Baghdad, Tehran in talks over water crisis
Iraq’s Water Resources Minister, Aoun Diyab Abdullah, met with Iran’s Energy Minister, Abbas Ali Abadi, in Tehran on Wednesday to talk about the growing…
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Electricity company explains reasons for decline in production and supply hours
The Ministry of Electricity announced on Thursday that Iraq’s power production has dropped sharply to 15,000–18,000 megawatts, down from the usual 20,000 megawatts. This…
Oil edges up as Ukraine strikes rattle Russian supply
Oil prices inched higher on Thursday after Ukraine launched new attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure, raising concerns about possible supply problems. At the same…
The Ministry of Finance announces an increase in retirees’ salaries for the month of December.
The Ministry of Finance announced today, Wednesday, that December pensions have been released. In a statement received by dinaropinions.com, the ministry confirmed that it…
Anouz: The governorates are operating without financial allocations due to delays in the budget schedules.
MP Mohammed Anouz said on Wednesday that the provinces are basically running without any financial support right now because the government of Mohammed Shia…
Iraq Approves Loan Initiative for Unemployed Drivers
Iraq’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has launched a new loan program designed to help reduce unemployment by creating real job opportunities for…
Iraq’s oil pivot: Balancing Beijing’s muscle and Washington’s comeback
Iraq is leaning more than ever on foreign companies to keep its oil industry running, and two big players are now at the center…
Iraq reports Inflation Drop in October
Iraq’s Ministry of Planning says inflation went down in October 2025 — both compared to last month and compared to last year — but…
Former MP: The next parliament faces a great responsibility to legislate laws that serve the public interest.
Former member of the parliamentary legal committee, Muhammad al-Khafaji, says Iraq urgently needs to pass important laws that truly serve the country and its…
Reduced Trade between UK and Iraq
The UK’s Department for Business and Trade has reported that trade between the UK and Iraq totaled £1.2 billion in the four quarters leading…
The Ministry of Construction told dinaropinions.com newspaper: All projects in the first phase will be inaugurated in early 2026.
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Construction, Nabil Al-Saffar, says that 2026 will be the year Baghdad finally sees all the projects from…
Al-Marsoumi: Political reasons behind the Ministry of Oil’s rush to hire American companies
Economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi says there’s a clear political push behind the Ministry of Oil’s rush to bring American companies into the West Qurna…
Retirees left unpaid as Iraq’s state bank runs short on cash
Iraq’s Rafidain Bank has once again run into trouble — this time it hasn’t released the December pensions, leaving thousands of retirees waiting with…
Economist: Talk of rising exchange rate is a media frenzy to serve this group.
Economic researcher Diaa Abdul Karim says the talk going around — in public and in the media — about a rise in the dollar…
The Real Estate Bank will begin sorting and verifying loan applications tomorrow.
The Real Estate Bank announced that it will start sorting and checking all electronic applications for housing loans submitted through the "Our" portal, beginning…
Dutch Firm to Certify al-Faw Channel for Lower-Cost Insurance
Iraq’s General Company for Ports has officially signed a new contract with the Dutch company Fugro to survey the al-Faw navigation channel. This survey…
Iraqi NewsOPEC+ extends oil cuts deal to 2026Iraqi News
The OPEC+ alliance has approved its final monthly output increase of 137,000 barrels per day (bpd) for December, after which all production adjustments will…
Iran resumes gas deliveries after Khor Mor shutdown
Iran has resumed exporting natural gas to Iraq at a rate of five million cubic meters per day, the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced…
The Ministry of Trade responds to reports of 934 billion dinars disappearing from the ministry.
Recently, some media outlets and social media posts have claimed that 934 billion disappeared from the Ministry of Trade. The Ministry would like to…
The Ministry of Labor reassures: Financial liquidity is available and social security payments will be released tomorrow.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs will start distributing social protection salaries for November tomorrow, Monday. Spokesman Hassan Al-Khawam said that over 2…
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