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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture has barred the entry of 1,750 head of live cattle from Colombia after foot-and-mouth disease was detected in the shipment. …
MaysanBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Maysan arrested a doctor at the Ali al-Garbi checkpoint in the north of the province on drug trafficking charges, security sources said. Officer…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States will keep its military presence in the Gulf region for the time being. The president provid…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of the Azm Coalition, Muthanna al-Samarrai, told lawmakers and coalition leaders that completing the distribution of government portfolios in lin…
IraqLISBON, Portugal — Portugal made a disappointing start to its 2026 World Cup campaign, drawing 1-1 with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a Group Eleven match in Ho…
IraqPortugal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo drew 1-1 in a World Cup match held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, with both teams scoring once after a goalles…
IraqNEW YORK — A U.S. federal judge dismissed the long-running prosecution of Turkey's Halkbank over alleged violations of Iran sanctions, granting a request from U.S. Attorn…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices in Baghdad's local market eased slightly on Thursday, June 18, with 21-karat imported Gulf gold quoted at 935,000–945,000 Iraqi dinars for sal…
IraqCristiano Ronaldo started Portugal's opening Group K match against the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the 2026 World Cup, entering the lineup at 41 years and 132 day…
IraqElon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX's Starlink has received approval to operate in Iraq, announcing the development on his social media platform X. The license clears th…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, who also serves as acting Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Wor…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — The US Department of Justice announced on Sunday that a plot targeting a UFC event at the White House constituted an assassinatio…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Agriculture said it is enforcing a three-tier import policy designed to protect domestic producers, according to a statement by ministr…
IraqThe United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said it received a report of a vessel targeted northeast of Aden, 105 nautical miles from the Yemeni port. Two small …
BaghdadERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met in Erbil with a presidential delegation from the Syrian Kurdish National Congress (ENKS) to discuss recent …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Police in Baghdad's Karkh district arrested two suspects in separate incidents involving threatening writing on a house wall and insulting language writte…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — A White House official said US sanctions on Iran will be eased in proportion to Tehran's adherence to its nuclear commitments. Th…
SaladinBAGHDAD, Iraq — Members of the French national football team watched a replay of Iraq's recent match against Norway during lunch at their training camp, according to foot…
Dhi QarNASIRIYAH, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliament from Dhi Qar province, Ali al-Kinani, accused provincial governor Haytham al-Hamdani of allocating privileged residential …
IraqU.S. crude oil inventories dropped by 8.3 million barrels in the week ending June 12, well above the 4.6 million-barrel decline forecast by analysts, according to data fr…
