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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 Foo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — 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 se…
IraqSANANDAJ, Iran — Provincial authorities in Iran's Kurdistan region are preparing a plan to address structural problems in the handmade carpet industry, the provincial dir…
IraqDOHA, Qatar — An explosion at a factory in Qatar's Ras Laffan industrial city, north of the capital Doha, injured multiple people, the Qatari Ministry of Interior said. T…
IraqJERUSALEM — Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz on Wednesday denied reports that the Israeli military would withdraw from Beaufort Castle on the Lebanese border. In a p…
BabilBABIL, Iraq — An Iranian religious delegation was hosted in Babil province at a large tribal gathering held at the Tufail Emarah guesthouse, with the participation of Bab…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — A US diplomat said Sunday evening that negotiations between Washington and Tehran were continuing in Switzerland. Speaking to Fox…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Nineveh province brought simultaneous fires under control on Sunday after blazes broke out across seven areas, the provincial directo…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said a political agreement with the New Generation Movement will be signed in early July, according to a state…
IraqMOSCOW — Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 168 Ukrainian drones over a 13-hour period, in what appeared to…
IraqIraq's national football team head coach said his players are prepared for their upcoming match against France, acknowledging that they have not faced an opponent of Fran…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein arrived in Amman on Sunday evening to attend the Arab League Council's 165th ordinary session at the foreign minister …
IraqISMAILIA, Egypt — Iraqi sprinter Falah Hassan won the 100 metres at the Arab Under-23 Athletics Championship in Ismailia, Egypt, claiming Iraq's first gold medal of the c…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to monitor how Iran spends revenue from its oil sales, US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Wa…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — A new Iraqi requirement obliging traffic officers to record video evidence at the moment each traffic violation is issued has drawn mixed reactions from d…
AnbarBAGHDAD, Iraq — A 15-year-old boy who drowned in the Euphrates River in western Anbar has been recovered after a joint search by firefighter divers and river police, acco…
SulaymaniyahSULEYMANIYAH, Iraq — Women's and civil society organizations held a memorial in Sulaymaniyah on the third month since the killing of Iraqi women's rights activist Yenar M…
IraqRising summer temperatures can push smartphones beyond their safe operating range, causing slowdowns, sudden shutdowns, and long-term damage to batteries and internal com…
IraqGENEVA — Iran's National Oil Company director general Hamid Bord said Saturday that the lifting of oil sanctions and related exemptions were discussed during four-party p…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Finance specialist Walid Aidi said recent gains in the U.S. dollar exchange rate on Iraq's local markets reflect psychological pressure and uncertainty ra…
