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The Three Presidencies Announce National Initiative for Comprehensive Dialogue Among Political Forces to Address Accumulated Crises

The three presidencies in Iraq announced today, Friday, the launch of a comprehensive national initiative for an expanded national dialogue that includes all political forces and parliamentary blocs,...

Iraqi Foreign Ministry Summons Turkish Ambassador and Hands Over Official Protest Note Over Bombing of Northern Iraq

The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today, Friday, that it has summoned the Turkish ambassador to Baghdad and handed him an official protest note regarding the airstrikes carried out by Tu...

Al-Sudani Receives High-Level Delegation from the European Union to Discuss Security and Migration Files

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani received today a high-level diplomatic delegation representing the European Union, headed by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Poli...

Ministry of Health Inaugurates Specialized Cancer Hospital in Mosul

The Iraqi Ministry of Health inaugurated a new hospital specializing in cancer treatment in Nineveh Governorate, aiming to ease the significant pressure on health centers in the capital Baghdad and ne...

Iraqi Authorities Launch Urgent Investigation into Unknown Drone Attacks in Kurdistan Region

Iraqi authorities confirmed they have launched an investigation regarding reports of sites in the Kurdistan Region being targeted by unknown drone strikes in recent hours. An Iraqi security source sai...

Approaching Resolution on Iraqi Government Presidency as Constitutional Deadline Nears

Iraq's main Shia forces are facing increasing difficulties in reaching a consensus on a candidate to form the government before the constitutional deadline expires, amid escalating political and parli...

Dollar Exchange Rate Stabilizes at 1,310 Dinars in Iraq's Official Transactions

The Central Bank of Iraq announced on Thursday, April 23, 2026, that the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar against the Iraqi dinar remained stable at 1,310 dinars per dollar, within the framework of th...

U.S. Embassy Warns of Iran-Backed Militia Plots Targeting American Citizens

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued an urgent security warning on Monday (April 20, 2026), stating that Iraqi militias aligned with Iran continue to plot additional attacks against U.S. citizens and ta...

The Iraqi Dinar Faces Renewed Pressure as the Dollar Continues to Rise in the Parallel Market

Concerns have returned to loom over local Iraqi markets with the recording of a new increase in the exchange rates of the US Dollar against the Iraqi Dinar, surpassing the 154,000 dinars per one hundr...

Drone Attacks Target Iraqi Kurdistan Region

The Iraqi Kurdistan region was subjected to violent attacks using suicide drones and precision missiles. The bombing resulted in the deaths of three Iranian Kurdish opposition members in Erbil's subur...

New US Sanctions Target Iraqi Faction Leaders

The US Treasury Department announced new financial sanctions against seven Iraqi leaders. The sanctions included prominent figures in armed factions like Kata'ib Hezbollah and Al-Nujaba. Washington ac...

Diplomatic Tension Following Saudi Foreign Ministry's Summoning of Iraqi Ambassador in Riyadh

Iraqi-Gulf diplomatic relations experienced a highly sudden and unexpected shock on April 12, 2026, with severe repercussions continuing robustly into the middle of the month, immediately following th...