Iraq economy news in English covering oil, energy, investment, markets, trade, banking and public finance developments across the country.
ErbilKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — The Gulf Arab Cup Football Federation has approved the participating clubs for the third edition of the Gulf Champions League, scheduled for the 202…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi sprinter Falah Hassan won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres at the Asian U23 Championships in Ordos, China, finishing in 10.21 seconds, the I…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Ziyadi said his country will continue pressing OPEC for a production quota that reflects its capacity and potential. A stateme…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A photography exhibition documenting the life of a man known as "Kaka Hama" opened on a historic street in the city's Kasablar neighborhood, featurin…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Media and Communications Commission said on July 9, 2026, that the transfer of Starlink's licensing fee to Washington cleared the way for the forma…
BaghdadWASHINGTON, United States — The Washington Institute has described Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Sulaymaniyah's planned visit to Washington as a key opportunity to shape the n…
IraqWASHINGTON, United States — A US official said current tensions with Iran, linked to Tehran's attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, could stretch from a day or two to…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — Unverified videos circulating on social media appear to show a US strike near Iranshahr Airport in Iran's southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province. Th…
DiyalaDIYALA, Iraq — The head of Diyala's provincial council investment commission said roughly 99% of investments in the province are concentrated in housing compounds and com…
DiyalaBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Federal Education Ministry has exempted Kurdish-language schools in Khanaqin district of Diyala province from a nationwide order to merge or close s…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Long queues formed outside Kadhimiya Hospital on Baghdad's Karkh side on Monday as citizens waited to obtain entry cards, with patients complaining of ove…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Baghdad Mayor Ammar Musa Kazim on Monday opened the Hibiyya and Hadra main sewage treatment plants in the Karkh district after completing renovation works…
IraqPittsburgh — Research led by dermatologist Dr. Daniel Kaplan at the University of Pittsburgh has identified a cellular mechanism explaining why scratching insect bites ex…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — More than 10 million people took part in the funeral ceremonies of Ali Husseini Khomeini in the Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala, according to initial un…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia'bar Ali al-Sudani's government is working to establish a joint investment fund with Turkey, the premier's office said o…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Iraqi parliament has begun an in absentia questioning of the head of the Iraqi Investment Authority during the second session of the first legislative…
IraqBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Wisdom Movement (Hikma) said Monday it fully supports ongoing Iraqi state efforts against corruption, backing the role of the government, judiciary an…
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Baghdad Provincial Council has denied reports that the brother of detained lawmaker Heyat al-Najaf was taken into custody. In a statement, the council…
BaghdadTEHRAN, Iran — TEHRAN — A member of Iran's Supreme Cyberspace Council, Ezatollah Zargami, has warned that Iran will set fire to oil wells in Gulf countries if US strikes …
BaghdadBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's General Directorate for Drugs and Psychotropic Substances seized 51 kilograms of Captagon pills in two separate operations in Baghdad and arrested …
