Iraq economy news in English covering oil, energy, investment, markets, trade, banking and public finance developments across the country.
IraqFrance has barred Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from entering the country, a move that underscores growing European anger over the treatment of activโฆ
SaladinThe global water crisis entered a new phase of โhydraulic geopoliticsโ in 2026, turning dams into cross-border strategic tools and elevating water to the top national secโฆ
IraqQatarโs Foreign Ministry said freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is a principle that cannot be subject to bargaining, underscoring the waterwayโs importance foโฆ
IraqIraqโs government, under newly appointed Prime Minister Ali ez-Zidi, has banned the free distribution of plastic bags in a move tied to the countryโs efforts to meet its โฆ
BaghdadDespite the expansion of poultry projects in Iraq, markets continue to show a clear price gap between locally produced eggs and imported eggs, highlighting pressure on doโฆ
IraqIraqi football legend Younis Mahmoud has been elected president of the Iraq Football Association, taking a key role in shaping the future of the countryโs game. The appoiโฆ
IraqFormer football star Younis Mahmoud has taken the early lead in the Iraq Football Federation presidential election as vote counting continues, with the result closely watโฆ
BaghdadBaghdad has begun broad security operations ahead of Eid al-Adha, with units from the Ministries of Defence and Interior conducting search and inspection missions across โฆ
NajafA local official in Najaf said the aircraft seized at the Um Qasr border crossing had been formally purchased from Canada for Furat al-Wusta University and was intended fโฆ
BaghdadThe Iraq Football Federationโs elections officially opened in Baghdad on Monday, with the new board set to be chosen at a ceremony held at the Rashid Hotel. The vote willโฆ
IraqIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said Iran would respond โin the strongest and most destructive wayโ if US President Donald Trump returns to war, sharpenโฆ
IraqIraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih Zeydi and Kurdistan Regional Government President Masrour Barzani met to review border gate administration, the Asycuda system and technicaโฆ
BaghdadBaghdad is hosting an election conference to choose the new executive board that will guide Iraqi football in the next period. The vote began today and is intended to shaโฆ
IraqIran continued its sharp rhetoric against the United States and Israel, with Defence Ministry spokesman Brig. Gen. Rฤฑza Talai saying President Trump had no choice but to โฆ
IraqIranโs Revolutionary Guards said the Strait of Hormuz remains under the full control of its naval forces, after 25 vessels transited the waterway in the past 24 hours. Thโฆ
IraqWorld Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the health ministries of Congo and Uganda have declared an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibuโฆ
BaghdadPrime Minister Ali Zeydi and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Masrour Barzani met in Baghdad to address unresolved disputes and strengthen relations between โฆ
BaghdadIraqโs dollar exchange rate slipped slightly on Saturday afternoon in major trading centers, with market prices still trading well above the official Central Bank rate ofโฆ
IraqThe US administration said the Democratic Republic of Congo national team must remain in isolation for 21 days in order to take part in the World Cup in Houston. White Hoโฆ
BaghdadIraqโs Ministry of Finance has started disbursing May salaries for government personnel, with the payments beginning on Saturday. The move comes as Eid al-Adha approachesโฆ
