IRAQI DINAR POLITICS & ECONOMY

Prime Minister: Iraq is moving confidently towards reform and developing regional and international relations

Prime Minister: Iraq is moving confidently towards reform and developing regional and international relations

2025-01-21

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed today, Tuesday, that Iraq has a great uniqueness in dealing with issues of survival, noting that “the Iraqi is one of the most proud and self-confident personalities, and cannot be subject to anyone, whoever he may be,” indicating that “portraying our country as Read more…

Al-Marsoumi: Non-oil revenues are less than targeted and require activating collection

Al-Marsoumi: Non-oil revenues are less than targeted and require activating collection

1-20-2025

Information / Special..
Economic expert Nabil Al-Marsoumi confirmed today, Monday, that non-oil revenues in Iraq did not achieve the targeted level in the general budget, despite government statements about increasing them.

Al-Marsoumi said in a statement to Al-Maalouma Agency, “The government expected that non-oil revenues would reach 30 trillion dinars, but the actual figures Read more…

Al-Fath: Spying hotbeds operating throughout Iraq, and laxity towards them raises astonishment

Al-Fath: Spying hotbeds operating throughout Iraq, and laxity towards them raises astonishment

1-20-2025

Information/Special..
Today, Monday, the Al-Fatah Alliance warned of the danger of not detecting and dismantling spying hotbeds working for external parties and spread throughout Iraq.

Alliance member Ali Aziz told Al-Maalouma Agency, “There is espionage activity that extends from north to south in Iraq, and no treatment, monitoring or even talk Read more…

Masrour Barzani in Switzerland to participate in the Davos Forum

Masrour Barzani in Switzerland to participate in the Davos Forum

2025-01-20 00:16

Shafaq News/ The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, arrived in Switzerland on Monday to participate in the 55th session of the World Economic Forum in Davos, which is held this year under the slogan “Cooperation for the Smart Age.”

According to a statement issued by his office, Read more…

China in Iraq: A soft power that seizes oil with the approval of the “framework”

China in Iraq: A soft power that seizes oil with the approval of the “framework”

2025-01-20 01:16

Shafaq News/ The Dutch Clingendael Institute, which specializes in international affairs, highlighted the pillars of China’s soft power in Iraq, pointing out its limitations in terms of ties with the Kurdistan Region.

The report, translated by Shafaq News Agency, addressed the goals of Chinese influence, which focuses on securing energy sources of oil and gas, Read more…

Parliament demands that Al-Sudani refer officials to retirement

Parliament demands that Al-Sudani refer officials to retirement

2025-01-20 03:09

Shafaq News/ The House of Representatives submitted an official letter to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, to refer officials, governors, and heads of agencies who have exceeded the legal age to retirement .

According to a document obtained by Shafaq News Agency, the council indicates Read more…

Kurdistan delegation in Baghdad.. Green light to solve all problems

Kurdistan delegation in Baghdad.. Green light to solve all problems

2025-01-20 02:12

Shafaq News/ Special sources revealed, on Monday, that there is a green light to resolve all the problems and issues pending between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the federal government.

The sources told Shafaq News Agency, “The Kurdistan Region delegation visiting Baghdad Read more…

MPs reveal reason for breaking quorum: Amending the budget law will cost the government $7.5 billion

MPs reveal reason for breaking quorum: Amending the budget law will cost the government $7.5 billion

2025-01-19

Representatives revealed the reason for breaking the legal quorum in the House of Representatives session Sunday, when presenting the voting paragraph on the draft amendment to General Budget Law No. 13 of 2023.

The Vice Chairman of the Investment Committee, Hussein Al-Saabari, said in a press conference, “The quorum was broken in Sundays session due to Read more…

Approved in 140 countries.. Iraq launches a unified accounting system with international standards

Approved in 140 countries.. Iraq launches a unified accounting system with international standards

1-19-2025

The Federal Supreme Audit Bureau has issued an updated “Unified Accounting System” in accordance with international standards in force in 140 countries. The system is currently being used in its trial version, and will be officially launched Read more…

Commission: Developing voting devices and photographing voters with special cameras at polling stations

Commission: Developing voting devices and photographing voters with special cameras at polling stations

2025/01/19

The Independent High Electoral Commission obtained the Prime Minister’s approval to develop the biometric devices and system.
The Director of the Operations Department at the Commission, Walid Khaled Abbas, said that “the development will include {servers} and adding biometric photos of voters for verification as an additional criterion, as the photo was Read more…

Advisor to Al-Sudani: The internal debt exceeds 80 trillion dinars and there is a plan to gradually extinguish it

Advisor to Al-Sudani: The internal debt exceeds 80 trillion dinars and there is a plan to gradually extinguish it

2025/01/19

The economic advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed that Iraq’s internal debt exceeded 80 trillion dinars, while indicating that there is a well-thought-out plan to gradually extinguish it in coordination between the fiscal Read more…

Al-Akeili: America thwarted arms deals with Russia and China for Iraq

Al-Akeili: America thwarted arms deals with Russia and China for Iraq

1-19-2025

Information/Baghdad…
Political analyst Sabah Al-Akeili explained that the American side used its pressure cards to ensure that Iraq would not leave its cloak, noting that America worked to thwart Iraq’s arms deals with Russia and China.

Al-Akeili told Al-Maalouma, “America has made the Zionist entity the greatest power in the region, and has weakened Iraq’s military capabilities, such that if Read more…

Parliament is inactive.. Al-Mashhadani negotiates with the blocs and calls for a parliamentary meeting – Urgent Political

Parliament is inactive.. Al-Mashhadani negotiates with the blocs and calls for a parliamentary meeting – Urgent Political

2025-01-19 02:26

Shafaq News/ The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, held a meeting with the heads of the parliamentary blocs to discuss the possibility of approving important laws, while representatives ruled out holding council sessions during the current stage, due to a series of challenges facing Read more…

Parliament’s Finance Committee ends debate on Article 12 of the budget

Parliament’s Finance Committee ends debate on Article 12 of the budget

2025-01-19

The Parliamentary Finance Committee announced today, Sunday, its vote to amend Article 12 of the draft general budget law. The committee’s statement stated that “the Parliamentary Finance Committee, headed by Atwan Al-Atwani, held a meeting today, Sunday 19/1/2025, to continue amending the Federal General Budget Law Read more…

National Security Advisor Receives US Chargé d’Affaires in Baghdad

National Security Advisor Receives US Chargé d’Affaires in Baghdad

2025-01-19

National Security Advisor Qasim Al-Araji received today, Sunday, the Chargé d’Affairs of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Daniel Rubinstein, and discussed with him ways to develop relations between Iraq and the United States of America through the Strategic Framework Agreement, in a way that Read more…

Iraq tells US it looks forward to strengthening cooperation with America under Trump

Iraq tells US it looks forward to strengthening cooperation with America under Trump

2025-01-18 08:20

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein informed the United States of Iraq’s aspiration to enhance bilateral cooperation under the upcoming US administration headed by Donald Trump.

This came during the Foreign Minister’s Read more…

Politician reveals the value of Halbousi’s money deposited in foreign banks

Politician reveals the value of Halbousi’s money deposited in foreign banks

1-18-2025

Information/Anbar…
On Saturday, Abdul Sattar al-Dulaimi, a member of the Sovereignty Alliance, revealed the amounts deposited by the head of the Progress Alliance, Mohammed al-Halbousi, in foreign banks.

Al-Dulaimi said in a statement to Al-Maalouma Agency, “The funds deposited in the Emirati, Turkish, Jordanian and Kuwaiti banks of the former Speaker of the House Read more…

Parliamentary Finance: Our goal in amending the budget is to resolve suspicions of smuggling the region’s oil

Parliamentary Finance: Our goal in amending the budget is to resolve suspicions of smuggling the region’s oil

1-18-2025

Information/Baghdad..
The Parliamentary Finance Committee revealed, today, Saturday, the objectives of amending the budget, while confirming that one of the objectives of the amendment is to resolve suspicions of oil smuggling in the Kurdistan Region.

A statement from his office received Read more…

Iraq chairs first meeting of Group of 77 and China at UN

Iraq chairs first meeting of Group of 77 and China at UN

2025-01-18

Iraq chaired the first meeting of the Group of 77 and China at the United Nations today, Saturday, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement, “After Iraq officially assumed the duties of chairing the Group of 77 and China, the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations in New York, Abbas Kazim Obaid, chaired Read more…

Al-Karawi stresses the need for Al-Sudani to reveal American plans and demands

Al-Karawi stresses the need for Al-Sudani to reveal American plans and demands

1-17-2025

Information/Baghdad…
The head of the organizing body of the popular movement for the Belt and Road, Hussein Al-Karaawi, stressed on Friday the importance of Al-Sudani exposing the American pressures and demands imposed by Washington on Baghdad.

Al-Karawi told Al-Maalouma, “Everyone must realize that the American side will Read more…