Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity announced on Thursday (July 10, 2025) that it has completed all administrative and technical preparations to import natural gas from Turkmenistan, after the Council of Ministers approved the import contract this week.

Nineteen soldiers were hospitalized after being exposed to methane gas during a cave search in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region.

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

Iraq's Civil Defense is sending 20 specialized firefighting teams to Syria to help combat unprecedented wildfires raging in the Latakia governorate since July 3.

Lee Woodward’s family cried and whispered ‘yes’ as a jury of seven women and five men returned their verdict on Thursday,

Iraq’s Dhi Qar Oil Company has raised oil production by a combined 80,000 barrels per day across three strategic southern fields, Nasiriyah, Gharraf, and Saba, IraqiNews reported on Monday

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.

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Iraq’s electricity grid lost around 15% of its generation capacity after gas supplies from neighboring Iran were more than halved on Tuesday, highlighting the country’s vulnerability to energy shocks despite its oil wealth.

Tens of thousands of pilgrims on Sunday to marked Ashoura, the holy day on which Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad.

The Iraqi prime minister and the executive vice president of Shell discussed areas of collaboration in improving Iraq's energy industry.