Back to black: facing energy shock, Asia turns to coal
Asian countries are turning to coal to keep the lights on and energy prices under control after the Iran war disrupted oil and gas...
Global economy under ‘major threat’ from Strait of Hormuz crisis: IEA...
In Sydney, Fatih Birol, the head of the International Energy Agency, warned that the global economy is in serious trouble because of the energy...
Weakened WTO set for high-level meet under cloud of Mideast war
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is convening its next ministerial conference in Yaounde, Cameroon, from March 26–29, amid mounting global trade tensions, US tariffs,...
Three charged with sneaking Nvidia AI chips from US into China
US prosecutors have unsealed an indictment revealing a $2.5 billion AI chip smuggling scheme involving employees of Super Micro Computer, targeting Nvidia GPUs destined...
Mideast energy shock rattles eurozone rate-setters
The European Central Bank (ECB) is meeting Thursday amid the fallout from the Middle East war, which has sent oil and gas prices surging...
Stocks extend gains and oil dips as US, Israel, Iran continue...
Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday while oil prices dipped, following another tech-led rally on Wall Street. The gains come amid ongoing conflict in the...
Nvidia chief expects revenue of $1 trillion through 2027
San José – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Monday that the company expects to bring in at least $1 trillion in revenue through next...
Oil hovers around $100, stocks mixed as Iran war rages
Oil prices stayed around $100 a barrel on Monday as the conflict between Iran and the U.S. moved into its third week, keeping global...
China says vice premier to leave Saturday for US economic talks...
Beijing – China’s top economic official, Vice Premier He Lifeng, will travel to France on Saturday for talks with his U.S. counterpart, just weeks...
With Middle East in flames, Texan bunker maker sees business boom
Sulphur Springs – Since the war in the Middle East began nearly two weeks ago, the phone at Ron Hubbard’s bomb shelter company in...
Trump says will waive some oil sanctions as Iran war roils...
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to waive certain oil sanctions to increase supply and help lower prices, following market...
Asian equities plunge as oil soars 30% on Mideast crisis
Asian Stocks Tumble as Oil Soars on Middle East ConflictAsian markets took a big hit on Monday as oil prices shot up nearly 30%...
Iraqi News
A legal expert explains the feasibility of moving towards a new salary scale for...
Legal expert Ali al-Tamimi explained the main legal and financial challenges facing the proposed new salary scale for Iraqi employees, saying the issue is...
Al-Shabaki: We collected parliamentary signatures within the parliament to legislate the Popular Mobilization Forces...
Iraqi MP Qusay al-Shabaki said signatures have been collected inside Parliament to move forward with introducing and approving the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) service...
State of law: Oil and financial disputes may be postponed until after the vote...
Imran Karkoush revealed on Tuesday that major disagreements still exist among Iraq’s political blocs over the distribution of ministerial positions in the upcoming government.Speaking...
A member of parliament is demanding that the next government cancel the security agreement...
Iraqi MP Abbas Hayal called on the next Iraqi government to cancel the security agreement with the United States, saying the deal has become...
First Licence for Foreign Securities and Commodities Trading in Iraq
The Iraq Securities Commission has approved Baghdad-based Al-Arqam Brokerage to operate in foreign securities and commodities markets, making it the first Iraqi company to...