Iraq unveils renewable energy projects worth $6bln

OPEC producer Iraq has initiated investment opportunities in renewable energy worth around $6 billion to reduce its dependence on conventional fuels and tackle a persistent power crisis, according to its oil minister. “Iraq is accelerating its...

Iraqi PM and US Secretary of State discuss trade, security in call

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio have conducted a telephone discussion addressing American commercial interests in Iraq and pressing regional security matters. According to State Department...

Dick Cheney, former US president who helped lead 'war on terror', dies at 84

ShareSave Dick Cheney, who has died at the age of 84, had a glittering - if controversial - career in American public life. He served as President Gerald Ford's White House chief of staff in the 1970s, before spending a decade in the House of...

Tabaqchali: "A Ho-hum Month, Ahead of Elections"

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. "A Ho-hum Month, Ahead of Elections" The market, as measured by the Rabee...

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history, dies...

Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in US history. He died at age 84 on Monday from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and...

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the 'builder' seeking to safeguard Iraq's fragile stability

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at his residence in Baghdad, on October 21, 2025. CHARLES THIEFAINE FOR LE MONDE With a construction crane as his emblem and the slogan "Iraq First," Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has presented himself as a...

Weaponisation of IWT cannot and will not succeed: President Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that the violation of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by India could not and would not succeed, and warned against the weaponisation of water. India in April held the IWT in abeyance following the attack in...

Race for the 2025 elections: Fragmentation dominates Iraq's Sunni house

Shafaq News Iraq’s Sunni political arena is entering one of its most competitive phases ahead of the parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025. With the western and northern provinces in play, the contest is no longer only about representation...

There Was An Explosion At An Oil Depot In Iraq

There are dead and wounded. There was an explosion at the Zubair oil field in southern Iraq. It killed one person and injured four others. According to The National News. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Energy, the explosion and fire were...

Exploring Bahrain’s Coffee Culture

Ahh…coffee! That quintessential hot brew that most of us can’t live without. From morning pick-me ups and catching up with friends to business meetings and easy date options, coffee has a way of bringing people together. Bahrain has always...

Poor air quality averages: Toxic fumes choke Baghdad

2025-10-26T12:11:50+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Continuous waste burning and unregulated industrial activity are driving persistent air pollution in Baghdad, Iraq’s Green Iraq Observatory declared on Sunday. The...

Energy cooperation: Baghdad clinches gas MoU with Ashgabat

2025-10-21T18:16:45+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq and Turkmenistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to expand energy cooperation, including natural gas imports, as part of the country’s...

Iraq Participates in Annual IMF / World Bank Meetings in DC

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Finance, Taif Sami Mohammed, along with the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and their accompanying delegation, participated in the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International...

Krohne signs up for big Iraq petroleum event

Jay Gadhavi Krohne, a global manufacturer and provider of process instrumentation, measurement solutions and services, has signed up as a major sponsor for the upcoming Iraq Petroleum & Infrastructure Week 2025 to be held in capital Baghdad. To be...

Iraq delivers +100k barrels of oil to Jordan within 9 days

2025-10-21T16:54:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad / Amman Iraq, OPEC's second-largest exporter, delivered 117,180 barrels of crude oil to Jordan between October 11 and 19, the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral...

Iraq's Kirkuk: +25 workers casualties due to poor safety standards

2025-10-21T16:20:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Kirkuk Workplace accidents in Kirkuk have killed or injured at least 25 workers since the start of 2025, mostly during construction projects, medical sources reported to...

Iraq's agricultural heartland slowly succumbs to collapse

Once the cradle of early agriculture, Iraq risks losing its fertile lands to desertification driven by climate change, upstream dams, and poor water management. This accelerating loss highlights the need for urgent action if Iraq is to avoid...

Two workers killed in pipeline fire at Iraq’s Zubair oilfield, officials say

BASRA,Iraq (Reuters) -At least two workers were killed in an oil pipeline fire in Iraq’s Zubair oilfield on Sunday, oilfield officials said. There was no impact on oil flows, they said, with throughput currently at 400,000 barrels per day. The...

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

2025-10-26T06:30:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad / Washington Iraq’s crude oil exports to the United States rose significantly last week, according to data released Sunday by the US Energy Information Administration...

Iraq to construct power stations of 48,000 MW output

2025-10-21T12:39:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity has launched a comprehensive plan to build power plants with a combined capacity of 48,000 megawatts, following the conclusion of...