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...

Iraq, Turkmenistan sign energy deal as Baghdad seeks to ease power shortages

BAGHDAD, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Iraq and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement to expand energy cooperation as Baghdad struggles to tackle its long-running electricity crisis, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The deal, signed on Monday,...

Game Time International reports 30% growth in global buyers

Game Time International (GTI), a leading global platform for the game & amusement industry, has shared the key successes of the 17th GTI China Expo, which took place in September at Area A, China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou....

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–France Deal to Empower Film Industry Development

Dr Arif Al-Saadi, the Cultural Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the French National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image, in a bid to boost creative cooperation between the two nations. The...

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's North Oil: Kirkuk exports reach 250,000 bpd

2025-10-24T12:07:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Kirkuk Iraq’s North Oil Company can export 250,000 barrels of crude per day (bpd) from its current production of 325,000 bpd, sources told Shafaq News on Friday. The sources...

Iraq’s 2025 Elections: Shiite giants clash for Soul of the House

Shafaq News Iraq is approaching its parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, and the Shiite political scene—the country’s dominant arena since 2003—is entering one of its most competitive and fragmented phases. More than 1,700 Shiite...

Iraq leans on Korea in arms shift from U.S., Russia

Published: 24 Oct. 2025, 07:00 Updated: 24 Oct. 2025, 13:47 LIG Nex1's medium-range surface-to-air missiles (M-SAM), also known as Skybolts, are being fired during a military exercise in Korea in 2024. [LIG NEX1] [NEWS ANALYSIS] After purchasing...

Iraq’s 2025 elections: Shiite blocs launch largest post-2003 power contest

2025-10-23T08:30:18+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Shiite political parties and movements are heading into the November 11 parliamentary elections with some of the largest candidate lists since 2003, marking an...

Iraq security brief: Kidnapped girl rescued, soldier arrested for arson

2025-10-23T21:11:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key judicial and security developments reported across Iraq on October 23, 2025. Murder Case (Dhi Qar): A local court sentenced a man to 15 years in...

Iraq may turn to Korean weapons amid simmering Israel-Iran tensions

Published: 24 Oct. 2025, 07:00 LIG Nex1's medium-range surface-to-air missiles (M-SAM) ? also known as Skybolts ? are being fired during a military exercise in Korea in 2024. [LIG NEX1] [NEWS ANALYSIS] After purchasing Korean missiles and fighter...

Factory fire in Iraq’s Kirkuk injures five, two critically

2025-10-25T17:05:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Kirkuk A fire tore through a building materials factory in Kirkuk on Saturday, injuring five people, two of them critically, according to a Civil Defense source. The source...

1.6 Billion Dinars in Annual Production Capacity for the Pharmaceutical and Medical Supplies Sector

Jordan’s pharmaceutical and medical supplies sector enjoys a high production capacity reaching 1.6 billion dinars annually, making it a safety valve for the country under all circumstances.اضافة اعلان The sector’s locally manufactured products...

Baghdad denies utility bill requirement for citizens’ paperwork

2025-10-23T11:04:05+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad The Iraqi government on Thursday rejected reports that citizens must settle unpaid water and electricity bills to process official paperwork, calling them “inaccurate...

US sanctions on Russian oil firms unlikely to impact Iraq, analyst says

2025-10-25T13:02:43+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Fresh US sanctions on Russia’s oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil will have little to no effect on Iraq’s energy sector, oil analyst Hamza al-Jawahiri told Shafaq News on...

A dozen ex-RAF C-130Js finally find a home

Türkiye has officially confirmed its acquisition of 12 ex-RAF C-130J Hercules aircraft, and the Turkish Ministry of National Defence signed a substantial contract with Cambridge-based Marshall Aerospace to support the new fleet. The long-term...

Whitney Webb, Chris Hedges – The Rise of the Thielverse and the Construction of the Surveillance State

Whitney Webb traces the Thielverse’s rise and the bipartisan construction of the modern surveillance state that Trump and his benefactors are deploying against dissidents and immigrants today Cross-posted from the Chris Hedges Report The descent...

Iraqi Delegation Visits Agricultural Credit Corporation

Ammon News - An official delegation from the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture visited the Agricultural Credit Corporation (ACC) on Wednesday to enhance cooperation and exchange expertise in supporting and developing the agricultural sector. ACC...