BEIT Project Addresses Iraq’s Housing and Employment Challenges
The BEIT project — which stands for Building Equitable and Inclusive Transformation — is pushing forward major efforts to fix Iraq’s housing shortage and...
Reuters: Oil prices jump after attack on Iran
Global economic reports released on Saturday show that oil prices have moved higher as tensions rise between the United States and Iran. Traders are...
The dollar is heading for its third consecutive weekly decline.
The U.S. dollar is on track for its third straight weekly decline, weighed down by expectations that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates...
MP: Al-Halbousi has turned against the rule of law, and his...
Former MP Arif al-Hamami says there is growing anger over the political moves of Mohammed al-Halbousi, the head of the Progress Party.Al-Hamami said al-Halbousi...
The electricity system has stabilized and gas supplies have increased to...
Ahmed Al-Abadi, spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, said on Tuesday that the ministry is working around the clock to keep the power system...
$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...
Al-Khalidi: Iraq is financially capable, and talk of a deficit is...
Former parliament rapporteur Mohammed al-Khalidi said on Saturday that a wave of rumors spreading online about Iraq’s inability to pay government salaries is completely...
Anbar warns of the repercussions of obstructing the disbursement of payments...
Qatari al-Obeidi, a member of the farmers' associations in Anbar province, warned that the Ministry of Finance’s delay in releasing last year’s wheat and...
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...
No Change to Iraq’s Subsidized Electricity Prices
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has pushed back against rumors claiming that electricity prices were raised, calling the reports completely false and misleading.The ministry...
Unveiling an “emergency plan” to secure salaries
Iraq’s Prime Minister’s financial advisor, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, said on Sunday that the government has a plan to control public spending and make sure...
IMF Upgrades Iraq Forecasts
Baghdad — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its forecast for Iraq’s economic growth and lowered its projection for inflation in its latest...
Iraqi News
30 MPs in the Sudanese bloc threaten to withdraw if Al-Awadi is nominated for...
An informed source says tensions are rising inside Iraq’s Reconstruction and Development bloc over the choice of the next prime minister.According to the source,...
Kurdish opposition figure: The region’s finance ministry stole 5 trillion dinars allocated for job...
Independent Kurdish politician Saman Ali has made serious allegations against the Kurdistan Regional Government’s finance ministry, claiming more than 5 trillion dinars meant for...
Iraqi oil prices fall by 2%… Basra crude records $112
Iraqi oil prices moved lower on Wednesday, falling more than 2% as global energy markets weakened.Basra Heavy crude dropped $1.13 to $112.50 per barrel,...
Al-Kadhimi: Halting dollar shipments is American blackmail that infringes on Iraq’s sovereignty.
Former parliamentary finance committee member Mu'in al-Kadhimi criticized reports that the US halted dollar shipments to Iraq, calling the move “political blackmail” and interference...
1.6m bpd Kirkuk Export Pipeline Set for Relaunch
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil says exports through the Kirkuk-Fishkhabour-Turkey pipeline could resume soon, starting with limited volumes.The pipeline has a capacity of 1.6 million...