Iraq

Qatar Charity Launches ‘Giving Lives On’ Ramadan Campaign to Aid 4.5 Million People

Doha, Qatar Qatar Charity (QC) has launched its 2025 Ramadan campaign, ‘Giving Lives On’, aiming to assist nearly 4.5 million people across 40 countries, including Qatar. The initiative...

Oman Air Achieves Record Khareef Flights

Oman Air achieved its busiest khareef season in 2025, flying over 200,000 guests to Salalah. Oman Air managed this record by increasing flight frequency...

Iraq Resumes Umrah Flights

New Jeddah Mayor Meets Makkah Deputy Emir After Appointment

Makkah Deputy Emir Prince Saud bin Mishaal has received newly appointed Jeddah Mayor Ehsan...

Digital Service Efficiency Drives Growth in Southern Governorate’s Public Interaction

Digital service efficiency is helping the Southern Governorate improve how it serves people in...

Qatar Announces Q1 2025 Budget with QR0.5bn Deficit

Qatar announces 2025 budget deficit for Q1, revealing a QR0.5 billion shortfall as overall...

Bahraini Companies Showcase Innovation at LEAP 2025

A total of 23 Bahraini companies are taking part in the LEAP 2025 exhibition...

Corruption Investigations Unify Joint Efforts Between Baghdad and Erbil

Corruption investigations took a major step forward today as authorities in Baghdad and Erbil joined forces. Furthermore, Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Reber Ahmed confirmed...

Fatal Traffic Accident Claims Four Lives on Erbil Highway

A fatal traffic accident occurred on the Erbil-Kasnazan road after a heavy vehicle struck multiple automobiles. Local transportation officials confirmed that four people lost...

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan

Gulf condemnation intensified on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar denounced attacks targeting senior officials in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. Saudi Arabia issued its...

Sulaymaniyah Rules Out Drone Attack in Fuel Depot Fire

The Sulaymaniyah fuel fire at a storage yard in the Tanjaro industrial area was not caused by a drone attack, officials said Tuesday. The province’s...

Iraqi Air Force Strikes ISIS Hideout in Kirkuk

Iraqi F-16 fighter jets carried out Kirkuk airstrikes against an ISIS hideout in northern Iraq, according to the Security Media Cell. The Iraqi Air Force...

Iraq Sentences Foxtrot Gang Member To Life In Prison

An Iraqi court has sentenced a suspected member of the Foxtrot international criminal network to life imprisonment as the country steps up efforts to...

Iraq Sentences Wanted Drug Trafficker To Life

An Iraqi court has sentenced a convicted international drug trafficker to life imprisonment following a joint operation between Iraqi and Australian authorities, Iraq's Supreme...

Kurdistan Centenarian Protects 7,000 Trees for Decades

A centenarian from Iraq's Kurdistan Region has become a symbol of environmental stewardship after dedicating nearly 90 years to protecting thousands of trees in...

Nine Killed In Strike On Kurdish Group In Sulaimani

At least nine members of the Kurdish opposition group Komala Toilers of Kurdistan were killed and several others injured after missiles struck the group's...

Kurdistan Region Reports Nine Landmine Casualties In 2026

The Kurdistan Region recorded nine landmine casualties during the first six months of 2026, with two people killed and seven others injured, according to...

Iraq Wins World Mental Arithmetic Championship

Iraq has been crowned world champion at the Worldwide Mental Arithmetic Competition (WAMAS 2026), after its students secured the top overall ranking at the...

Iraq Arrests Ex-Governor In Corruption Probe

Iraqi authorities have arrested Raed Al Jubouri, the former governor of Saladin province and current head of its health department, as part of an...

Diplomatic Tributes Pour In For Journalist Halkawt Aziz

Diplomatic missions, media organisations and journalists have expressed widespread condolences following the death of veteran Rudaw journalist Halkawt Aziz, who died after a road...

Barzani Rejects Claims Over Peshmerga Arms Status

Masoud Barzani has pushed back against what he described as “incorrect interpretations” regarding the future and status of the Kurdish Peshmerga’s weapons, as Baghdad...

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