Disguised guardianship: MP questions motive behind Turkish envoy to Iraq

2025-05-11T12:31:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Turkiye’s recent appointment of a special envoy to Iraq sends “negative signals,” an Iraqi lawmaker warned on Sunday. In a statement, MP Raed Al-Maliki expressed concern that the …

Iraq’s Arab Summit in jeopardy over Khor Abdullah fallout

2025-05-11T10:32:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s upcoming Arab League summit, scheduled for Saturday in Baghdad, may face significant setbacks following regional tensions over the Khor Abdullah waterway dispute, a senior …

Iraq’s GDP rises by 35% due to increase in investment expenditure

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The advisor to the prime minister for financial affairs, Mazhar Saleh, revealed on Thursday that the country’s current investment expenditures, which total over 88 trillion Iraqi dinars ($67.2 billion) across different industries, …

Iraq’s weekly oil exports to US rise to 229,000 barrels

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealed on Saturday that Iraq’s weekly oil exports to the United States increased during the last week. The US imported an average of 5.27 million barrels of crude oil per day from …

Baghdad Summit: Iraq displays new Syrian flag despite al-Sharaa’s pending attendance

2025-05-11T07:45:05+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ As Baghdad prepares to host the Arab League Summit on May 17, final arrangements are underway amid growing speculation over whether Syria’s transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa …

EIA: Iraq ranks third in US crude oil imports

2025-05-11T06:33:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq ranked as the third-largest crude oil exporter to the United States last week, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). The EIA reported on Sunday that the …

Iraq’s customs revenues increase following automation initiative

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Finance, Taif Sami, revealed on Friday that Iraq’s customs revenues grew significantly by over 59 billion Iraqi dinars (about $45 million) following the use of an automation initiative. In a statement to the …

Dollar dives in Iraq: Factions' gambit or economic progress?

2025-05-11T05:50:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The recent appreciation of the Iraqi dinar against the US dollar has stirred concern among economists, who argue that the shift is not backed by structural reforms or sustainable …

Iraq brings back troops from Pakistan

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq is attempting to repatriate hundreds of its soldiers from Pakistan, which has been experiencing a military escalation with India for days. The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, directed the return of 500 Iraqi …

Iraq's Amyn on playing against Ronaldo, his love of Jeddah and World Cup dreams