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What's driving forward US dollar smuggling from Iraq to Iran?
The New Arab
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June 30, 2025
Iraq's economy continues to suffer as US dollars are illegally transferred to Iran through currency market offices across multiple provinces. [Getty] Despite efforts by the Iraqi federal government and parliament to curb US dollar smuggling to...
The Trump Train Is Leaving The Station - The Energy Report
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Unsplash All Aboard, The Trump train is leaving this station. Remember when all those people were freaking out a few months ago about the tariffs and how it was going to create a global recession? Now funds are rushing to get back...
Fiona Hill: What Putin (and Trump?) might do next, after Ukraine
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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At some point, Russia’s war in Ukraine will reach some sort of conclusion, however temporary and knocked-together. And then a new series of questions will arise, as to what Russian President Vladmir Putin is likely to do next, through military or...
OPEC Plans Production Increase In August To Regain Market Share
Leadership
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July 1, 2025
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is working to expand its Global oil market share and is set to announce another big increase of 411,000 barrels per day in production for August, four delegates from the group told Reuters....
Babylon Bee Editor’s Shocking Comments About Gaza’s Christians Are Nothing New
National Catholic Register
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Seeing a prominent Christian minimize the killing of Christians is kind of a shock. That was the reaction of many when Joel Berry, managing editor of “the most popular satire site in the world,” the Babylon Bee (4.9 million followers on X),...
Iran Nears Partial Commissioning Of Strategic Rail Line With Iraq
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 2. A station and a two-way line will be commissioned on the border of Iran and Iraq within the framework of the Shalamcheh-Basra railway line between the two countries during the next month,...
Balancing acts and breaking points: Iraq’s US-Iran dilemma
Atlantic Council
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June 30, 2025
MENASource June 30, 2025 • 4:11 pm ET Print this page Balancing acts and breaking points: Iraq’s US-Iran dilemma By C. Anthony Pfaff Even without the current conflict between Israel and Iran, the prospects for future US-Iraq relations have often...
NIC Grants 4 Renewable Energy Licences so far This Year
Iraq Business News
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June 29, 2025
By John Lee. As part of government efforts to diversify Iraq's energy mix and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, the National Investment Commission (NIC) has awarded four major investment licences in the renewable energy sector during 2025. NIC...
Needs and Vulnerabilities of Climate-Induced Migrants in Iraq
Iraq Business News
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June 29, 2025
By John Lee. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has published a new study titled, "Understanding the Needs and Vulnerabilities of Climate-Induced Migrants in Iraq -- Climate Vulnerability Assessment." It concludes: This study...
Discover Iraq: Karbala, where memory breathes and future beckons
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Few places wear their history as openly as Iraq’s Karbala. Each year, during Ashura and Arbaeen, the city fills with black-clad pilgrims mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, who was killed...
A Big Beautiful Bill for the Military-Industrial Complex
Antiwar
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July 1, 2025
The US Senate worked through the weekend on the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The goal was to pass it quickly to ensure the House will then pass it and send it to President Trump’s desk before the July 4th holiday. However, disagreements among Republican...
Touring The Bazaar: Promoting Palestinian Industry And Enhancing Economic Opportunities
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Palestine News Network ) Bethlehem / PNN / For the third consecutive year, with the aim of bringing joy to the hearts of Palestinians on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Adha, the activities of the Third Return Bazaar have kicked off in...
Palm Trees: A Natural Defence Against Iraq’s Climate Crisis
Iraq International News Agency
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June 30, 2025
In Iraq, palm trees are a lifeline in the country’s fight against climate change. Ranked among the five countries most vulnerable to extreme heat, water scarcity, and food insecurity, Iraq faces growing environmental threats. Scientists and...
Business InsightsHas the oil and gas industry learnt lessons from the Israel-Iran conflict?
The National News
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Open fighting between Israel and Iran, and missile and drone strikes on oil and gas facilities would once have triggered crisis in energy markets. Yet after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, joined by the US, oil prices are lower than when...
Ron Paul: A Big Beautiful Bill for the military-industrial complex
The Sun - California
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July 1, 2025
The US Senate worked through the weekend on the “Big Beautiful Bill.” The goal was to pass it quickly to ensure the House will then pass it and send it to President Trump’s desk before the July 4th holiday. However, disagreements among Republican...
Super-Size Me - The Energy Report
myMotherLode - California
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Image Source: Unsplash Get Super-sized! Or Super Hyped! It seems that unnamed OPEC sources now must use very colorful language to get attention from the marketplace because so many times these leaked stories turn out not to be true. Friday the oil...
Business InsightsHas the oil and gas industry learnt lessons from the Israel-Iran conflict?
The National News
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Open fighting between Israel and Iran, and missile and drone strikes on oil and gas facilities would once have triggered crisis in energy markets. Yet after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, joined by the US, oil prices are lower than when...
A 7-year failure: Human Rights Commission in Iraq’s Basra on desalination project
Shafaq News
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2025-06-29T21:33:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights in Basra on Sunday warned of an escalating humanitarian disaster as the province faces its “worst” drinking water crisis in...
Solar Power Initiative for Iraqi Health Centres
Iraq Business News
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June 28, 2025
By John Lee. In a coordinated effort with the Ministry of Health, Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has launched a pioneering initiative to equip health centres with solar power systems, marking a step toward expanding investment in...
ISIS mobilization near Iraq spurs urgent SDF response
Shafaq News
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2025-06-29T13:26:45+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus/Baghdad The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are finalizing plans for a large-scale security operation against ISIS cells in the Syrian desert near the Iraqi border, a...