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Toyota Iraq and UN Habitat Drive Mosul’s Renewal

Toyota Iraq and UN Habitat Drive Mosul’s Renewal

In the aftermath of decades of conflict, Mosul, one of Iraq’s most historic cities, is rising from the ashes and beginning its journey of recovery. At the heart of this transformation is a pioneering collaboration between Toyota Iraq and...

Shafaq News detects gap in Iraq’s official revenue figures

Shafaq News detects gap in Iraq’s official revenue figures

2025-07-07T11:25:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Shafaq News has identified a major discrepancy in Iraq’s Finance Ministry data, with reported revenues falling nearly 10 trillion dinars ($7.07B) short of expected...

Türkiye, Iraq step up talks on PKK disarmament plan

Türkiye, Iraq step up talks on PKK disarmament plan

ANKARA Türkiye's intelligence chief İbrahim Kalın is set to travel to Baghdad on July 8 for high-level meetings as Türkiye awaits steps toward the disarmament of PKK amid a peace initiative. Kalın’s visit comes amid increasing momentum in the...

At least 12 Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave

At least 12 Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave

Ankara: Seven more Turkish soldiers have died from methane gas poisoning following a cave search operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defence Ministry said Monday, bringing the death toll to 12. The soldiers had been searching for the remains of a...

Turkish Soldiers Die by Methane Gas in Iraq

Turkish Soldiers Die by Methane Gas in Iraq

(MENAFN) Twelve Turkish troops lost their lives after being overcome by "methane gas" while on a search mission in northern Iraq, according to a report issued Monday by the Turkish National Defense Ministry. The incident took place on Sunday as...

3 more Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave, raising deaths to 8

3 more Turkish soldiers die from methane gas in Iraqi cave, raising deaths to 8

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Three more Turkish soldiers have died from methane gas poisoning following a cave search operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Monday, bringing the death toll to eight. The soldiers had been searching for...

Turkiye water release offers little help for Iraqi farmers

Turkiye water release offers little help for Iraqi farmers

2025-07-06T23:33:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad On Sunday, Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture amended the country’s summer cultivation plan in response to a recent agreement with Turkiye to increase water releases,...

Meet the Canadian fighting France for $30 million in unpaid embassy rent in Iraq

Meet the Canadian fighting France for $30 million in unpaid embassy rent in Iraq

Although Montrealer Philip Khazzam has never set foot inside his family’s nearly century-old mansion in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, he has heard many stories about the lush gardens, fountains, pool and bedrooms—enough to sleep 12 people. The...

Iraq Ashoura

Iraq Ashoura

Iraqi Shiites mark the month of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Muharram commemorates the death of Prophet Muhammed's grandson, Hussein Ibn Ali, who was killed during the Battle of Karbala on the tenth day of Muharram, known as...

Iraq gas flaring drops 1.6% in 2024

Iraq gas flaring drops 1.6% in 2024

2025-07-06T11:56:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq reduced gas flaring by 1.6% in 2024, bringing associated carbon emissions down to 35.1 million tons, according to the UK-based Energy Institute. The latest data...

Iraq replanted in Ramadi: Bridges of Generations showcases national unity

Iraq replanted in Ramadi: Bridges of Generations showcases national unity

2025-07-06T09:45:05+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Al-Anbar A quiet street in Ramadi, the capital of Iraq’s al-Anbar province, has emerged as a powerful symbol of hope and reconciliation through a grassroots initiative called...

Iraqi govt. rejects Kurdish region’s allegations against Hashd al-Sha’abi forces

Iraqi govt. rejects Kurdish region’s allegations against Hashd al-Sha’abi forces

The Iraqi government has hit back at the Interior Ministry of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for leveling baseless allegations against the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), denouncing them as unacceptable under any pretext. Iraqi army...

Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah rejects disarmament: Weapons for Imam Mahdi

Iraq’s Kataib Hezbollah rejects disarmament: Weapons for Imam Mahdi

2025-07-05T16:32:36+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The Iraqi Resistance will never surrender their weapons except before Imam Mahdi — a revered figure in Shiite Islam believed to be the awaited redeemer who will one...

Iraqi MP: Turkiye using water as leverage in dam talks

Iraqi MP: Turkiye using water as leverage in dam talks

2025-07-05T21:08:28+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Ankara Iraq’s water crisis remains unresolved amid sharply reduced flows from Turkiye, with a parliamentary committee affirming that only new dam construction can...

Iraq's hidden workforce: The rise of waste picking

Iraq's hidden workforce: The rise of waste picking

2025-07-05T19:50:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The informal profession of waste picking has become a critical lifeline for tens of thousands of young people and women across Iraq, according to Manar Al-Obaidi,...

World News | Turkiye Says 5 Soldiers Killed by Methane Gas During Cave Search in Northern Iraq

World News | Turkiye Says 5 Soldiers Killed by Methane Gas During Cave Search in Northern Iraq

Istanbul, Jul 6 (AP) Five Turkish soldiers have died after exposure to methane gas on Sunday while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by Kurdish militants in 2022, the Turkish Defence Ministry said....

Turkey: Five soldiers killed by methane gas in Iraq cave search

Turkey: Five soldiers killed by methane gas in Iraq cave search

Five Turkish soldiers have died after exposure to methane gas on Sunday while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by Kurdish militants in 2022, the Turkish Defence Ministry said. Soldiers were searching a...

New US Sanctions on Iran Increase Pressure on Iraq

New US Sanctions on Iran Increase Pressure on Iraq

The Trump Administration has increased pressure on the Iranian regime, just weeks after striking Tehran’s nuclear facilities. Trump’s so-called “maximum pressure” sanctions have been stepped up, with Washington announcing new designations covering...

Iraqi Kurdistan region denies existence of Zionist regime’s bases

Iraqi Kurdistan region denies existence of Zionist regime’s bases

In a statement, the ministry firmly denied the existence of any Israeli bases or facilities within the Kurdistan region, labeling such accusations as baseless and harmful to regional security. It further called on Iraq’s central government in...

Türkiye Says 5 Soldiers Killed by Methane Gas during Cave Search in Northern Iraq

Türkiye Says 5 Soldiers Killed by Methane Gas during Cave Search in Northern Iraq

Five Turkish soldiers have died after exposure to methane gas on Sunday while searching a cave in northern Iraq for the remains of a fellow soldier killed by Kurdish militants in 2022, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. Soldiers were searching a...

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