Security sweeps in Iraq target terrorists, drug traffickers

2025-08-27T12:26:41+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Saladin / Nineveh / Baghdad Iraqi security forces have carried out a series of arrests on terrorism charges as well as allegations of drug possession, forgery, and weapons...

Armenia, Iraq exploring opportunities to restore direct flights

ArmInfo. On August 26, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan received a delegation led by Minister of Agriculture Abbas Jabr Al-Maliky, who is Yerevan to participate in the session of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between...

Iraq’s Elections under the Shadow of De-Baathification

Shafaq News The November 2025 parliamentary elections in Iraq are being shaped as much by the legacy of the past as by the promises of the future. With more than 580 candidates already disqualified—including 253 barred for past affiliation with...

Iraq’s July oil exports exceed $7.1bn

2025-08-26T10:47:17+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq exported more than 104.7M barrels of crude oil in July, generating revenues of over $7.18B, the Oil Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the data from the...

Iraq to deport 50,000 Turkish, Russian, Azeri nationals linked to ISIS

Iraq's parliament quorum at risk over "incompetent" Ambassador list

2025-08-26T10:19:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraqi lawmakers have agreed to break the quorum in today’s parliament session if the list of ambassadorial nominees is put to a vote, a senior official reported to...

Baghdad, Erbil map route for Iraq’s Development Road

2025-08-27T11:04:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq is considering the creation of an independent federal body to oversee the $17B Development Road Project, Deputy Prime Minister and Planning Minister Mohammed Ali...

Officials: Iraq’s growth hinges on security, not isolation

2025-08-27T09:29:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq has the potential to become a global center for investment, officials said on Wednesday, warning that growth cannot "happen in isolation." Speaking at a workshop...

Iraq reduces debt, holds stable B credit rating

2025-08-25T23:24:23+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq has sustained a stable “B” credit rating — a speculative grade that signals moderate financial risk — for ten consecutive years while cutting its foreign debt to...

Iraq Security Roundup: Rape Arrest, Major Thefts, and Shooting Incident

2025-08-25T21:11:00+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents across Iraq on August 25, 2025. - Car Theft (Diyala) Sources in Diyala indicated that a man withdrew 160 million...

US names new chargé d’affaires in Iraq amid troop drawdown

The United States has appointed Joshua Harris as its new chargé d’affaires in Iraq, the US Embassy in Baghdad announced Monday. This comes as Washington proceeds with a phased withdrawal of its forces from the country. Harris will succeed Steven...

Kurdish farmers protest land seizure attempts in Iraq's Saladin

2025-08-27T11:49:16+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Tuz Khurmatu On Wednesday, tensions escalated in the village of Taba Suze, located in the Tuz Khurmatu district of eastern Saladin province, after dozens of Kurdish farmers...

Helping to build the future of Iraq

Iraq is a land of immense potential – a country with deep historical roots and where a youthful, ambitious population is eager to move forward. The reality on the ground tells a compelling story: one of energy, resilience and quiet transformation....

Iraq seeks to deport hundreds of detained women and children

Iraq wants to return hundreds of foreign women and their children detained in the country, though two foreign diplomats told AFP on Monday the process would be a lengthy one. The initiative would exclude women condemned to death, but encompass...

Iraq turns to floating power stations to ease electricity crisis

Iraq has recently turned to a swift and pragmatic response to its chronic electricity shortages: hiring floating power stations. While this intervention will alleviate immediate pressure on the crippled national grid, the real test will be whether...

Iraq completes modernization of Baghdad's central train station

2025-08-25T15:40:03+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq has completed the renovation and modernization work at the central train station in Baghdad’s Al-Alawi district, the Transport Ministry announced on Monday....

Iraq’s IHEC upholds exclusions ahead of November vote

2025-08-25T16:53:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) reinstated on Monday several previously excluded candidates and upheld the exclusion of others for violating...

Iraq forms national taskforce to improve sovereign credit rating

Iraq has established a taskforce for strengthening its sovereign credit rating as part of wider reforms to enhance economic stability and attract foreign investment. Government financial adviser Mudher Mohammed Saleh said the initiative would help...

Multidimensional Poverty in Iraq - FULL REPORT

By John Lee. The Government of Iraq, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), has officially launched the Iraq Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)...

Armenia and Iraq discuss Economic Cooperation

By John Lee. The fourth session of the Armenia-Iraq Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Yerevan on Tuesday 26th August. The meeting was co-chaired by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan and Iraqi Minister...