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BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraq Stock Exchange said shares traded on the bourse last week had a total value of more than 4 billion dinars. Of 103 listed companies, 57 saw shares…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — US Special Envoy to Iraq Tom Barrack arrived in Baghdad on Monday and met with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to discuss bilateral partnership issues. …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Pearl Petroleum is planning a $10.2 billion investment to develop the Khor Mor and Chemchemal gas fields in Iraq's Kurdistan Region between 2026 and 2035,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has postponed a French-language exam for third-intermediate students to Wednesday, June 17, after the originally scheduled Tu…
BaghdadAMMAN, Jordan — Iraq national team head coach Graham Arnold has described the country's 2026 FIFA World Cup group, which includes Norway, France and Senegal, as an "excit…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Four armed groups in Iraq have formally joined a government program to consolidate weapons under state control and unify security authority under the prim…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Wreckage from an unmanned aerial vehicle was discovered in the cargo zone of Baghdad International Airport, a security source said, with no immediate clai…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — The US-Iran confrontation, shaped since the 1979 Iranian Revolution by disputes over Tehran's nuclear program and regional influence, has defi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani's government is preparing to submit its 2050 national development plan to parliament as a draft law, Prime M…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Gold prices rose more than 2% on Monday after the United States and Iran announced a preliminary agreement aimed at ending their war, lifting the metal to…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Anbar governorate has awarded a contract to develop the Halise gas field to CAR under a licensing round, describing the project as the province's larg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — An Iraqi writer has explored the historical pattern of political compromise between broad sections of Iraqi society and those in power, noting that indivi…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Leaked information and published reports allege that roughly 38,000 tons of chemical fertilizer allocated for distribution to farmers have gone missing fr…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's total revenues reached 31.163 trillion dinar through the end of April 2026, while expenditures hit 37.835 trillion dinar, according to federal budg…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Communications Minister Mustafa al-Saddawi has proposed raising fixed broadband internet speeds by 20% while keeping subscription prices unchanged,…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Education has published new rules governing student admissions, transfers and guest enrollments for the 2026-2027 academic year, issued…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's National Investment Commission outlined the legal steps surrounding customs exemption applications for the "Moul El-Irak" project underway in the c…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Salah Mahdi, head of the Diyala office of Iraq's High Commission for Human Rights, said family and academic pressure on students during exam periods can h…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq is facing its most severe electricity crisis of the summer, with the gap between supply and demand reaching about 40,000 megawatts, according to Mini…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Ministry of Trade said on Saturday that more than 3.19 million tonnes of wheat have been procured from local farmers this season. Haydar al-Karawi,…
