US soldier dies in non-combat incident in Iraq
The U.S. Army announced the death of Capt. Eric Richard Hart, a 34-year-old soldier from Indianapolis, Indiana, serving with the...
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Record number of Lebanese refugees arrive in Iraq as war in Lebanon displaces more civilians, says UNHCR
The UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, has reported a staggering arrival of refugees from Lebanon into Iraq, with an average of...
Emirates Airlines gives reason for suspending flights to Iran, Iraq
Emirates Airlines has cancelled flights to and from Iran and Iraq until October 23, 2024. The global airline cited the...
Iraq: Authorities seize record captagon pills concealed in vegetable shipment
Iraqi authorities have made a significant bust, seizing over 500,000 captagon pills hidden in a vegetable shipment from a neighboring...
Nokia, Zain Iraq partner to revolutionize network with advanced microwave technology
Nokia has announced a three-year strategic partnership with Zain Iraq aimed at upgrading the telecom operator’s network in the southern...
Iraq rallies to aid Lebanon with urgent medical support
In a swift response to escalating tensions and recent explosions in Lebanon, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society announced on Saturday...
GO Sport expands to Baghdad, tapping into Iraq’s growing market for athletic apparel
GO Sport, the global retailer renowned for its high-performance athletic apparel and sports gear, is making its move into Baghdad,...
Former NBA Guard Darius Johnson-Odom brings global experience to Iraq’s Al-Difaa Aljawie
Darius Johnson-Odom, a former NBA point guard with a globe-trotting basketball career, has signed with Al-Difaa Aljawie, a team in...
Iraq: DIC produces reconnaissance drones
The head of Iraq’s Defense Industries Commission (DIC), Mustafa Hassan, revealed that the commission succeeded in producing types of drones...
Iraq to end of international coalition mission soon
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has confirmed that Iraq will soon announce the conclusion of the international coalition mission,...
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein explores strategic cooperation during Oman visit
Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, has arrived in the Sultanate of Oman on Saturday for an official visit aimed at...
Iraq, United States settle on pullout of US-led anti-jihadist coalition
Iraq and the United States have agreed on a phased pullout of the US-led anti-jihadist coalition but have yet to...
First Iraqi car enters Kuwait since Gulf War in 1991
After a suspension of more than thirty-three years, dating back to the Gulf War that ended in 1991, the first...
Airbus to provide Iraq with new military helicopters
Iraq and the major European aviation company Airbus have reached a deal on Thursday to buy 14 military helicopters, including...
Iraq: Oil exports to US surpass 46 million barrels in six months
In the first half of 2024, Iraq exported more than 46 million barrels of crude oil to the US, according...
5,000 Iraqi football fans to attend Iraq-Kuwait World Cup qualifying match
The Iraqi Ambassador to Kuwait, Al-Manhal Al-Safi, revealed on Monday that 5000 football fans from Iraq will attend the match...
Iraqi PM confirms ISIS no longer poses threat to Iraq
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed on Sunday that the remnants of the terrorist group ISIS are no...
Iraq, World Bank discuss development projects financing
The Iraqi Minister of Finance, Taif Sami, met on Monday with a delegation from the World Bank headed by the...
Iraq reopens airspace after Iran attacks
Iraqi aviation authorities have announced the reopening of airspace following a series of security threats. The decision comes after the...
Iraqi Kurds undertake digitization initiative to safeguard endangered culture
In a concerted effort to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the Kurdish people, Rebin Pishtiwan and his team embark...
Iraq repatriates 625 people including alleged IS terrorists from Syria’s Al-Hol camp
Iraq has announced the repatriation of nearly 160 families, totaling 625 individuals, from Syria’s Al-Hol camp, a sprawling facility in...
Iraq allocates $25m to support UNRWA
Iraq has pledged $25 million in support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), following...
Iraq secures fourth place in Arab real estate market Rankings
Iraq has claimed the fourth position among 14 countries in the Arab real estate market for the year 2024. According...
Iraqi security arrests 3 terrorists, destroys 7 ISIS hideouts
The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service disclosed on Thursday the successful arrest of three individuals suspected of terrorist activities, coupled with the...
Iraqi Prime Minister engages in investment talks with Turkey’s Limak
Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, engaged in discussions with a delegation from Turkey's renowned construction and transportation firm, Limak....
Iraq declares three days of national mourning
Iraq has entered a state of mourning for three days as the nation grapples with the aftermath of a devastating...
Iraqi Foreign Minister announces successful disarmament of groups on Iraqi-Iranian border
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein made a groundbreaking announcement on Wednesday regarding the disarmament of groups operating along the Iraqi-Iranian...
Iraqi Embassy in UAE holds memorial service for late poet Karim Al-Iraqi
In a heartfelt tribute to the late great poet, Karim Al-Iraqi, the Iraqi Embassy in the UAE organized a solemn...
Iraq initiates construction of railway link to Iran, strengthening bilateral ties
Iraq's Prime Minister commenced construction on Saturday for a pioneering railway line project connecting Iraq to neighboring Iran. This ambitious...
Iraq, Turkey deliberate on boosting trade relations
Top officials from Iraq and Turkey engaged in discussions aimed at bolstering their trade ties. The Minister of Planning for...
Iraq, Turkey deliberate on boosting trade relations
Top officials from Iraq and Turkey engaged in discussions aimed at bolstering their trade ties. The Minister of Planning for...
TotalEnergies inks deal for 4 major energy initiatives in Iraq
TotalEnergies has formally committed to executing four expansive energy ventures. Basra Oil Company (BOC) of Iraq revealed that TotalEnergies, in...
Major progress in clearing landmines in Iraq: 59% of contaminated areas declared safe
Iraq's Minister of Environment, Nizar Amidi, has disclosed today a significant achievement in the country's efforts to eliminate landmines, reporting...
Iraq, UK strengthen security collaboration
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has granted approval for the forthcoming signing of a declaration of intent between the...
Iraq reveals ancient stone tablet repatriated by Italy
On Sunday, Iraq unveiled a stone tablet dating back 2,800 years, which had been returned by Italy. This significant event...
Germany to assist safeguard Iraq’s water resources from threat of climate change
Germany has pledged to help protect Iraq’s drinking water as Chancellor Olaf Scholz travelled to Africa with his sights on...
Iraq PM summons central bank governor amid worries sparked by currency drop against dollar
Iraq’s premier summoned the central bank governor Tuesday amid worries sparked by a currency drop against the dollar, with...
President Saleh encourages early elections to settle Iraq political crisis
President Barham Saleh on Tuesday encouraged early legislative elections to settle Iraq political crisis that escalated into deadly clashes...
Iran halts all flights to Iraq due to ongoing unrest
Iran has halted all flights to Iraq due to the ongoing unrest. Iran closed its borders with Iraq and...
Protest threats escalate into panic in Iraq
Protest threats have escalated into panic in Iraq. Iraqi security forces have erected concrete barriers as panic took hold...
8 civilians abducted, killed in Iraq
A human rights body has announced that at least eight civilians were abducted and shot dead in Saladin province of...
UN mines expert says 3bn square metres littered with mines in Iraq
A United Nations mines expert has said that nearly 3 billion square metres in Iraq are contaminated with mines and...
Iraqi forces arrest 26 Daesh, ISIS militants in security swoop
Iraqi forces have arrested 26 suspected Daesh and ISIS militants in a security swoop in the northern Nineveh province. This...
Iraqi forces arrest 26 Daesh, ISIS militants in security swoop
Iraqi forces have arrested 26 suspected Daesh and ISIS militants in a security swoop in the northern Nineveh province. This...
Iraqi forces arrest 26 Daesh, ISIS militants in security swoop
Iraqi forces have arrested 26 suspected Daesh and ISIS militants in a security swoop in the northern Nineveh province. This...
Iran, Qatar energy ministers discuss joining power grids through sea
Iran and Qatar energy ministers have come together to discuss joining the two countries’ electricity networks via a submarine cable....
UN employee found dead in Iraq’s Kirkuk
An employee of the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) has been found dead with a sharp object injury...
Iraqi security forces arrest two ISIS militants in Baghdad
Iraqi security forces have arrested two militants from the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group during raids in the capital Baghdad. A statement...
Iraq jails officials over corruption charges
Two Iraqi officials have received a seven-year jail term from the Iraqi's Commission of Integrity over mismanagement of more than...
Iraq releases kidnapped German activist
Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Rasool, has announced the release of the Hella Mewis, the kidnapped...
Iraq fixes July 23 for reopening of international flights
Iraq has announced that its airports would resume international flights starting from 23 July, 2020, as the country begins to...
Lifeless body of former Iraqi goalkeeper Karrar Ibrahim found in Baghdad
Iraqi police have found the lifeless body of Karrar Ibrahim, the former goalkeeper of the Olympic football team, inside his...
Rocket targets U.S Embassy, damages home, injures child
The Iraqi military said on Sunday that a child was injured in a residential house struck by a rocket that...
Iraq turns to Gulf, seeks funds to tackle financial collapse
Ali Allawi, Iraq’s new finance minister, in what was his first trip abroad since becoming minister visited Saudi Arabia on...
Iraq appoints Mustafa al-Kadhimim new prime minister
In more than five months without a prime minister, Iraq’s parliament has approved the appointment of Mustafa al-Kadhimim, former Iraqi...
Iraqi teenagers arrested for raping, killing 7-year-old
Iraqi Police has arrested two teenage boys for allegedly raping and killing a seven-year-old boy in Mosul. Officials found a...
Iraqis call for justice as man tortures, sets wife ablaze
A 20 year old Malak Haider Al-Zubaidi, wife to Muhammad Al- Mayahli has been allegedly abused and burnt by her...
US launches airstrikes in Iraq
The United States has launched airstrikes against five weapon storage facilities across Iraq. American officials who disclosed this said the...
COVID-19 outbreak: Iraq bans citizens from traveling to nine countries
As fears over the rapidly spreading outbreak COVID-19 grows, Iraq has banned its citizens from traveling to nine countries. The...
120 US soldiers killed in Iraq base strikes – Iran Brigadier Genera
Brigadier General Ali Balali, the Chief Adviser to Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has disclosed this. He disclosed this on...