Iraq, Turkey talk on energy cooperation, oil exports, and trade ties

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani met on Monday with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar in Baghdad to discuss energy cooperation and bilateral ties. Talks focused on strengthening partnerships between the …

Iraq, Turkiye Discuss Energy Cooperation and KRI Oil Exports

By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Alparslan Bayraktar, to discuss energy cooperation and economic ties. Al-Sudani reiterated Iraq's commitment to collaboration with …

Germany-Iraq Trade Reaches EUR1.7bn

By John Lee. The German Embassy in Iraq has confirmed that trade between Germany and Iraq reached €1.7 billion in 2024, with a 10% growth in German exports over four years. Roland Westebbe, Deputy Director of the German Embassy Mission in Iraq, stated that …

Amman Chamber to Open Trade Office in Iraq

By John Lee. The Baghdad Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the Amman Chamber of Commerce's plan to establish a trade office in Baghdad, aimed at strengthening economic and trade cooperation between Iraq and Jordan. During a meeting with Raad Bureij, …

Ooredoo, ITPC Partner to Land FIG Subsea Cable in Iraq

Ooredoo Group and Iraqi Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC) have signed a Landing Party Agreement to land the Fiber in Gulf (FIG) subsea cable in Iraq, establishing the country as a vital transit hub for global data traffic between Asia and Europe.  …

Anxiety, Despair, and Dropouts: the human cost of bullying in Iraq

Shafaq News/ In classrooms across Baghdad, a silent epidemic is driving students out of school; it is not war or poverty, but bullying. Harassment from both peers and teachers has turned learning spaces into battlegrounds, leaving many students …

Iraq’s Al-Faw Port phase 1 on track for completion in 2025 - Transport Minister

Iraq’s Al-Faw Grand Port mega project in Basra will see its first phase completed by late 2025, according to a report by the Iraqi News Agency (INA). Transport Minister Razak Muhibis Al-Saadawi reaffirmed the project’s priority under Prime Minister …

March 18, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Iran-Iraq War

The Gulf war seems to be spreading beyond the borders of Iran and Iraq, with both countries renewing their attacks on neutral shipping in the Gulf. Iraq has declared Iranian air space a prohibited war zone. As potentially decisive ground fighting raged for …

Iraq Seizes 1 Tonne of Captagon from Syria

Iraq's Interior Ministry thwarted an attempt to smuggle more than a tonne of Captagon into the country, seizing a truck from, via Turkey, carrying about seven million Captagon pills, equivalent to 1.1 tonnes of the illicit drug, the ministry said …

Iraq Is Building a $17 Billion Trade Corridor to Bypass the Suez Canal