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Iraq Launches Najaf Refinery Expansion Project
Iraq Business News
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July 9, 2025
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has laid the foundation stone for the expansion of the Najaf [Al-Ashraf] refinery, a strategic project that will increase refining capacity by 70,000 barrels per day. The ceremony, held on...
Iraq leads Arab push for water security at UN
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T19:47:46+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - New York On Wednesday, Iraq’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations hosted a high-level Arab coordination meeting to prepare for two major UN summits on water scarcity and...
Trump slaps new tariffs on Sri Lanka, Iraq, 5 other countries with a warning: ‘If you raise your…’
The Economic Times
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July 10, 2025
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a fresh round of tariffs targeting seven countries -- Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to share official...
World News | Trump Announces Tariffs on Imports from Sri Lanka, Iraq and Five Other Nations
Latestly
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July 10, 2025
Washington, DC [US], July 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a fresh round of tariffs on imports from seven nations - Sri Lanka, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, the Philippines, Moldova and Brunei. These tariffs will come into effect...
IMF issues Iraq Report: Forecasts Growth of 3.1%
Iraq Business News
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July 9, 2025
By John Lee. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Iraq's economy is facing considerable headwinds, with non-oil sector growth slowing from 13.8 percent in 2023 to an estimated 2.5 percent in 2024, impacted by reduced public...
Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on Imports from Iraq, Algeria, and Libya
Sada Elbalad
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July 9, 2025
Wed 09 Jul 2025 | 10:54 PM Former U.S. President Donald Trump has announced the imposition of new tariffs ranging from 25% to 30% on imports from multiple countries, including a 30% tariff on goods from Iraq, Algeria, and Libya, set to take effect...
Trade and investment boost: Financial adviser cites US message to Iraq
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T23:01:31+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The recent message from US President Donald Trump to the Iraqi government, on Wednesday, signals a potential expansion of trade and investment ties, according to...
Donald Trump tariff letters: Sri Lanka, Iraq, Libya among 7 more countries hit with up to 30% duty
The Week
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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced seven more tariff letters sent to various nations, bringing the total tally of such letters to 21, so far. The nearly identical two-page letters signed by Trump were sent to leaders of Iraq, Libya,...
Trump announces tariffs on imports from Sri Lanka, Iraq and five other nations
Detroit Star - Michigan
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Washington, DC [US], July 10 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a fresh round of tariffs on imports from seven nations - Sri Lanka, Algeria, Iraq, Libya, the Philippines, Moldova and Brunei. These tariffs will come into effect...
Trump’s Tariff Tsunami: 30% Duties Slam Sri Lanka, Iraq, Philippines & More
Zee News
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New Delhi: The letter was sharp and its message was unmistakable. Sri Lanka. Algeria. Iraq. Libya. Brunei. Moldova. Philippines. All now slapped with fresh US tariffs – some as high as 30%. The White House did not blink. The list kept growing....
Iraq moves to tighten maritime control over Khor Abdullah
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T12:17:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Iraq is stepping up joint efforts to secure the Khor Abdullah channel and its territorial waters, with officials calling the move essential to safeguarding the...
Iraq’s Defense Ministry dismisses F-16 ineffectiveness claims
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T12:08:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Ministry of Defense rejected, on Wednesday, claims that its US-made F-16 fighter jets are ineffective. Earlier, media reports quoted members of the...
Iraq releases nearly 28,000 under Amnesty Law
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T13:38:41+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad About 28,000 individuals were released from prisons and detention centers under the amended General Amnesty Law No. 27 of 2016, Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council...
Iraq war vet kicked out of county meeting after complaining about stinky landfill
Villages News - Florida
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July 9, 2025
Bushnell may revoke an operating permit for a stinky landfill near Lake Panasoffkee after repeated complaints from area residents. In a letter to the operator of the Heart of Florida landfill on County Road 529A, Kristin Green, the city’s director...
Donald Trump threatens new tariffs 30 per cent on Iraq, Philippines, 50 per cent on Brazil, markets react
The West Australian
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump has sent letters to the leaders of seven additional countries, warning of new tariff rates as high as 30 per cent on goods shipped to the United States. The latest recipients include the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Moldova,...
Iraq emerges as third-largest Arab oil refiner
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T12:51:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, ranked third among Arab nations in refinery output for 2024, according to data from the Energy Research Unit (ERU). The...
Iraq among top Arab gold holders with 162.7 tons
Shafaq News
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July 9, 2025
2025-07-09T12:29:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Iraq ranks among five Arab nations that collectively hold over 1,000 tons of gold, according to the World Gold Council (WGC)’s July report. The figures show that Saudi Arabia, Lebanon,...
US tariffs on Iraq raise economic questions
Shafaq News
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July 9, 2025
2025-07-09T18:52:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Washington US President Donald Trump has imposed a 30% tariff on Iraqi imports, a move expected to increase pressure on Iraq’s already fragile economy, an economic...
Iraq appoints spokesperson for religious pilgrimage committees
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T09:01:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad Iraq has appointed Maj. Gen. Muqdad Miri as the official spokesperson for the security and service committees managing the country’s major religious pilgrimages, a...
Trump Reveals New Batch of Tariffs From Iraq to Philippines
Mint
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on Wednesday with levies set to hit in August on imported goods from partners who fail to reach agreements with the US. Trump said he would levy a 30% rate on Algeria, Libya,...