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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…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Oil Ministry announced that drilling has officially begun on an exploration well in the country's north, marking the first such operation in the re…
BabilHezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Israel has failed to achieve its objectives through its attacks on Lebanon and has been unable to alter the situation on the …
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Two cities in Iran's western Ilam province recorded some of the highest temperatures globally on Sunday, according to data cited by Hemsehri Online. Dehlor…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — At least 11 farmers were killed in attacks by armed groups in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state on Saturday, a regional militia said. Seven farmers who h…
BaghdadLONDON, United Kingdom — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as head of government and leader of the Labour Party on Friday, ending months of sp…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Prime Minister Ali ez-Zeydi has issued a formal letter of appreciation and gratitude to Rebi Nader, the former director of the Prime Minister's media offi…
IraqFamilies in many countries are marking Father's Day on Sunday against a backdrop of more hands-on fatherhood, with experts pointing to sleep deprivation as the most commo…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's imports of tobacco and nicotine products fell to $292.1 million in 2025, down sharply from $1.56 billion the previous year, according to Internatio…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Nineveh's provincial council said agricultural fires reported across the northern Iraqi governorate were started by farmers burning post-harve…
MosulMOSUL, Iraq — Civil defense teams in Nineveh extinguished a fire that broke out in agricultural land near a large chicken farm in the town of Bartle, east of Mosul, accor…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — GENEVA — The United States has presented Iran with a new proposal under which UN inspectors would visit Iranian nuclear facilities damaged in …
IraqGoalkeepers delivered standout performances during the opening round of the 2026 World Cup, securing critical results for their respective teams. Eloy Room of Curaçao ma…
IraqThe United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Sunday it received a report of an attack on a vessel off the coast of Yemen. The incident occurred approximately…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Omar Adil al-Waili, head of Iraq's General Company for Border Crossings, has reiterated the authority's commitment to the government's economic policy, ac…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country will not retreat from its right to enrich uranium, reaffirming that the country's nuclear pol…
