Latest Iraq news in English from Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, Kirkuk, Erbil and across Iraq. Follow politics, security, economy, energy and regional developments with professionally edited updates.
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Pharmacies in Baghdad and Anbar suspended operations for several hours on Monday after the Iraqi Pharmacists Syndicate called for a timed closure to press…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A statue of former French President Charles de Gaulle was unveiled in central Erbil on Thursday evening at a ceremony attended by a broad range of political…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — The body of Ruqayye, a young girl whose remains were found on the Ahmed Awa plateau after a 10-day search, arrived in the Iraqi city of Karbala accompanie…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Finance Minister Falah Sari said integrating customs systems and procedures between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region represents a str…
AnbarTEL AVIV, Israel — The war in Gaza is slipping from the top of the international media agenda as the humanitarian toll continues, US-Iran tensions escalate and concerns g…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — A nutrition expert says watermelon is about 92% water, helping with hydration, though there is no scientific evidence it replaces drinking water. One slice …
BabilLOS ANGELES, California — Hunter Biden has been appointed as a consultant for the Peak Path Health foundation, an organization specializing in addiction and behavioral he…
KarbalaKARBALA, Iraq — A fire broke out on Thursday involving two electrical generators and a diesel fuel transport vehicle near the Elbager shopping center in the al-Amil neigh…
SulaymaniyahANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is broadening its political engagement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, holding its first formal contact with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PU…
IraqGlobal sugar prices declined 20% between January and May 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organizatio…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Kirkuk Agriculture Directorate said 1.2 million dunums of land were planted with wheat in the 2024-2025 planting season, including 420,000 dunums under…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Transport has finalized transport arrangements for the upcoming Ashura and Arbaeen pilgrimages, the ministry's Directorate General of R…
IraqThierry Henry has criticized Cristiano Ronaldo following Portugal's 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2026 World Cup qualifying, saying the team shoul…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Engineering students at Diyala University held an exhibition of their graduation projects, covering a range of fields including heavy water purification, …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq has appointed Basim al-Badri as national security adviser, succeeding Ahmed al-Sallak, according to local reports. The decision removes al-Sallak fro…
IraqTEHRAN, Iran — BRUSSELS — The European Union welcomed an agreement reached between the United States and Iran, describing it as a positive step toward easing regional ten…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government have reached a comprehensive agreement on the technical details of the ASYCUDA system, whi…
AnbarANBAR, Iraq — Research presented at the ENDO 2026 conference found that daytime naps longer than 30 minutes substantially raise the risk of fatty liver disease in adults …
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Political negotiations in Iraq over nine vacant ministerial seats in Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government have yet to produce a final agre…
NajafNAJAF, Iraq — A criminal court in Najaf has sentenced a drug trafficker to death after he was caught with roughly 2.5 kilograms of crystal narcotics, a judicial source sa…
