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Iraq judiciary vows justice for Yazidi genocide victims
Shafaq News
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2025-08-20T10:03:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq is committed to holding accountable those responsible for crimes against the Yazidi community during the ISIS assault of 2014, the top judicial authority...
Iraq forms national team to improve credit rating
Shafaq News
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2025-08-20T12:15:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani directed the formation of a joint national team to work on raising Iraq’s sovereign credit rating. In a...
Al-Fayyad: PMF is a sovereign Iraqi defense force
Al Mayadeen
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August 20, 2025
Iraqi Popular Mobilization Authority chief Faleh al-Fayyad affirms that the PMF is a sovereign Iraqi force uninvolved in foreign wars, highlighting its legal foundation, national role, and Iran’s supportive stance against terrorism. The head of...
Iraq-Lebanon security cooperation leads to raid on major Captagon lab
Weekly Blitz
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August 20, 2025
In a significant development underscoring growing regional collaboration against transnational drug networks, Iraq has revealed that intelligence sharing with Lebanon was instrumental in dismantling one of the Middle East’s largest Captagon...
There are glimmers of hope for Iraq’s Christians
The Spectator
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August 20, 2025
It is 43˚C in Erbil, which a friend here describes as ‘cool’. Unlike my first visit in 2015, when Isis was just a few miles from the airport, the flight in was smooth. The plane this time was full of Iraqis and Kurds, mainly those who have...
Video of a dog shelter in Iraq is misattributed to India in the context of the recent Supreme Court order on stray dogs
FACTLY
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August 20, 2025
On 11 August 2025, the Supreme Court Bench of Justices Pardiwala and Mahadevan directed the Delhi Government, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, and the authorities of the NCR (Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad) to pick up stray dogs and...
Baghdad to host major global real estate conference
Shafaq News
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August 20, 2025
2025-08-20T19:03:25+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Baghdad is set to host the largest international real estate investment conference at the end of this month, with participation from major global development...
Iraq Says Chevron Accord Reflects 'Different Approach'
Energy Intelligence
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August 20, 2025
Chevron has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with Iraq covering four exploration blocks and the development of an oil field, in the latest sign that Baghdad’s improved fiscal terms have revived the interest of Western oil majors in the Opec...
Iraq's 2024 oil exports to Asia surpass $70B
Shafaq News
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2025-08-20T13:32:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s oil exports to Asian countries surpassed $70 billion in 2024, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) reported on Wednesday. The data published indicated that Asian...
Iraqi Parliament to decide fate of 120+ pending bills
Shafaq News
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2025-08-20T15:04:03+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s parliament presidency will soon convene to determine which draft laws reach the agenda, a source from Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani’s office revealed on...
Britain, Iraq sign deal to boost migration cooperation
Xinhua News Agency
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LONDON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Britain has signed an agreement with Iraq to strengthen migration cooperation, according to a statement issued by the British government on Wednesday. "This agreement aims to further deter small boat arrivals," the...
Halabja hit by Iraq’s biggest fire since Kut blaze
Shafaq News
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2025-08-20T11:17:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad A massive fire in Halabja killed two people and scorched more than 5,000 dunams of land, an Iraqi official said on Wednesday. In a press conference, Governor Nwxsha...
Ex-Iraqi MP wanted in Basra over Dr. Ban Ziyad’s death controversy
Shafaq News
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2025-08-20T10:47:18+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra An arrest warrant has been issued in Basra against former Iraqi MP Rehab al-Obaidi on charges of “defamation and slander” tied to the controversial case of psychiatrist...
Iraq’s Development Road project to boost Turkey’s exports to GCC
Zawya
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When Iraq unveiled its biggest integrated rail and road project traversing most of its territory up to Turkey’s border in the north, Ankara was the first investor to respond to Baghdad’s appeal for partners. Turkey apparently was aware that the...
Iraq and Lebanon’s Shared Intelligence Led to Captagon Factory Raid
Media Line
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August 20, 2025
Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced late Monday that one of Lebanon’s largest Captagon factories has been uncovered and dismantled, describing the move as part of rare security cooperation between Baghdad and Beirut. According to the ministry,...
Iraq signs agreement with Chevron on oil exploration projects
The New Arab
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The agreement highlights the progress made in engaging global oil majors, reversing a long period during which they retreated from the country [Getty] Iraq signed an agreement in principle with U.S. oil producer Chevron for the Nassiriya project...
Iraqi court rules Basra psychiatrist's death a 'suicide'
The New Arab
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"In such an environment, where would public trust come from? Legislation and the courts should serve as a refuge for victims and survivors—not a shield for their killers. Only accountability will restore faith in these processes." [photo taken...
ISIS leader killed in Syria in joint Iraqi and US operation
The National News
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ISIS leader Salah Numan Al Jubouri, who was in charge of the group's financing, was killed in Syria on Wednesday in an operation between Iraqi troops, the US coalition and Syrian forces, sources have told The National. Al Jubouri was also in...
Iraq Construction Market Size, Trends, Forecasts, And Market Analysis To 2029 Iraqi Construction Industry Forecasted To Grow By 5.2% In 2025
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Iraq's construction industry is projected to grow by 5.2% in 2025, fueled by investments in transportation, renewable energy, and tourism. The Iraq Development Fund is set to attract $7 billion to boost key...
KRG to transfer non-oil revenues to Baghdad
Shafaq News
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August 20, 2025
2025-08-20T11:54:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Halabja The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is ready to transfer 120 billion dinars (approximately $91.6 million) in non-oil revenue to the Iraqi government, KRG...