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Iraq Threatens Crackdown on Opponents of Disarmament Plan

Iraq offers mediation between Iran, Gulf States

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated on Sunday that Baghdad is attempting to arrange a meeting between Iran and the Gulf States …

Chevron Moves to Take Over Russia's Most Prized Iraqi Oil Field

Back in February, U.S. oil and gas giant Chevron signed four preliminary agreements with Iraq’s Oil Ministry, which underscored that from that point onwards, Wa…

Iran Says Iraq Will Expel Exiled Kurdish Opposition Members

Türkiye Troops to Stay in Syria, Iraq ‘Until Border Security Ensured’, Defense Minister Says

Iraq holds funeral for 47 security personnel executed by ISIS years ago

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi authorities held a mass funeral on Tuesday in the northern city of Mosul for 47 victims, including security personnel and civili…

18th Erbil International Book Fair to Open Wednesday with Over 400 Publishers

The fair, held under the supervision of President Masoud Barzani, will run until October 31 at the Erbil International Fairgrounds inside Sami Abdulrahman Park.…

Türkiye to Keep Troops in Syria, Iraq Until Borders Secure

Türkiye will keep troops in Syria and Iraq until border security is ensured, Defense Minister Yasar Guler told AFP, adding the PKK must fully dissolve.

Turkey troops to stay in Syria, Iraq 'until border security ensured', defence minister tells AFP

Turkey will keep its own troops in Syria and Iraq until border security with its two neighbours has been fully ensured, Defence Minister Yasar Guler told AFP. "…

Turkey to keep troops in Syria, Iraq until borders secure: defense minister

Turkey will keep its troops in Syria and Iraq until security along its borders with both countries has been ensured, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler told Agence Fr…

President Masoud Barzani Receives New EU Liaison Office Chief In Pirmam

EU's new Erbil liaison office head expresses appreciation for Kurdish openness and hospitality as discussions cover regional political developments and obstacle…

Iraq’s oil exports to China hit 1.18 million bpd in September

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq’s oil supplies to China during September totaled 4.84 million tons, or about 1.18 million barrels per day, a 19 percent decline c…

Iran says deal reached with Iraq to expel Kurdish separatists: What to know

Iran said an agreement was reached with Iraq to expel or hand over members of Kurdish separatist groups based in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iraq buries dozens of security personnel killed by IS

Iraq held a mass funeral on Tuesday for 47 members of the security forces who were executed by the Islamic State group a decade ago and whose remains were found…

Two oilfield operators in northern Iraq merge in $600 million deal

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Gulf Keystone Petroleum and ShaMaran Petroleum have reached a merger agreement, becoming one of the top private oil producers in Iraqi…

Iraq Stock Exchange records 2.5 billion IQD in weekly trading turnover

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) reported weekly trading turnover exceeding 2.5 billion Iraqi dinars ($1.68 million) for the previous tra…

Iraq seeks broader scientific ties with Iran via joint research, faculty exchanges

TEHRAN - Iraqi Ambassador to Iran Yasser Abdulzahra Al-Hajjaj has stressed that scientific cooperation between the two countries should extend beyond student re…

Envoy urges Iran, Iraq to shift scientific ties from student recruitment to joint projects

Tehran, IRNA – Iraqi ambassador to Iran has said cooperation between the two countries in the scientific field must not rest solely on recruiting students, it s…

Prime Minister Barzani Launches Kurdistan Biodiversity Project, Calls On All Citizens To Protect And Document Kurdistan's Nature

In a speech Prime Minister Masrour Barzani calls on Kurdish citizens worldwide to contribute sightings and data, asks researchers to document species on all Kur…

US dollar edges down across Baghdad, Basra, and Erbil Exchanges

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Iraqi dinar edged down across exchange shops in Baghdad, Basra, and Erbil on Tuesday,…

Rubio lands in India for ‘trade diplomacy’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Tuesday, his second official visit to the country this year, as he pursues an Asian... The post Rubio land…

Iraq Green Observatory warns Baghdad Forests Project faces abandonment

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraq Green Observatory issued a warning on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, over the risk of abandonment facing the “Baghdad Forests” en…

Tehran, Baghdad agree on expulsion of anti-Iran separatist terrorist groups from KRI: Envoy

Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s ambassador to Iraq says Tehran and Baghdad have agreed on the expulsion of anti-Iran separatist terrorist elements from the Kurdistan Regi…

Prime Minister Barzani Launches Kurdistan Biodiversity Project In Official Ceremony

The official launch confirms the Ninth Cabinet’s direct institutional support for the Kurdistan Foundation’s Climate.KRD initiative to document the Region’s 2,2…

Iraq’s Najlah Imad captures table tennis gold at Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi para-table tennis star Najlah Imad captured the gold medal on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games in …