2025 Erbil Forum: Parliament Speaker affirms Iraq’s stability key to US energy interests

2025-02-26T11:50:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani ruled out any threat to Iraq from ongoing regional developments, highlighting the country’s strategic energy resources …

EXCLUSIVE: Iraq’s CF may hold urgent meeting over Al-Sudani-Rubio call

2025-02-26T12:53:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Shiite Coordination Framework (CF) is expected to hold an urgent meeting to discuss the details of the phone call between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iraqi …

Iraq’s Judiciary denies arrest warrants against foreign leaders

2025-02-26T11:43:24+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council refuted claims of arrest warrants issued by Iraqi courts against Syrian Transitional President Ahmad Al-Sharaa, US President Donald …

‘Brothers After War’ film documents Iraq war veterans

US and Iraq hold talks on quick resumption of key oil pipeline

The project was shut in March 2023 in a payment dispute.PHOTO: AFP WASHINGTON – The US and Iraq discussed the resumption of a major pipeline that can transport oil from the Middle Eastern country to global markets after the link was shut almost since 2023 …

British BP has signed an agreement to develop the Kirkuk oil field in Iraq

AK&M 26 February 2025 14:25 British oil and gas company BP plc has signed an agreement with the Government of Iraq to invest in several major oil fields in Kirkuk (Iraq). This is reported in a BP press release. The agreement is subject to final …

US, Iraq discuss energy and Iran’s influence

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani discussed Iran’s regional influence, Iraq’s energy independence, and US business investments during a call on Tuesday, the US State Department said. According to …

Financial inclusion in Iraq grows to over 40%

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), Ali Al-Alaq, unveiled on Wednesday that financial inclusion in Iraq has increased to more than 40 percent. During his speech in the 9th edition of the Iraq Finance Expo, Al-Alaq …

BP unveils multi-billion-dollar deal to redevelop Iraq's oil fields

The energy giant's announcement of the tie-up comes as it finalises plans to ditch renewables targets set under previous CEO. The agreement between BP and Iraq's government will focus on the redevelopment of four large oil and gasfields in Kirkuk …

Syria-Iraq Trade: Stalled at the doorstep of politics

Shafaq News/ Syria has been seeking to restore its once-thriving trade relationship with Iraq, but political hesitation in Baghdad has left businesses frustrated. Despite Syria fulfilling key border security and customs requirements, Iraq remains …