Iraq prevented 29 attacks by Iran-aligned militias amid Israel-Iran war, PM says

In an interview with the Associated Press published Tuesday, al-Sudani said the attacks were aimed at Israel and US military bases inside Iraq. “These operations were neutralized by Iraqi government security measures,” he said, though declined to...

Iraq to issue Development Road tenders in packages

Iraq intends to invite bids from international companies in late 2025 for ‘The Development Road’ the $17 billion mega multimodal project that will link Iraq to Europe via Turkey, an official said on Friday. The Development Road involves the...

Iraq’s PM confirms thwarted attacks on Israel, US during Iran-Israel conflict

2025-07-29T06:40:22+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani revealed that armed groups inside Iraq attempted to launch rockets and drones toward Israel and Iraqi bases hosting US...

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...

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...

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...

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

TrendingSiege on Sweida, and anger after clashes in Iraq

Food and medicine levels are critically low in Sweida, Syria. Deadly clashes in Iraq have fuelled anger across the country. Wildfires rage in Turkey, Greece and Albania. On today's episode of Trending Middle East: Sweida running out of supplies...

Legacy of Saddam-Era: How old laws cripple Iraq's legislative future

Shafaq News More than two decades after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, the legacy of Iraq’s dissolved Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) continues to obstruct the country’s legislative development. Despite successive parliamentary sessions...

29 attacks on Israel, U.S. bases foiled by Iraq to contain regional conflict, says PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani revealed in an interview with the Associated Press that his government blocked 29 attempts by pro-Iranian militias to launch missiles and drones at Israel and U.S. bases in Iraq during last month’s...

Final Batch of Nepali Peacekeepers Returns from Iraq Mission

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 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...

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...

NEOM Port halves transit time with new trade corridor linking Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq

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

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...

Türkiye seeks full use of idled pipeline in new deal talks with Iraq

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...

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,...