Iraq announces Oil Exports for June

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export volumes for June. Total exports of crude oil: 98,882,613 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 97,718,994 barrels. Exports to Jordan...

US Sanctions Spur Iraq Crackdown on Oil Smuggling

US sanctions on an export facility in southern Iraq earlier this month for its role in the alleged smuggling of disguised Iranian oil appear to be driving efforts by Iraq’s oil ministry to curb clandestine oil shipments by nonstate actors while...

Iraq's prime minister seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay

Staying on the sidelines as Israel and Iran traded blows After Israel launched airstrikes on Iran and it responded by firing missiles at Tel Aviv, armed groups in Iraq attempted to launch missiles and drones toward Israel and at bases in Iraq...

President Barzani: Drone strikes threaten Iraq’s economy

2025-07-30T10:05:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani warned on Wednesday that repeated drone attacks on the Region’s oil infrastructure pose a serious threat not only to local...

Iraq: Damage to Kurdistan Region Oil Fields Puts Rights at Risk

(Beirut) – Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, significantly damaged the region’s energy production, Human Rights Watch said today. The drone strikes mark a...

964 Media: The New Digital Platform Aiming to Tell Iraq's Unheard Stories

(MENAFNEditorial) ERBIL, Iraq – In a media landscape often defined by political rivalries and sectarian polarization, a new digital media organization named "964 Media" is attempting to offer a different narrative. Launched in 2023, the platform...

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Iraq’s prime minister seeks closer US ties while keeping armed groups at bay

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Cabinet recalls with bitterness Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Cabinet has recalled with resentment the Iraqi occupation of the country on 2nd August 1990, and expressed pride of the national heroes who sacrificed their lives to defend their homeland. The Cabinet, in its weekly meeting held...

Iraq vows action after drone attacks on Kurdistan

2025-07-28T14:28:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil On Monday, Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji emphasized that the security of the Kurdistan Region is essential to the country’s overall stability, citing...

Iraq's Qarah Tabbah district upgrade sparks opposition

2025-07-28T14:59:57+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Al-Sulaymaniyah The federal decision to elevate Qarah Tabbah to district status in Iraq’s Diyala province has drawn criticism from Kurdish lawmaker Karwan Yarwais, arguing...

Atlantic Council announces New Head of Iraq Initiative

From the Atlantic Council: The Atlantic Council announced that Victoria J. Taylor, former deputy assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, will be the new director of the Iraq Initiative within its Middle East Programs. Taylor brings a...

Iraq arrests former official over deadly Baghdad’s Al-Dora shootout

2025-07-28T17:45:57+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday the arrest of the former director of the Agriculture Department in Baghdad’s Karkh district, citing his direct role in...

Iraq sentences foreign trafficker to death, destroys seized drugs

2025-07-28T19:38:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Basra/Erbil/Maysan Iraq intensified its anti-narcotics efforts on Monday with a series of actions across the country, including a death sentence for a foreign...

Iraq grants patents for cancer therapy and smart tech innovations

2025-07-28T17:09:17+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Directorate of Patents and Industrial Designs has granted four new patents for scientific innovations in cancer treatment, sustainable architecture, soil...

Turkey asks Iraq to ensure full use of oil pipeline in talks

Iraqi workers pump oil at the Shirawa oilfield, where oil was first pumped in Iraq in 1927, outside the northern city of Kirkuk 19 January 2004. [Getty] Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said a proposed new energy agreement between...

Iraq Faces Intense Heatwave

(MENAFN) A relentless heatwave is gripping Iraq, with the Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology reporting that temperatures surged beyond 50 degrees Celsius in 13 governorates on Monday. According to a statement from the organization,...

Iraq’s Federal Court throws out lawsuits on Kurdistan salaries

2025-07-28T09:25:35+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two lawsuits concerning the disbursement of salaries in the Kurdistan Region, citing a lack of jurisdiction in both...

Iraq’s Integrity Commission warns parties over election fund misuse

2025-07-28T13:57:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The Iraqi Federal Commission of Integrity warned, on Monday, political parties against exploiting public funds or official positions for electoral gain. Speaking...