Border crossings announce revenues exceeding 2.2 trillion dinars for 2025

Border crossings announce revenues exceeding 2.2 trillion dinars for 2025

12-7-2025

The Border Ports Authority announced on Sunday that it has achieved unprecedented customs revenues for 2025, exceeding 2.2 trillion Iraqi dinars.
In a statement received by Al-Maalomah News Agency, the Authority confirmed that “this achievement is based on the government program Read more…

Support: America is not concerned with the personality of the prime minister, but rather seeks to achieve its interests.

Support: America is not concerned with the personality of the prime minister, but rather seeks to achieve its interests.

12-7-2025

Information/Baghdad…
Former MP Hassan Fad’am confirmed that the American administration cannot interfere in the matter of choosing the prime minister, but rather it is looking for the personality that meets its demands and achieves its interests and projects inside Read more…

The Victory Coalition: Al-Abadi is among the candidates for Prime Minister, but he has not yet made a final decision.

The Victory Coalition: Al-Abadi is among the candidates for Prime Minister, but he has not yet made a final decision.

12-7-2025

Information/Baghdad…
The Victory Coalition announced on Sunday that its former leader, Haider al-Abadi, is among the names being considered for the position of next prime minister, while it has not yet announced its final position.

Coalition spokesman Read more…

Maliki’s coalition: The framework has not yet revealed its candidate for prime minister.

Maliki’s coalition: The framework has not yet revealed its candidate for prime minister.

12-7-2025

Information/Baghdad…
Jassim Mohammed Jaafar, a leader in the State of Law Coalition, suggested on Sunday that the coordination framework would not reveal the name of its candidate for the position of Prime Minister at the present time, noting that the competition would remain limited to a small number of names until the selection of the Kurdish candidate for the position of President Read more…

Facts or claims? The mystery of operating expenses baffles lawmakers and finance officials.

Facts or claims? The mystery of operating expenses baffles lawmakers and finance officials.

12-7-2025

Information/Baghdad…
The statements of the member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Mustafa Sand, provoked the Ministry of Finance regarding the value of operational expenses, as he stated that the value of these expenses amounts to 8 trillion dinars, while the Ministry of Finance came out to deny this matter and confirm that Read more…

The Iranian currency continues to plummet; the dollar surpasses 122,000 tomans.

The Iranian currency continues to plummet; the dollar surpasses 122,000 tomans.

2025-12-07

Shafaq News – Tehran
Currency prices continued to rise in Iran, with the price of the US dollar exceeding 122,000 tomans, according to currency and gold price tracking websites on Sunday.

The dollar was trading this morning at Read more…

The Electoral Commission: The election results will be sent to the Federal Court for ratification within the next two days.

The Electoral Commission: The election results will be sent to the Federal Court for ratification within the next two days.

2025-12-07

The Independent High Electoral Commission announced on Sunday that the election results will be sent to the Federal Court for ratification within the next two days. The head of the commission’s media team, Imad Jamil, stated in a statement to the official agency that “the Electoral Commission is keen to announce the results and deliver the tapes to the political Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 12-6-2025

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 12-6-2025

12-6-2025 Intel Guru Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] OMAR: They’re running that speech from Alaq again on TV. He said 1310 officially/ legally expires at the end of December ’25. FRANK: For those of you who exaggerate, we’re not saying there’s a new rate on January 1st. We’re talking about December 31st. We have no idea what’s going to happen on January 1st. I’m serious. …If you guys can’t take a hint…I don’t how else they can tell you it’s coming…that you’re about to get your purchasing power…I don’t know what’s going to happen on the 1st of January 2026. I wish I did. I can only imagine…welcome 1 to 1 IMO… Read more…

Saleh’s statement: No change in the exchange rate and the Iraqi economy is stable.

Saleh’s statement: No change in the exchange rate and the Iraqi economy is stable.

2025/12/06

The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mazhar Muhammad Saleh, confirmed on Saturday that the official exchange rate is fixed at 1320 dinars and that the recent fluctuations have no significant impact, while indicating that the Iraqi economy is stable and inflation has declined Read more…

Al-Khalidi: Iraq has reached the stage of self-sufficiency in oil derivatives and reduced imports

Al-Khalidi: Iraq has reached the stage of self-sufficiency in oil derivatives and reduced imports

12-6-2025

Information/Baghdad
Former Parliament Rapporteur Mohammed Othman Al-Khalidi confirmed on Saturday that Iraq has effectively entered the list of countries that have reached the stage of self-sufficiency in oil derivatives, while pointing out that the import bill Read more…

MP: Political factions’ movements indicate that the selection of the presidencies will be finalized without delay.

MP: Political factions’ movements indicate that the selection of the presidencies will be finalized without delay.

12-6-2025

Information / Baghdad
Member of Parliament Mohammed Anouz confirmed on Saturday that the ongoing political activity within the main components before the ratification of the election results will be a contributing factor in smoothly deciding the selection of the three presidencies without repeating the delays witnessed Read more…

The banking system is under pressure due to lost confidence, and the central bank faces crucial choices to rescue liquidity.

The banking system is under pressure due to lost confidence, and the central bank faces crucial choices to rescue liquidity.

12-6-2025

Information / Report…
The Ministry of Finance is experiencing a severe liquidity crisis that has led to delays in salary payments. Despite the abundance of cash in the market, the majority remains hoarded in citizens’ homes, away from government and private banks, due to declining confidence Read more…

Trump’s signals to Baghdad: Messages of support or a game-changer?

Trump’s signals to Baghdad: Messages of support or a game-changer?

2025-12-06 02:03

Shafaq News – Baghdad
In recent weeks, there have been increasing indications of a growing American presence in the Iraqi political and security scene, coinciding with statements by US President Donald Trump that observers considered to have implications beyond Read more…

Kurdistan’s oil exports to Turkey’s Ceyhan remain stable at 190,000 barrels per day.

Kurdistan’s oil exports to Turkey’s Ceyhan remain stable at 190,000 barrels per day.

2025-12-06 03:28

Shafaq News – Erbil/Baghdad/Kirkuk
Kurdistan Region oil exports via the Ceyhan Turkish port pipeline remain steady at 190,000 barrels per day.

A source in the North Oil Company in Kirkuk Governorate told Shafaq News Agency that “the continued export of this quantity is a clear indication of the stability Read more…

Ministry of Commerce: App soon to launch allowing citizens to complete transactions via mobile phone

Ministry of Commerce: App soon to launch allowing citizens to complete transactions via mobile phone

2025-12-06

Minister of Trade, Atheer Dawood Al-Ghurairi, announced on Saturday the launch of more than 60 digital services before the beginning of 2026, stressing that the official application will provide citizens with the ability to complete their Read more…

“We will not sign a blank sheet of paper.” Zebari: The Kurdistan Democratic Party’s participation in the next government will be conditional.

“We will not sign a blank sheet of paper.” Zebari: The Kurdistan Democratic Party’s participation in the next government will be conditional.

2025-12-06

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) confirmed that its participation in the next Iraqi government would be conditional and based on a clear work program.

According to Kurdish media, Hoshyar Zebari, a member of the party’s political bureau, said: “We will not sign a blank sheet of paper for anyone without Read more…

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 12-5-2025

Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 12-5-2025

12-5-2025 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat I wish could tell everyone to go to the bank and exchange your dinar today but this is simply not going to be the case. We must realize that the CBI is working on one track, the GOI on another, and some can even say Kurdistan on yet another. It’s the CBI track that we have been following mostly with all the banking and financial reforms. We were told just a few weeks ago that the CBI is ready to remove the zeros and we all know what that can lead to. In the news back then, Iraq even told us about the pending now basket and talked about moving to FOREX. Then they even told us that moving to Forex would even coincide with the implementation of the new digital dinar. Read more…

Exclusive: Consulate, Protection, and Investments: Kurdistan Region is Washington’s Strongest Partner in the Region

Exclusive: Consulate, Protection, and Investments: Kurdistan Region is Washington’s Strongest Partner in the Region

2025-12-05 08:41

Shafaq News – Washington/ Mustafa Hashim
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s representative in Washington, Triva Aziz, affirmed on Friday that the region’s standing in the American capital “remains strong and exceptional,” and that the relationship between the two sides is “deeply rooted, strategic, and extends back decades.”

This comes at a complex regional moment, Read more…

Economic: The shift towards an electronic payment system provides the state with financial liquidity.

Economic: The shift towards an electronic payment system provides the state with financial liquidity.

12-5-2025

Information/Baghdad…
Economic researcher Diaa Abdul Karim found that shifting government transactions to an electronic system for paying fees and collecting taxes would provide the state with significant liquidity.
Abdul Karim told Al-Maalouma, “Iraq is still in the early stages of transitioning Read more…

The Sunni council failed to elect a new parliament speaker in its meeting after rejecting al-Halbousi’s nomination.

The Sunni council failed to elect a new parliament speaker in its meeting after rejecting al-Halbousi’s nomination.

12-5-2025

Information/Al-Nabbar..
An official source in Anbar province reported on Friday that the meeting of the “Sunni National Council,” which was held at the home of the head of the “Progress” coalition, Mohammed al-Halbousi, in Baghdad, failed to reach an agreement to choose a new Speaker of Parliament.

The source explained Read more…