Iraq economy news in English covering oil, energy, investment, markets, trade, banking and public finance developments across the country.
IraqSaudi Arabia said the total number of pilgrims in the 1447 Hajj season reached 1,707,301, underscoring the scale of this yearโs pilgrimage operations. Of the total, 1,546โฆ
IraqThe United States has reactivated Freedom Operation, a mission designed to escort oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, with plans to assist 12 vessels in the coming โฆ
BaghdadThe dollar strengthened against the Iraqi dinar in Baghdad and Erbil markets in evening trading, with the main Baghdad currency market quoting 100 dollars at 153450 dinarโฆ
BaghdadFormer lawmaker Fevzi Ekrem Terzi said Iraq is heading into a serious fiscal crisis and warned that, under the current trajectory, the federal budget could become little โฆ
DuhokLivestock markets in Duhok have grown busier as Eid Al-Adha approaches, with noticeable increases in sheep and cattle sales. Sellers said prices are significantly higher โฆ
AnbarIraq has brought back 352 Iraqi migrants who had entered Libya illegally, as Baghdad and Libyan authorities coordinated for a week to manage the case, Iraqโs acting chargโฆ
IraqIran has executed two people, one on charges of spying for Israel and the other for killing his wife, amid a sharp rise in executions tied to political tensions and proteโฆ
IraqBritain has imposed new sanctions on cryptocurrency networks it says Russia uses to evade Western sanctions and finance the war in Ukraine. The Foreign Office said the meโฆ
IraqScientists have detected a change in direction in a giant molten iron flow inside Earthโs outer core beneath the Pacific Ocean, a movement observed more than 2,200 kilomeโฆ
BaghdadIraqi Parliament member Muhammad Jasim al-Hafaji has taken the Cabinetโs internal regulation clause on the confidentiality of meetings and decisions to the Federal Supremโฆ
IraqIran's judiciary has suspended the work of the cyberspace regulation council that decided to gradually restore internet service across the country, halting a key body creโฆ
SulaymaniyahSulaymaniyah held a large Arefe Day celebration on Friday, with residents from different parts of the city taking part in a religious and social event that drew wide partโฆ
IraqAn oil tanker reported an explosion on its port side off Oman, about 60 nautical miles from Muscat, in an incident that briefly raised maritime safety concerns in the areโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs Communications and Media Commission has completed an operational plan to keep mobile networks and internet services stable during Eid al-Adha, with monitoring and โฆ
IraqKermanshah has produced 3 million native saplings to help revive the Zagros forests, as part of afforestation projects and wood cultivation programs tied to the green ecoโฆ
IraqIran has pressed for the release of frozen funds in Qatar and South Korea during a visit by Parliament Speaker Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf to Qatar, with Tehran focusing on a โฆ
BaghdadPrime Minister Ali Zeydi met Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kรขzฤฑm and instructed the municipality to pursue a policy that reduces spending while increasing revenues, as authoriโฆ
Dhi QarAuthorities in Shatra district of Dhi Qar have launched a wide-ranging operation against offices accused of loan-sharking, locally known as โfayiz.โ District commissionerโฆ
BaghdadIraq is confronting a severe drought crisis as climate change and upstream water policies in neighboring countries drive water reserves down from 18 billion cubic meters โฆ
IraqJonathan Andic has rejected a murder accusation in Spainโs investigation into the 2024 death of Isak Andic, the founder of the Mango clothing empire. In an open letter toโฆ
