Iraq issues restricted tender to buy wheat HAMBURG: Iraq’s state grains buyer has issued a tender to buy a nominal 50,000 tonnes of milling wheat with... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Opinion Iraq’s currency in flux as foreign transfers come under scrutiny Iraq’s local currency has been on a two-month rollercoaster ride following a tightening of procedures for... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:56am
Markets Iraq oil revenues top $115 billion in 2022 BAGHDAD: Iraq’s oil revenues in 2022 exceeded $115 billion, according to preliminary figures announced by the oil... Published 03 Jan, 2023 05:35pm
Markets Iraq PM summons central banker as currency slides BAGHDAD: Iraq’s premier summoned the central bank governor Tuesday amid worries sparked by a currency drop against... Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:10pm
World Nine Iraqi police officers killed in bomb blast near Kirkuk KIRKUK, (Iraq): At least nine Iraqi federal policemen were killed on Sunday after a bomb struck their convoy... Published 19 Dec, 2022 06:49am
World Roadside bomb kills three Iraq soldiers BAGHDAD: Three Iraqi soldiers were killed Wednesday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in farmland north of... Published 14 Dec, 2022 05:46pm
World Iraq PM, Iran president vow to fight ‘terror’ TEHRAN: Tehran and Baghdad Tuesday identified fighting “terrorism”, maintaining mutual security and extending... Published 29 Nov, 2022 06:18pm
World Iran welcomes Iraq moves on guarding border TEHRAN: Iran reacted favourably Monday to neighbouring Iraq’s decision to redeploy federal guards along its border,... Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:08pm
Opinion In drought-hit Iraq, a dam threatens to swallow farmland Jamil al-Juburi, 53, has never left his village in northern Iraq, where his family has worked the land for... Published 28 Nov, 2022 06:34am
World Iraqi PM says fraction of stolen $2.5bn retrieved BAGHDAD: Iraq has recovered “part” of $2.5 billion in public funds fraudulently withdrawn from a government... Published 28 Nov, 2022 05:48am
World Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq ISTANBUL: Turkey announced on Sunday it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants... Published 20 Nov, 2022 05:40pm
World Turkey launches air raids against Kurdish groups in Syria, Iraq ISTANBUL: Turkey announced early Sunday it had carried out air strikes against Kurdish militant bases across ... Updated 20 Nov, 2022 11:43am
World For water-stressed Iraq, wells threaten race to the bottom AL-MISHKHAB: Iraq has long drilled the desert for oil, but now climate stress, drought and reduced river flows are... Published 30 Oct, 2022 11:28am
Opinion Political paralysis in Iraq hampers economic growth A year since Iraq’s last elections, it remains without not only a new government but a budget too, obstructing... Updated 09 Oct, 2022 06:34am
World Two women elected as Kuwait opposition wins majority in parliament KUWAIT CITY: Women returned to Kuwait’s national assembly on Thursday as the opposition won a majority in the Gulf’s... Published 30 Sep, 2022 01:53pm
World Iraq political gridlock persists after bloody unrest BAGHDAD: A months-long political crisis in Iraq showed little sign of abating Wednesday despite a fresh push for... Published 31 Aug, 2022 03:35pm
World Boiling heat and no water: taps run dry in southern Iraq AL-AGHAWAT: Younes Ajil turns on the tap in his home but nothing comes out: dozens of villages are without running... Published 24 Aug, 2022 10:12am
World Iraq’s Garden of Eden now ‘like a desert’ HUWAIZAH MARSHES: To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometres (six miles) of sunburnt... Published 14 Aug, 2022 10:53am
World Fed-up Iraqis say feuding political rivals ‘in another world’ BAGHDAD: Two rival Shiite Muslim blocs are holding competing sit-ins in Baghdad, ramping up tensions in... Published 14 Aug, 2022 06:34am
Life & Style Focus on Samira, celebrity snapper of southern Iraq AMARAH: She's southern Iraq's celebrity photographer, a former political prisoner who has spent more than 60 years... Published 03 Aug, 2022 03:56pm
World US Senate passes act to help veterans with health issues from toxic burn pits WASHINGTON: US senators on Tuesday approved benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, which President Joe... Published 03 Aug, 2022 09:43am
World Pro-Sadr protesters vow to remain inside Iraq parliament BAGHDAD: Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr occupied the country’s parliament on Saturday with no plan... Published 31 Jul, 2022 10:34am
World Pro-Sadr protesters occupy Iraq parliament again BAGHDAD: Supporters of powerful Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr penetrated Baghdad’s heavily fortified “Green Zone” and... Updated 30 Jul, 2022 03:51pm
World Iraq says preparing to host ‘public’ meeting between Iran, Saudi FMs BAGHDAD: Iraq said Saturday it was preparing to host a “public” meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran and... Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:41am
World Iraq says preparing to host ‘public’ meeting between Iran, Saudi FMs BAGHDAD: Iraq said Saturday it was preparing to host a “public” meeting of the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi... Published 23 Jul, 2022 08:01pm
Opinion Tigris and Euphrates: troubled waters According to media reports, Iraq has asked Turkey to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and... Published 18 Jul, 2022 07:09am
Print Iraq asks Turkey to release more water along Tigris, Euphrates BAGHDAD: Iraq on Saturday asked Ankara to increase the flow of water downstream along the Tigris and Euphrates... Published 17 Jul, 2022 05:19am
World UAE’s Dana Gas’s Iraq facilities targeted by 3rd missile strike in a week A missile attack on Saturday targeted facilities owned by UAE energy firm Dana Gas in Iraq’s Sulaimaniya province,... Published 25 Jun, 2022 06:41pm
Markets Iraq approves $17 bn to pay Iran gas debt and buy grain BAGHDAD: Iraq passed Wednesday an emergency finance bill to pay debts to Iran to ensure gas supplies and forestall... Published 09 Jun, 2022 08:02am
World Deadly nose-bleed fever shocks Iraq as cases surge NASIRIYAH: Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq’s worst... Published 29 May, 2022 10:20am