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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...
Iraqi MP: Turkiye using water as leverage in dam talks
Shafaq News
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2025-07-05T21:08:28+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Ankara Iraq’s water crisis remains unresolved amid sharply reduced flows from Turkiye, with a parliamentary committee affirming that only new dam construction can...
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...
Iraq's hidden workforce: The rise of waste picking
Shafaq News
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July 5, 2025
2025-07-05T19:50:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The informal profession of waste picking has become a critical lifeline for tens of thousands of young people and women across Iraq, according to Manar Al-Obaidi,...
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’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....
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...
The Hot Spot: Why we’re investigating cancer in Iowa
Iowa Starting Line
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July 17, 2025
My grandmother Mary Jane died in 2005, her lungs destroyed by decades of cigarette smoke. When my dad was deployed to Iraq, she more or less raised me. And so when cancer finally took her life, I took it hard. Her death had been a long time...
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,...
Najaf Refinery Expansion Set to Boost Iraq’s Fuel Production
Iraq International News Agency
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July 9, 2025
Construction has begun on a major expansion of the Najaf Refinery, set to significantly increase Iraq’s domestic refining capacity and reduce reliance on imported fuel. Once completed, the project will add 70,000 barrels per day (bpd) to the...
Strengthening the US-Iraq Relationship through Energy and Security
Iraq Business News
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July 1, 2025
By Noam Raydan and Devorah Margolin, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Redefining and Strengthening the U.S.-Iraq...
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,...
Trump unveils 30% tariff on Iraq in latest batch of trade letters
The National News
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Donald Trump unveiled a 30 per cent tariff on Iraqi imports on Wednesday, with Iraq becoming the latest in a series of countries to have received a so-called trade letter from the US President. The latest tariff on Baghdad is 9 per cent lower than...
Drug trafficking ring busted in Baghdad
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T16:07:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraqi military intelligence forces arrested members of a drug trafficking network in Baghdad on Tuesday, the Defense Ministry announced. In a statement, the...
OPEC to raise September production by 550,000bpd
New National Star
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July 9, 2025
BY SAM OTUONYE Investigations have revealed that the apex oil group, Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) would hike output by September. The OPEC+ oil producers are set to approve another big output boost for September as they...
Trump announces new tariffs including for Iraq, Brazil and the Philippines
Al Jazeera
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July 9, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has issued a new round of tariff letters to eight countries, including Brazil, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova and the Philippines. Posted on social media on Wednesday, the letters assign...
Trump slaps new tariffs on Iraq, Libya, 5 other countries with a warning: ‘If you raise your tariffs…’
Mint
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July 9, 2025
US President Donald J. Trump has sent formal letters to the heads of state of seven countries—Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Philippines, and Sri Lanka—announcing new tariffs on their exports to the United States starting August 1. The...
Trump enforces new tariffs on Iraq, five other nations
Shafaq News
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2025-07-09T16:42:05+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Washington/Baghdad On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump authorized a new wave of import tariffs targeting six nations, including Iraq. The directives, revealed by Trump on...
India can secure oil from other sources if Russian imports are sanctioned: Oil Minister Puri
The Hindu Business Line
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July 17, 2025
Hardeep Puri, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas | Photo Credit: Ravi Choudhary Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Puri, on Thursday expressed strong confidence that India can meet its energy requirements from...
Iraqi Drilling Company completes 113 Oil Wells in H1 2025
Iraq Business News
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July 4, 2025
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has announced the completion of drilling and rehabilitation operations on 113 oil wells during the first half of 2025. The company's teams successfully drilled 27 new wells and rehabilitated 86...