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Iraq’s Judiciary: Former Baathists barred from parliament
Shafaq News
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2025-07-27T09:19:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council reaffirmed, on Sunday, its intent to strictly implement the Accountability and Justice Law (Law No. 10). Adopted in 2008 as a...
Iraq renews support for Palestinian cause
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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July 27, 2025
In a meeting with former Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, the two leaders discussed the repercussions of the continuing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, especially in Gaza Strip, which is suffering from a suffocating blockade and...
Final Batch of Nepali Peacekeepers Returns from Iraq Mission
Ratopati
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Kathmandu – The last group of Nepali peacekeepers serving under the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Iraq has returned home. This marks the complete withdrawal of all Nepali troops from the mission following the UN's decision to repatriate...
Iraq shuts government offices as temperatures hit 52°C
Gulf News
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The order affects Basra, Dhi Qar, Maysan, Karbala, Diwaniyah, Babil and Wasit provinces, and was issued “to ensure the safety of citizens and public sector employees,” the government said in a statement. The closure, which took effect immediately,...
Iraq inaugurates first centralized 911 center
Shafaq News
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2025-07-27T08:12:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq has launched its first centralized emergency services center in Baghdad, merging 26 hotlines into a single 911 number for faster public response. Active since...
NEOM Port halves transit time with new trade corridor linking Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq
Zawya
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The Port of NEOM conducted a successful pilot trial of a new strategic intra-regional corridor linking key trading hubs in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iraq, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Implemented by the Port of NEOM and the Logistics Private...
Turkiye seeks full use of Kirkuk–Ceyhan pipeline in new Iraq deal
Shafaq News
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2025-07-29T11:40:46+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Ankara Turkiye’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar called for a new energy agreement with Iraq that includes a mechanism to ensure the full use of the Kirkuk–Ceyhan...
Iraq ranks second among top oil exporters to US
Shafaq News
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2025-07-27T06:54:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Washington Iraq emerged as the second-largest supplier of crude oil to the United States last week, according to data released Sunday by the US Energy Information...
Türkiye seeks full use of idled pipeline in new deal talks with Iraq
Sabah
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July 29, 2025
A proposed new agreement between Türkiye and Iraq must include a mechanism to ensure the full-capacity use of the oil pipeline between the two countries, according to Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar. Last week, Ankara...
TotalEnergies starts building 1 GW solar plant in southern Iraq
pv-magazine
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July 29, 2025
France’s TotalEnergies has broken ground on a 1 GW solar project in Iraq. The first 250 MW phase is due to come online before the end of this year. July 29, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Oskar Kadaksoo, Unsplash TotalEnergies has started building a 1...
Turkey asks Iraq to ensure full use of oil pipeline in talks on new deal
Zawya
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ANKARA - Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said a proposed new energy agreement between Turkey and Iraq must include a mechanism to ensure the full use of the oil pipeline between the two countries. Last week, Ankara said the decades-old...
Sanofi Discusses Collaboration on Biotech and Pharma in Iraq
Iraq Business News
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July 29, 2025
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Health has held high-level discussions with a delegation from French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, aimed at strengthening collaboration on biopharmaceutical development, healthcare capacity-building, and policy...
Iraq’s Parliament: High pay, low productivity
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Beneath the domed chamber of Iraq’s parliament, 329 legislators convene in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone. Most receive an average of 1.296 billion Iraqi dinars—over $980,000—across a single four-year term, covering salaries, security...
World News | Iraq's Prime Minister Seeks Closer US Ties While Keeping Armed Groups at Bay
Latestly
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July 29, 2025
Baghdad, Jul 29 (AP) The prime minister of Iraq has kept his country on the sidelines as military conflicts raged nearby for almost two years. This required balancing Iraq's relations with two countries vital to his power and enemies with each...
Iraq’s Al-Sudani insists weapons must remain under state authority
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2025-07-26T17:56:17+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Babil On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reiterated that exclusive state control over arms is essential, stressing that no party has the right to usurp...
Sales slump across Iraq: Deeper slowdown imminent
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2025-07-29T05:12:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Sales across Iraqi markets have fallen by more than half, the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce reported, attributing the decline to weakening construction, investment, and...
Iraq’s inflation eases in June as food, housing prices decline
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July 26, 2025
2025-07-26T12:04:50+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Consumer prices in Iraq fell in June, driven by lower food and housing costs, the Ministry of Planning said on Saturday. Monthly inflation dropped 1.2% compared to...
Iraq imports +18,000 Chinese vehicles in H1 2025
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2025-07-26T12:26:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq brought in over 18,000 vehicles from China during the first six months of 2025, up from 10,000 in the same period last year, the Iraq Future Foundation for...
Iraq’s Kut hypermarket to be demolished after deadly blaze
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2025-07-26T12:51:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Wasit Authorities in Iraq’s Wasit province have announced plans to demolish the hypermarket in Kut after a deadly fire killed 70 earlier this month. On Saturday, the Kut...
PPP opposes ban on road travel to Iran, Iraq for Arbaeen
Daily Times
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July 28, 2025
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Monday criticised the federal government’s move to ban Pakistani piligims from travelling to Iran and Iraq by road. On Sunday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that zaireen (pilgrims) will be barred from...