اخبار Iraq

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi parliamentary candidate was killed and three of his bodyguards were wounded when a bomb exploded near his car north of Bag...

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Tuesday to elect 14 new members to the UN Human Rights Council, with Egypt and Iraq among those...

Shafaq News – AntananarivoMadagascar’s military seized power on Tuesday, oustingPresident Andry Rajoelina after weeks of protests led by you...

Shafaq News – LondonThe United Kingdom has experienced a notable surge incyberattacks over the past year, the National Cyber Security Centre...

Shafaq News – WashingtonUS President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that Hamasmust disarm or face forcible disarmament, as uncertainty deepe...

The signing of heads of agreement last week between U.S. energy supermajor ExxonMobil and Iraq’s Oil Ministry is perhaps the most significan...

Shafaq News – ParisFrench Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu unveiled his newcabinet on Sunday, just two days after being reappointed by Presi...

The Iraq Stock Exchange announced on Sunday that more than 37 billion shares, valued at more than 28 billion Iraqi dinars, were traded last...

The Iraqi national team defeated its Indonesian counterpart 1-0 on Saturday evening in the Asian play-off for 2026 World Cup.

Shafaq News – Kabul / Islamabad Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday thatits forces carried out a cross-border operation aga...

Shafaq News – WashingtonThousands of federal employees, including staff at the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention (CDC), were laid of...

Shafaq News – ParisFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Fridayreappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister, just days after he hadsubmitte...

Shafaq News – Washington, DCUS President Donald Trump is set to attend a summit in Egyptnext week, bringing together leaders from several co...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stressed, Friday, the importance of strengthening security coop...

Shafaq News– WashingtonOn Friday,US President Donald Trump accused China of “weaponizing” rare earth exports,vowing to retaliate with new ta...

Shafaq News – Erbil At the start of each Iraqi weekend, Erbil’s historic citadelfills with energy as locals and tourists gather to enjoy its...

Shafaq News– LondonAt least 22mosques across the UK have been attacked in the past three months — one of thesharpest spikes since 2011 — the...

Shafaq News – Dushanbe Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed his country'ssupport for US-led initiative in the Middle East, emphasizin...

Iraq republic welcomed the international and regional efforts which resulted in reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza Strip.The Iraqi f...

Shafaq News – ManilaA 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off thesouthern coast of the Philippines on Friday, prompting tsunami warnings andmass...

More than two decades after the initial invasion, Congress is poised to close a significant chapter of the Iraq War. On Thursday, the Senate...

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than two decades later, Congress is on the verge of writing a closing chapter to the war in Iraq. The Senate voted T...

Shafaq News – WashingtonUS President Donald Trump said on Thursday that hostagesstill held in Gaza could be released on October 13 or 14, de...

Shafaq News – StockholmHungarian novelist Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 NobelPrize in Literature on Thursday, becoming the second Hungar...

Most Americans support bringing U.S. servicemembers home from Iraq and Syria, saying that the military should generally have less involvemen...

Shafaq News – InternationalWorld leaders on Thursday welcomed the ceasefireagreement between Hamas and Israel, announced by US President Don...

Exxon is considering a return to Iraq after leaving the country two years ago, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed source who said Exxon w...

Shafaq News – QuitoEcuadorian President Daniel Noboanarrowly escaped an assassination attempt Monday night after gunfire hit hisconvoy in Ca...

Shafaq News – Vatican CityPope Leo XIV will make his first apostolic trip to Turkiye and Lebanon later this year, a visit aimed at promoting...

The Syrian national cycling team won two medals, a gold and a bronze, at the Arab Cycling Championship held in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq.Hala Z...