Iraq's new offshore pipeline to dramatically boost oil exports

The Iraqi oil minister stated that the first phase should be completed within less than two years [Getty] Iraq started work on its third offshore oil pipeline at the Grand Faw Port in Basra province on Saturday, which could massively boost energy...

Inside EthosEnergy’s growth moment with CEO Ana Amicarella

As OEM backlogs and soaring demand force plant owners to extract more life and capacity from existing assets, EthosEnergy CEO Ana Amicarella says the independent service provider is seizing the moment: helping operators extend turbine life, boost...

EU agrees to monitor Iraqi parliamentary elections as independent observers

The EU's foreign affairs chief, Kaja Kallas, on Sunday announced that the bloc will monitor the November 11 parliamentary elections in Iraq. Speaking alongside Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein before an EU meeting in Luxembourg, Ms Kallas...

Qatar tops Arab world in engineering, technology: ARCIF scientific report

Tribune News Network doha The 2025 Arab Scientific Journals Impact and Citation Report (ARCIF), issued as its tenth annual report, confirmed the State of Qatar’s advancement in the field of engineering and technology in the Arab world, based on a...

Desertification renders 60% of Iraq's soil unusable

2025-10-19T16:04:11+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Approximately 60% of Iraq's land has become unusable due to drought and desertification, the Green Iraq Observatory reported on Sunday. Omar Abdul Latif, a member of...

Iraq, UAE Strengthen Energy and Petrochemical Cooperation in Abu Dhabi

Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met in Abu Dhabi with UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Sultan Al Jaber, to discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries. The talks, attended by the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff,...

Iraq Presses Turkey To Open the Taps on Tigris and Euphrates

Iraq on Sunday formally asked Turkey to raise water releases on the Tigris and Euphrates by 500 cubic meters per second in October and November, a bid to ease its worst shortages since 1933, Iraqi Water Resources Minister Aoun Diab said after...

Kirkuk women lead Iraq’s carpet revival

2025-10-19T18:10:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Kirkuk Spools of wool and silk glide through the hands of Kirkuk’s women as they transform Iraq’s centuries-old carpet craft into a tool for economic independence and...

Water salinity hurting Iraq farmers, livestock

Declining freshwater flows raise salt and pollution levels in Tigris and Euphrates BASRA, Iraq: Iraqi farmer Umm Ali has watched her poultry die as salinity levels in the country’s south hit record highs, rendering already scarce water unfit for...

Iraq: 12 names circulate for premiership amid internal divisions

2025-10-13T16:57:27+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad A senior member of Iraq’s Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee, Mukhtar al-Mousawi, revealed on Monday that several prominent political figures are emerging as...

Qatar tops Arab world in engineering, technology, 2025 ARCIF scientific report reveals

Amman: The 2025 Arab Scientific Journals Impact and Citation Report (ARCIF), issued as its tenth annual report, confirmed the State of Qatar's advancement in the field of engineering and technology within the Arab world, based on a comprehensive...

Today's Top 3 News: Indonesian Automotive Industry Cautious Amid Sluggish Car Market

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Tempo English compiled the top 3 news on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Here are the highlights: Indonesian Automotive Industry Cautious Amid Sluggish Car Market; Indonesia Falls to 122nd in Latest FIFA Rankings; and One Year of...

Iraq increases oil production at Nasiriyah field

The rate of oil production at the Nasiriyah field in southern Iraq has increased to 80,000 barrels a day, after nine wells were brought online Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA...

Inflation inches up in Iraq as costs rise

2025-10-19T12:39:45+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad Iraq’s inflation edged up slightly in September, driven by higher housing and service costs, even as food prices eased, the Ministry of Planning reported on Sunday....

In Iraq, will Muqtada al-Sadr’s endgame of power work? 

In a statement last month, Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr said his movement would boycott the November elections, hinting he wants to “change the faces and save Iraq” – reportedly his endgame since he withdrew his bloc from parliament in June...

Iraq Launches Major Pharmaceutical City, Factories, and Global Partnerships

Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani has launched the construction of Iraq’s largest pharmaceutical city in southern Baghdad, marking a major step toward advancing local medicine production and healthcare self-sufficiency. The Health City for...

Iraq’s Oil Committee warns against politicizing incomplete projects

2025-10-13T09:39:46+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Political leaders are exploiting incomplete oil projects as campaign tools ahead of the November 11 elections, Iraq’s Parliamentary Oil and Gas Committee cautioned on...

EIA: Iraq’s oil exports to US dip over the week

2025-10-19T06:33:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad / Washington Iraq’s crude oil exports to the United States fell sharply last week, according to data released on Sunday by the US Energy Information Administration...

Iraq Moves Forward with $60 Billion Al-Tayib Economic City

The National Investment Commision (NIC) has confirmed progress on the Al-Tayeb Economic City Project in Maysan, a major step towards transforming the area into a strategic multi-service investment zone. Chairman Dr. Haider Muhammad Makia announced...

Iraq to ban poultry imports as officials pledge price stability

2025-10-12T22:32:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq will enforce a ban on importing frozen chicken and related products starting October 23, following a government decision aimed at supporting local producers and...