QiCard highlights Iraq’s fintech sector in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Oct. 28, 2025 — International Smart Card (QiCard), Iraq’s leading electronic payment company, is participating in Money 20/20 USA 2025, one of...
MoneyHash enters Iraq through fintech tie-up with Wayl
MoneyHash is expanding into Iraq through a new partnership with Baghdad-based fintech startup Wayl.
The goal is simple: help businesses tap into Iraq’s growing digital...
AI disinfo tests South Korean laws ahead of local elections
South Korea is stepping up its fight against AI-generated election misinformation ahead of local elections on June 3.
At the National Election Commission office in...
Strait of Hormuz traffic remains becalmed despite ceasefire
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily disrupted even after the announced ceasefire in the Middle East, with maritime data showing that traffic...
YouTube users trip over fake AI tributes to Charlie Kirk
AI “Tribute Songs” Are Fooling Millions — and the Artists Never Sang Them
Washington — “Thank you, Adele, it’s such a beautiful song,” reads one...
X suspends revenue sharing for undisclosed AI war videos
Washington – Social media platform X announced Tuesday a 90-day suspension from its revenue-sharing program for creators who post AI-generated videos of armed conflicts...
Amazon’s cloud services hit by global outage
Paris — A massive internet outage struck Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday, knocking out access to some of the world’s biggest online platforms...
Iraq bans popular US gaming platform Roblox
Iraq Bans Roblox Over Moral and Security Concerns
Baghdad — Iraq’s Ministry of Communications has announced a nationwide ban on the popular gaming platform Roblox,...
Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reports
Seattle, Oct. 28, 2025 — Amazon is set to lay off tens of thousands of office workers as part of a major cost-cutting move...
China used fake LinkedIn profiles to spy on NATO, EU: security...
In Paris, a European security source revealed that China has been using fake profiles on LinkedIn to try and collect sensitive information from officials...
AI agent future is coming, OpenClaw creator tells AFP
Peter Steinberger, an Austrian developer, is gaining global attention for his AI agent tool called OpenClaw, which is being described as one of the...
Nvidia reports ‘off the charts’ demand for AI chips
Nvidia’s stock jumped on Wednesday after the company delivered another strong earnings report, driven by massive demand for its advanced AI chips.
These results come...
Iraqi News
Two weeks to recalculate the budget… Parliamentary Finance Committee reveals the repercussions of the...
Former Parliamentary Finance Committee member Mohammed al-Shabaki said the Iraqi government will need at least two weeks to restructure the budget following the decision...
Investment Call for Mosul Airport Management
Iraq has invited international companies specializing in airport management and operations to invest in and develop Mosul International Airport.
Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made the...
Iraq Customs Revenue up 32% Year-on-Year
Iraq’s General Customs Authority collected IQD 442.3 billion ($293 million) in customs revenues in September 2026, up from IQD 334.2 billion ($221 million) in...
The popular movement warns of the danger of using the exchange rate option to...
Hussein al-Karawi, head of the organizing committee for the popular movement supporting the Belt and Road Initiative, has warned against using the dollar exchange...
Oil prices declined globally; Brent crude fell to $106 and West Texas Intermediate (WTI)...
Global oil prices fell on Tuesday after rising in the previous session, as traders weighed the possibility of Russian diesel supplies returning to the...