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Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani vowed to ensure a decent life for every Iraqi citizen in a ceremony commemorating the Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) birthday on Tuesday. He urged religious leaders and intellectuals to promote unity and renounce sectarian and racial discord. The Prime Minister’s office in a statement earlier today …

The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Iraqi dinar decreased on Tuesday in the markets of the capital, Baghdad, and Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Dollar’s prices decreased with the closure of the two main stock exchanges, Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya, in Baghdad, reaching 156,000 IQD per …

The Iraqi Parliament reconvened on Friday to resume its voting session on the national budget, which was initiated the previous day. The move follows political discussions without reaching an agreement on the contentious articles within the budget law. Earlier on Friday, a parliamentary source revealed that the meeting between the …

Iraq and Pakistan have agreed to strive for strengthening and expanding the bilateral economic, trade and investment ties in the traditional and non-traditional sectors, and also through “Pakistan-Iraq Business Council” to further augment trade ties between the two countries. This was announced in a joint statement, issued simultaneously here in …

The Baghdad Museum has launched a wax museum depicting a historical period from the ancient city’s vibrant past, recreating the simplicity, cohesion, and social richness of a bygone era lived by ancient Baghdadi people. Captured by the lens of Shafaq News Agency, the wax museum, a new addition to the …

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), Ali Mohsen al-Allaq, on Saturday, unveiled a new state-owned financial institution, the Social Development Bank, in a bid to drive nationwide economic progress and provide support to a diverse section of the Iraqi society. Al-Alaq shared these developments at the annual …

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Iraq, Fuad Hussein, announced on Thursday that Iraq is set to become a significant producer of natural gas in the coming years. The statement was made during a joint press conference held in Baghdad with Jan Lipavský, the Czech Foreign Minister, who was …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Wednesday unveiled an updated National Population Policy crafted to address the nation’s pressing demographic challenges. During the coordinating meeting of the Arab Council for Population and Development in Baghdad, al-Sudani projected on the vitality of revising the original 2013 National Population Policy Document. …

The Prime Minister of Iraq, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, described the ongoing battle against narcotics and illicit substances waged by Iraqi authorities as “complex,” while emphasizing a resolute stance against the scourge that endangers societies and nations. Addressing the First International Baghdad Conference on Drug Control, Al-Sudani said that drugs threaten …

An Iraqi court on Sunday sentenced to death a former policeman convicted of killing prominent academic Hisham al-Hashemi, whose murder in 2020 sparked condemnation in Iraq and abroad. The sentence against Ahmed Hamdawi Oueid for killing Hashemi, an expert on Sunni extremism and a government security adviser, was handed down …

On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad S. Al-Sudani met with Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian and his delegation in Baghdad. The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation in the energy sector and addressing regional and international challenges. Discussions included topics such as electricity supply to the Iraqi national grid …

Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have not reached an agreement needed to resume oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq to the Turkish port of Ceyhan, Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani said on Wednesday. Turkey halted Iraq’s 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) of …

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad S. al-Sudani held talks on Tuesday with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. According to a statement released by Al-Sudani’s media office, the meeting covered a range of issues related to progress in relations and cooperation in various …

Iraqi police arrested overnight almost 200 people in raids on illegal casinos where alcohol was served in defiance of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The raids targeted four locations in Baghdad where games of blackjack and roulette had been underway, ministry spokesman Saad …

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced the arrest of a “terrorist target” affiliated with ISIS, who participated in multiple attacks in northern Baghdad and Samarra. In a statement, the Media Cell said that “the Iraqi National Intelligence Service managed to arrest one of the important terrorist targets involved in targeting …

The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, confirmed on Monday that Iraq supports the cease-fire in Ukraine, during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart in Baghdad. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba indicated that his visit to Baghdad reflects the development of relations between the two countries. …

Iraq’s National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji and the head of Iran’s National Security Council Ali Shamkhani signed a joint security protocol to protect the shared borders and enhance their mutual security cooperation. According to a statement from Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ Al-Sudani’s media office, Al-Sudani received Ali Shamkhani and his …

Iraq recovered an artifact, dating back nearly 2,700 years, which is believed to have been stolen during the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced in a statement that it returned the piece to the Iraqi authorities, which is believed to have been …

The Fatah (Conquest) Alliance in the Iraqi parliament says the country’s resistance and political groups agree on the need to expel all American troops, noting that this is a “definitive” and “national” decision rather than a factional one. “Efforts continue at the public and political levels to wrap up the …

President Abdullatif Rashid met with Italy’s ambassador to Iraq, Maurizio Crikanti, in Baghdad’s al-Salam (Peace) Palace for talks on bilateral ties and cooperation prospects between their respective countries, the Iraqi presidency said in a readout on Monday. According to the readout, President Rashid attached importance to “the active coordination and …