WFP Iraq Country Brief, September 2025
General Food AssistanceIn September, the World Food Programme (WFP) continued to support vulnerable communities across Iraq.Over 6,000 people (1,690 households) residing in the Al-Amal...
Government shutdown threatens temporary damage to the US economy
The ongoing U.S. government shutdown is starting to take a toll on the economy as Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over federal funding. The...
Politician: Halbousi’s party punishes Anbar Electricity employee for attending an opposition...
Azm Alliance leader Mohammed al-Dulaimi revealed on Friday that the Progress Party, led by Mohammed al-Halbousi, had punished an employee from the Anbar Electricity...
Minister of Trade: Economic reforms are a revolution for joining the...
Iraq’s Minister of Trade, Atheer Dawood Al-Ghariri, says the country’s ongoing economic reforms are nothing short of a real revolution — one that’s opening...
$43m Public Hospital opened in Duhok
On Wednesday, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani officially opened the Shorsh-Hetit Public Hospital in Deraluk, Duhok Governorate — a major step forward for...
The dollar stabilizes and is heading for slight weekly gains, awaiting...
TOKYO, Oct. 24, 2025 — The U.S. dollar held steady on Friday, poised for a modest weekly gain against a basket of major currencies,...
Oil falls marginally as US sanctions on Russia support weekly gains
SINGAPORE, Oct. 24, 2025 — Oil prices fell slightly in early trading on Friday, trimming part of the previous session’s strong gains, but remained...
Parliamentary call to establish a national telecommunications company that would provide...
Member of Parliament Haider al-Mutairi said Thursday that establishing a national mobile phone company would be a strategic move to strengthen Iraq’s economy and...
Gold declines as the dollar rises and US inflation data is...
Thursday, October 23, 2025 — Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on the metal ahead of key U.S....
Turkmenistan, Iraq sign MoU on Energy Sector
Baghdad — The fourth round of political consultations between the Republic of Iraq and the Republic of Turkmenistan was held on Monday, October 20,...
ISC Approves Rules for Iraq-Abu Dhabi Trading Platform
Baghdad — The Iraq Securities Commission (ISC) has approved membership requirements for Iraqi brokerage firms to trade through the “Tabadul” platform on the Abu...
Oil jumps in Asian markets after US action against Russian companies
October 23, 2025 — Oil prices surged nearly 3% in early Asian trading on Thursday after the United States imposed new sanctions on Russia’s...
Iraqi News
Baghdad to Host Arab Entrepreneurship Summit 2026
The Council of Ministers (Iraq) has approved hosting the Arab Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 in Baghdad in November 2026.The Cabinet also agreed to establish a...
Hormuz Closure: Iraq Oil Production Down, but Refineries Operating
The Iraqi Cabinet has authorized the Ministry of Oil (Iraq) to exercise broad powers to manage a potential crisis in crude oil and petroleum...
The judiciary reveals new statistics on the general amnesty and the number of those...
The Supreme Judicial Council announced new statistics on Wednesday regarding the implementation of the amended Amnesty Law No. 27 of 2016 for the month...
The Chinese yuan falls to its lowest level in a month under pressure from...
The Chinese yuan weakened on Wednesday, trading near its lowest level in a month against the U.S. dollar amid heightened geopolitical tensions and broad...
A leader within the coordination framework denies that Maliki has withdrawn his candidacy for...
On Wednesday, Uday Abdul-Hadi, a member of the Coordination Framework, denied reports claiming that Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, had...