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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi oversaw the official signing ceremony on Saturday, September 12, 2026, for a comprehensive 25-year contract to develop and operate the Ajil oil field, sealed between the state-owned North Oil Company (NOC) and China’s KEPT. According…

Baghdad – Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP , after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad said was launched from Iraq. Soon after the attack, Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi dismissed the military commander in Missan…

New York – Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems. His comments came a few days after AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who left…

London – Hull held free-scoring Chelsea 2-2 at Stamford Bridge to go third in the Premier League as Liverpool failed to find a way past struggling Fulham in a 0-0 draw on Saturday. It was a familiar tale for Chelsea as the front three of Morgan Rogers, Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer dazzled, but the…

Kyiv – Ukraine’s economy is being crippled by intensifying Russian strikes hitting key sectors and its GDP could slump by 1.5 points in 2026, Kyiv officials said Saturday, warning of a “very difficult” winter ahead. Russia, which devastated Ukraine’s energy sector during the course of 4.5 years of…

Madrid – Championship leader Kimi Antonelli stayed on top for Mercedes ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in Saturday’s extended crash-hit third and final practice ahead of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. The 20-year-old Italian clocked a best lap in one minute and 32.797 seconds to outpace…

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi, ordered the dismissal of Maysan Governorate’s police chief on Saturday, September 12, 2026, mounting an aggressive command-level purge following cross-border drone strikes that struck…

Bagdhdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq’s Acting Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abdul Hussein Al-Mousawi, laid the foundation stone on Saturday for the British University in Baghdad, marking a major milestone in the country’s ongoing academic modernization. The ground-breaking…

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi is set to meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Sunday for high-level bilateral talks, marking his first official European tour aimed at forging expanded strategic partnerships. The summit comes against the backdrop of…

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Parallel market exchange rates for the U.S. dollar kicked off the trading week on an upward trajectory, advancing across major wholesale bourses and local retail outlets in both Baghdad and Erbil during Saturday morning sessions. The fresh gains mark a continuation of…

Attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline were launched from Iraqi territory, said Iraq's government Saturday, pledging to probe further. U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to blame Iran for the attack that halted the pipeline.