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Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] BAGHDAD (AP) — The final results of Iraq’s first census in nearly 40 years released Monday show the population has reached 46.1 million.

Shlomo Mansour was born at Baghdad where he survived the Farhud pogrom as a child and later immigrated to Israel.

Salem Community Theatre will present “The Complete History of America (Abridged)” at 7 p.m. March 21 and 22 and 2 p.m. March 23. Tickets can be reserved at The production takes audiences on a wild ride from the Bering Strait to Baghdad (and beyond) as three intrepid historians condense centuries of triumphs,

I’m a taxpayer like everyone else. I’m disheartened to learn about the slush funds and mishandling of federal tax dollars for numerous purposes like a trans opera, a Baghdad ‘Sesame

Members of a musical band play famous Arab and Iraqi TV series music at a concert in Baghdad, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will resume next week, Iraq's oil minister said on Monday, resolving a near two-year dispute as ties between Baghdad and Erbil improve, potentially adding more supply to the oil market and weighing on prices.

DUBAI/BAGHDAD >> Iraq’s central bank will ban five more local banks from engaging in U.S. dollar transactions, a move that comes after meetings with U.S. Treasury officials in efforts to combat money laundering,

At least 39 government-backed Sunni militiamen were killed by a suicide bomber on the outskirts of Baghdad. Video Courtesy of Reuters.

Iraq is diversifying its energy strategy by reducing its reliance on Iranian gas. Baghdad is looking to secure LNG as it works to ramp up domestic gas production. Tensions between Baghdad and the KRG are easing,

Iraq reaffirmed its commitment to the OPEC+ agreement on Monday and said it would present an updated plan to compensate for any overproduction in previous periods, according to a statement from the Iraqi oil ministry.