(MENAFN) Iraq’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday issued a forceful denunciation of the recent wave of attacks and civilian deaths in El Fasher, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur State. In an official statement, the ministry condemned the violence...
(MENAFN) Türkiye and Iraq have signed a new “mechanism document” aimed at financing joint projects in the water sector, building on an existing framework agreement between the two countries, according to diplomatic sources. During his official...
(MENAFN) Türkiye and Iraq have signed a new mechanism to fund joint water cooperation initiatives, advancing a broader bilateral framework on resource management and infrastructure development, according to diplomatic sources. During an official...
(MENAFN) Iraq sealed a pivotal agreement with U.S. energy company Excelerate Energy on Tuesday to deploy a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), a move aimed at strengthening the nation’s energy security and electricity generation...
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, October 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a significant step towards advancing public health and preventive eye care in Iraq, the Iraqi Ministry of Health and Jamjoom Pharma have signed a cooperation protocol to launch the...
Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri has been part of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s furniture for nearly half a century: government minister, speaker of parliament, presidential contender, advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, and fixture of the country’s...
(MENAFN) On Monday, Iraq emphasized its firm stance on not allowing the use of its land or airspace to threaten Iran or any other neighboring nation. National Security Adviser Qasim al-Araji made the statement during a joint press conference in...
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, October 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Abwaab, Iraq’s leading online education platform, announced today that it has received an official license from the Ministry of Education and the Directorate of Educational Television,...
LONDON, Nov. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Professor Spyridon Flogaitis, an internationally renowned legal scholar, jurist, and public servant, has been announced as the recipient of the 2025 Global Citizen Award. He is the Director and President...
President Donald J. Trump has appointed Mark Savaya as Special Envoy to the Republic of Iraq WASHINGTON D.C., DC, UNITED STATES, October 23, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- President Donald J. Trump has appointed Mark Savaya as Special Envoy to the...
2025-11-03T23:28:05+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Sunni Endowment Office called for a nationwide Salat al-Istisqa (rain prayer) to be held on Saturday in response to delayed rainfall and worsening water...
2025-11-03T21:11:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and crime-related incidents reported across Iraq on November 3, 2025. - Suspect Suicide (Maysan) A man who opened fire on members of the...
2025-11-03T10:54:21+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad An Iraqi court sentenced a man in Baghdad to ten years in prison for promoting the banned Baath Party online, the Supreme Judicial Council said on Monday. Al-Karkh...
According to al-Abbasi, the 11-minute call included Iraq’s top military brass — the Chief of Staff, Deputy Joint Operations Commander, and Director of Military Intelligence. Iraqi Defence Minister Thabet al-Abbasi has disclosed that US Secretary...
KUWAIT CITY, Nov 3: In line with relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions, Kuwait on Monday received a new batch of national property that had been confiscated by the former Iraqi regime during its 1990 invasion of Kuwait. The official...
Iraq has promised to put all weapons under state control, but this will not happen as long as a U.S. led coalition is in the country, which some Iraqi factions see as an occupier force, said the prime minister on Monday. The Prime Minister...
Iraq’s Defence Minister, Thabit al-Abbasi, has revealed that he received an official notification from his American counterpart, Pete Hegseth, concerning imminent military operations to be conducted within Syrian territory. The message was...
2025-11-03T10:28:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The recently signed water agreement between Iraq and Turkiye, which aims to resolve the country’s severe water crisis, came at a heavy cost, an Iraqi economist said...
The Nexîl Center for Journalistic Rights and Freedoms has published a report on threats against journalists in Iraq and the number of journalists killed in the country over the past 10 years. The report said that six years have passed since the...
