Iraq economy news in English covering oil, energy, investment, markets, trade, banking and public finance developments across the country.
BaghdadSheikh Mustafa al-Samari, who served for many years at the Imam Hasan al-Askari and Imam Muhammad al-Askari shrines in Samarra, has died. His death was met with grief in …
IraqU.S.-based wearable device company Whoop released health data on Cristiano Ronaldo from Al-Nassr’s Saudi league match, showing how sharply his physical output rose during…
IraqA study by researchers at Oxford University and University College London says younger generations are developing physical and mental illnesses at earlier ages, driven by…
IraqSix senior figures from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are shaping the country’s decision-making process, according to the New York Times, with most of them hav…
IraqSeveral EU member states have called for sanctions against Israel's Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over what they described as degrading treatment of activists in a Ga…
IraqA Qatari negotiating delegation arrived in Tehran, coordinated with the United States, as part of diplomatic efforts to end the ongoing war with Iran and resolve outstand…
BaghdadThe Nujaba Movement has rejected a plan to merge the Popular Mobilization forces with Iraq’s security services, saying the resistance weapon is not open to negotiation an…
KirkukKirkuk Governor Agha and the United Nations representative discussed development projects, economic priorities and public services in the province during a meeting that a…
IraqThousands of supporters of former Cuban President Raul Castro gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana in a show of backing for the 94-year-old former leader, who has …
BaghdadIraqi Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Mesud Barzani will travel to Baghdad next week with a high-level delegation for talks with the federal government, as t…
BaghdadA US-based think tank warned that Israeli bases discovered in Iraq’s western desert could unsettle the region’s diplomatic and military balance and raise the risk of a ne…
IraqIran has destroyed more than 22 U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones since the conflict began, according to figures based on earlier Congressional Research Service estimates. The loss…
IraqNovak Djokovic says world No. 1 Jannik Sinner is the biggest obstacle to his bid for a 25th Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, where the two men are placed on opposite si…
BaghdadIraq is being viewed as one of Syria’s most important neighboring markets, with the two countries sharing a 605-kilometer land border and Iraq’s economy estimated at abou…
IraqNearly 1.2 billion people worldwide are living with mental disorders, according to a new study that says the figure is close to double the level recorded in 1990. The fin…
IraqFormer French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will run in next year’s presidential election after Emmanuel Macron’s term ends, entering a race expected to b…
IraqUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that Washington is working toward an agreement with Iran that would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and abandoning…
BaghdadIn Baghdad’s old quarters, traditional cafes in the narrow streets of El-Kifah, Babuşşeyh and Sadrîye have survived for years as living reminders of the city’s past. They…
BaghdadWeapons control remains one of the biggest challenges for Iraqi governments since 2003, as armed groups that gained strength in the war against ISIS have also secured pol…
IraqThomas Tuchel has left Phil Foden and Cole Palmer out of England's 26-man squad for next month’s 2026 World Cup in the United States. The omission of two of England’s mos…
