Iraq’s Diyala council: Al-Lahibi sworn in as chairman

2025-03-24T09:00:43+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Monday, Nizar al-Lahibi formally took office as chairman of the Diyala Provincial Council, a day after the council voted to remove former chairman Omar Al-Karawi. Al-Lahibi was …

Iraq Seeks Floating Gas Terminals to Bridge Power Gap

Iraq is in talks with several companies to secure two floating storage regasification units by early June, as OPEC’s second-biggest producer tries to address power shortages caused by a US move against Iran. The US decided earlier in March not to renew a …

£1.1m Contract for AI Video Analytics in Iraq

By John Lee. icetana Limited (ASX:ICE) has announced its first contract in Iraq, securing a US$1.09 million deal with HTE Electronics Trading LLC, the Dubai-based subsidiary of Al-Technologia Al-Alia Co. for General Trading Ltd (High Tech). The company …

Construction Starts on Iraq's Tallest Bridge

By John Lee. Following laying of the foundation stone by Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, construction has officially begun on the 40-metre road project in Soran. The five-kilometres-long highway will feature three lanes …

Iraq aims to boost oil production capacity to over 6 million barrels per day by 2029

Iraq plans to raise oil production capacity to more than 6 million barrels per day (bpd) by 2029, the state news agency reported Iraq's oil ministry as saying on Sunday. Oil ministry undersecretary Bassem Mohamed Khodeir told the agency that Iraq aims …

Iraq's Kurdistan crude output at 286,000 bpd, oil minister says

Billion-dollar budget: Iran's plan for control in Iraq

The Swords of Iron War has exposed extensive parts of the Iranian "Axis of Resistance" that had been operating far from the Israeli public's eye. Among the forces that have entered our radar are the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq. This article …

India cagers beat Iraq to make 2027 World Cup Qualifiers

This was India’s second straight group stage win here, having beating Iraq 97-77 on Friday.  India beat Bahrain 81-77 in Group H to secure their place in the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from August 5-17.  This was India’s second …

NAPTIP rescues 7 Iraq-bound victims in Abuja, nabs hotel manager

Six victims from Lagos state and one from Delta, bound for Baghdad, have been rescued by operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) during a raid on a popular hotel located at Zamaru, a few kilometers away from …

Iraq competes with the Gulf States for foreign labor

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Labor, Ahmed Al-Asadi, disclosed in a televised interview that Iraq started to compete with the Gulf States in the number of housekeepers and foreign labor. According to a Baghdad 360 report, Al-Asadi stated …