More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with plans to extend full coverage by the end of 2026.

Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave in northern Iraq, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence said. At least 19 personnel were exposed to the gas during the search and clear operation on Sunday, and immediately taken to hospital. By Monday, 12 had died, the ministry said.

Thousands of Shiite pilgrims have gathered in Karbala, Iraq, for Ashoura, a holy day commemorating Imam Hussein’s martyrdom in 680 AD.

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US President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on Wednesday with levies set to hit in August on imported goods from partners who fail to reach agreements with the US.

IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A Kurdish militant group that has waged a long-running insurgency in Turkey announced Thursday its fighters in northern Iraq will begin handing over their weapons, marking the first concrete step toward disarmament as part of a peace process.

By bnm Gulf bureau The foreign-calculated sums are stark. Iraq's budget deficit will more than double from 4.2% of GDP this year to 9.2% by 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund. Oil revenues,

P remium tubular solutions provider Vallourec has won two significant contracts to supply Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) to CNOOC and PetroChina for their drilling operations in Iraq. These agreements, valued at more than $130m, will provide a range of carbon steel and Super-13Cr steel OCTG products equipped with VAM premium connections.