China "Tightens Grip on Iraq" with Basra Megaproject

By Simon Watkins for OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. China Tightens Grip on Iraq's Energy Future with Massive Basra Megaproject China's Geo-Jade …

World Bank discusses Priorities for Iraq's Infrastructure Projects

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Planning held a technical meeting in Baghdad on Tuesday with a delegation from the World Bank, led by Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs, Dr. Maher Hammad Johan, to discuss mechanisms for joint cooperation on funding …

Iraq to consider Taxing its Biggest Polluters

Aya Nader for Raseef 22. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Make them pay: Iraq to consider taxing its highest polluters A draft proposal to amend Iraq's Environmental …

Iraq’s Basra residents decry government inaction as water crisis deepens

2025-05-31T03:13:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, announced on Friday that government agencies and affiliated companies have launched a large- …

Iraq’s Basrah crude posts weekly losses as global oil prices dip

2025-05-31T06:25:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Iraq’s Basrah crude grades recorded modest weekly losses, tracking declines in global oil benchmarks amid market uncertainty over US trade policy and an upcoming OPEC+ …

Christian Alliance in Iraq protests government’s salary freeze

2025-05-30T18:30:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The Christian Alliance of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region filed a formal complaint against the federal government and the Ministry of Finance, protesting the suspension of salary …

Iraq restores historic Ottoman khan

2025-05-30T18:00:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq has launched a restoration project for Khan al-Iskandariya, a 16th-century Ottoman-era caravanserai in northern Babylon, part of efforts to preserve national heritage and …

UN mission in Iraq closes Mosul office as it winds down operations

A special mission established by the UN in 2003 at the request of the Iraq government has shut down a key office, in another step towards ceasing operations in the country by the end of this year. The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq closed its offices Mosul …

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Iraq joins UN-Habitat executive board for the first time

2025-05-30T11:06:25+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Friday, Iraq secured a seat on the Executive Board of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) for the first time since the body’s establishment in 2018. The …