Iraqi Turkmens demands representation in Altunköprü municipality

Turkmens continued to protest in Iraq's Altunköprü, a district of Kirkuk where Turkmens live in large numbers, on Thursday for not being given a place in the local administration. The protests, which were launched by the Turkmen civil society...

Judiciary blasts leaked Al-Hashimi confession video

2025-07-07T18:13:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Monday, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council denounced the circulation of a video showing a suspect in the 2020 assassination of prominent security analyst Hisham...

Iraqi state bank pays PMF salaries after US disruption

Kurdish MP Majid Shingali added that the US views much of the $2.7 billion PMF budget as vulnerable to corruption and misappropriation by Iran-aligned elites. [Getty] Iraq's state-owned Rafidain Bank has announced the release of delayed salaries...

Iraq’s internal public debt edges down slightly in April

2025-07-03T09:30:26+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s internal public debt recorded a slight decrease at the end of April 2025, according to official figures released Thursday by the Central Bank (CBI). The Bank...

Iraq: energy and security

Current situation Seeking solutions Bilateral relations with the United States: history and prospects Energy projects Security as a pillar for investment and energy stability Baghdad has reoriented its relationship with Washington, driven by a...

Iraqi Oil Minister Meets Russian Energy Delegation

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, held talks in Baghdad on Wednesday with Russian Ambassador Elbrus Kutrashev and a delegation from Russian energy giant Lukoil. The meeting focused on strengthening cooperation between Iraq...

Iraqi Speaker meets Turkish FM; Confirms Water Deal

By John Lee. The Iraqi Speaker of Parliament Dr Mahmoud al-Mashhadani met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara on Wednesday to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and joint initiatives. Dr al-Mashhadani called for deeper...

Iraq to Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships in Pharmaceutical Industry

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has directed the advancement of public-private partnerships in Iraq's pharmaceutical sector, with a particular focus on expanding local production of cancer treatments. At a high-level meeting...

Iraqi Bank Lending Increased in Q1 2025

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced that bank lending to the private sector grew by 1.1% in Q1 2025, reaching IQD 44.1 trillion [$24.5 billion]. This was up from IQD 43.6 trillion in Q4 2024, and reflects a gradual expansion...

Artesian soldier who died of rare cancer after Iraq deployment finally honored

MITCHELL — For nearly two decades, Joyce Olson and her daughter Jill have been advocating for recognition — recognition they say is long overdue — for Army Specialist David Olson, a helicopter crew chief who died from cancer that his family...

What Islamists did to Yazidis in Iraq is so worse than what's happening in Gaza - Elderly women buried alive, Young girls locked in cages !?!

The allegations in Dr. Maalouf’s tweet are extreme and demand scrutiny. The Yazidi community, a religious minority in iraq, faced horrific persecution at the hands of the Islamic State (ISIS) beginning in august 2014, particularly in the Sinjar...

Iraq to strengthen Lebanon relations, says head of the Iraqi mission

Nineveh official urges dam revival to boost water security

2025-07-07T16:47:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Nineveh On Monday, a member of the Nineveh Provincial Council urged Iraq to adopt concrete water harvesting measures amid worsening water scarcity. Council member Subhan...

Drone carrying explosives shot down near Iraq's Erbil airport

A drone laden with explosives was shot down near Erbil airport in northern Iraq late on Thursday, the latest in a spate of drone attacks around the country in recent days. The counter-terrorism agency in the Kurdistan region said no casualties or...

Iraq ranks 5th for low living costs in Arab countries

2025-07-02T22:59:41+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Wednesday, Iraq ranked fifth among the least expensive Arab countries in terms of cost of living for 2025, according to data published by Numbeo, a global database...

Kurdish MP slams Diyala redistricting: Breach of Iraq constitution

2025-07-04T15:20:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Diyala Upgrading Qara Tapa in Diyala to district status and merging nearby subdistricts is a violation of Article 140 of Iraq’s constitution, Kurdish lawmaker Karwan Yarwais...

Iraqi-Born Student Convicted of Raping Classmate in Swedish School Toilet but Avoids Prison

A 17-year-old high school student in Lycksele, originally from Iraq but now a Swedish citizen, has been convicted of raping a fellow student in a school toilet. However, Lycksele District Court has decided that he will not serve time in prison and...

Wreckage Of Iranian Drone Found After Attack On Iraqi Airport With U.S. Troops (Photos)

Click to see full-size image. Via X A drone was intercepted late on July 3 near Erbil Airport, which houses United States troops in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, according to Kurdish security forces. “At 21:58 (1858 GMT) an...

MENA Digest: Iraq’s InstaBank, Saudi firm Ninja, Egypt’s AgriCash get funding

Credit: 123RF.com The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region welcomed a new tech unicorn this week, as Saudi Arabia’s quick-commerce platform Ninja hit a $1.5-billion valuation following a major funding round–fueling its IPO ambitions. While...

UPDATE: Kurdish PKK announces plans to surrender fighters' weapons in northern Iraq

The Kurdistan Workers' Party announced on July 3 that its fighters in northern Iraq will begin surrendering weapons in the first concrete step toward disarmament as part of peace efforts, IQ News reported. The PKK has long held bases in the...