Interior Minisโฆ
IraqGold prices recovered on Monday from their lowest level in a week, supported by signals of progress in peace talks between the United States and Iran. Spot gold rose 0.9%โฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities said on Wednesday that the number of tourists entering the country has exceeded 2 million, citing figuโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Major General Adnan Hasan Hamid, head of Baghdad's Karkh Police Directorate, is carrying out a broad security and institutional reform drive across the weโฆ
VasitBAGHDAD, Iraq โ The political rivalry surrounding the Wasit governorate's leadership is being examined within the framework of Iraq's 2005 Constitution and the 2008 Proviโฆ
DivaniyeBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held separate meetings on the sidelines of the 165th extraordinary session of the Arab League Council of Foreign Minisโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Shell Baker has resumed work this week on the development of the Akaz gas field in Anbar province after withdrawing earlier due to U.S.-Iran military operโฆ
IraqAlgeria will be without forward Mohamed El-Amin Ammura for Tuesday's World Cup group-stage match against Jordan after the player suffered a thigh injury, the Algerian Fooโฆ
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq โ Iraq's national football team will take on France in a 2026 World Cup qualifier scheduled to kick off at midnight local time in Baghdad, with the match seโฆ
