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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…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington could take 20% of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz, describing the United Sta…
DuhokDUHOK, Iraq — More than 20 men and women were taken into custody after a brawl erupted inside a hospital in Duhok province, security sources said. The incident began as a…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi presided over a handover ceremony at the Central Bank where Nizar Nasser Hussein took over as governor from Ali Mo…
IraqBERN, Switzerland — US Vice President JD Vance said negotiations with Tehran are aimed at reshaping the Middle East through a new agreement, speaking in the Swiss capital…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zeydi received Sami Imran al-Masoudi, head of Iraq's Hajj and Umrah Delegation, along with the delegation's senior offic…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's negotiating team refused to shake hands with the U.S. delegation or pose for a joint photo at the opening of direct talks in Geneva on Sunday, a sou…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Two separate fires broke out in different parts of Baghdad on the same day and were brought under control by Civil Defense teams, with no casualties repor…
MosulBAGHDAD, Iraq — Fire crews in Nineveh province are working to contain three separate blazes that broke out in agricultural areas on the outskirts of Mosul, a Civil Defens…
IraqPARIS, France — PARIS — French Ligue 1 side Auxerre has set its sights on Iraq international Aymen Hussein, with the club's management weighing a potential move after the…
IraqPARIS, France — An extreme heatwave has led to the cancellation of several events during the 45th annual Music Festival across France. Red alerts were issued for 35 regio…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Louis Raphaël I Sako, said urban renewal and the reconstruction of the social fabric are under way in areas…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Kirkuk Provincial Council's Services Committee said drinking water has run out in villages of the Rashad subdistrict in the southwestern part of the pr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Finance Minister Faleh Sari issued a written directive on Sunday to all ministries, non-ministerial institutions and city administrations instructi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Minister of Water Resources Muthana al-Tamimi attended a meeting of parliamentary committee No. 63 on June 21, 2026, to review the file on river po…
Dhi QarBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Dhi Qar Provincial Council has declared Tuesday an official holiday to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, council spokesman …
