For the third consecutive month, the Central Bank of Iraq saw a significant decline in dollar sales.
2025-07-14 04:55
Shafaq News – Baghdad
The head of the Iraq Future Foundation, Manar al-Obaidi, revealed on Monday that the Central Bank of Iraq’s foreign currency sales declined during the month of June.
Al-Obaidi said in a post on his Facebook page, followed by Shafaq News Agency, that “the Central Bank’s foreign currency sales decreased for the third consecutive Read more…
Tomorrow, the Sudanese government will receive a “final recommendation” regarding oil and salaries for Kurdistan employees.
2025-07-14 04:51
Shafaq News – Erbil/Baghdad
A Kurdish political source confirmed on Monday that the federal government will receive recommendations from the ministerial committee it formed last week on Tuesday regarding salaries and benefits for employees in the Kurdistan Region and the handover of the region’s oil to the state-owned Read more…
Al-Mashhadani’s statements shake the political scene. Demands for an apology follow an urgent meeting.
2025-07-14 05:55
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Monday, parliamentarians attacked Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani over statements he made warning of demonstrations that would destabilize Iraq. He also spoke of US pressure to dissolve the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). The MPs threatened to remove al-Mashhadani Read more…
Behind the scenes of the parliament session: A verbal altercation between Al-Mashhadani and the Framework deputies led to its postponement.
2025-07-14 05:44
Shafaq News – Baghdad
A parliamentary source revealed on Monday that a verbal altercation broke out inside the House of Representatives between Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, First Deputy Speaker Mohsen al-Mandalawi, and a number of Coordination Framework MPs, leading to the postponement Read more…
Oil Minister informs Parliament: We have not reached an agreement with Kurdistan
2025-07-14 06:35
Shafaq News – Baghdad
A member of the parliamentary oil committee, Bahaa al-Din Nouri, revealed on Monday that federal oil minister Hayan Abdul Ghani confirmed that the Kurdistan Region would not abide by the agreement regarding exports via the Turkish-Ceyhan pipeline. Nouri also indicated that a delegation from the region would arrive Read more…
A representative calls for reporting absences in newspapers and implementing financial deductions to control Parliament’s performance.
2025-07-14
MP Haider Al-Mutairi confirmed on Monday that he had submitted an official request to implement the House of Representatives’ internal regulations, in order to activate the chamber’s work during its final legislative session of the current term and strengthen Read more…
Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 7-13-2025
7-13-2025 Intel Guru Frank26 [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report] FIREFLY: Sudani announced he now has the largest block in all of the political parties. FRANK: Wow. Want to lose it? Want to lose that power? Don’t give us a new exchange rate. You want 60% tariffs? Don’t give us a new exchange rate. Read more…
Parliamentary Finance Committee: The regional government has not implemented the budget and is ignoring the laws.
7-13-2025
Information/Exclusive:
Member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Moeen Al-Kadhimi, accused the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Sunday of failing to honor its financial commitments to the central government. He noted that Baghdad has fulfilled all its legal and constitutional obligations, while Erbil has continued its policy of evasion Read more…
The Baghdad-Erbil Agreement is a step towards true partnership.
2025/07/13
In a new development in a series of attempts to resolve outstanding issues between the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government, the recent agreement between the two parties was viewed as a positive step toward consolidating the principle of national partnership and economic Read more…
An economist warns of the repercussions of US taxes on Iraqi exports.
7-13-2025
Al-Maalouma / Baghdad..
Economic expert Safwan Qusay called on Sunday for a review of the nature of trade relations between Iraq and the United States, in light of the latter’s imposition of new taxes of 30% on Iraqi exports. He stressed the need to take balanced steps that guarantee Baghdad’s interests and open up prospects for mutual investment. Read more…
Defense: Iraq will not give up an inch of Khor Abdullah and its identity will remain Iraqi.
7-13-2025
Al-Maalouma/Baghdad..
The first advisor to the Speaker of Parliament, Ahmed Al-Dafaei, affirmed Iraq’s full right to its territorial waters within Khor Abdullah, stressing that Iraq will never relinquish a single inch of this land.
Al-Dafaei said in a statement Read more…
Between US isolation and Iraqi threats, customs duties put trade relations at risk.
7-13-2025
Information / Baghdad..
During Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States imposed new 30% tariffs on Iraqi exports, sparking widespread controversy in Iraqi economic circles regarding the repercussions of this move on the national economy.
Although trade between Baghdad and Washington remains limited, particularly regarding Read more…
Will Parliament overturn the Khor Abdullah Agreement and uphold the Supreme Court’s ruling?
7-13-2025
Information/Exclusive:
Member of Parliament Zahra Al-Bajjari explained on Sunday that there is widespread parliamentary readiness to vote to invalidate the Khor Abdullah Agreement if it is included on the agenda of the upcoming parliament sessions. She also expressed her hope that the illegal Khor Abdullah Agreement will be repealed Read more…
State of Law: No justification for delaying budget schedules
7-13-2025
Information/Exclusive:
State of Law Coalition MP Intisar al-Jazairi criticized the Ministry of Finance on Sunday for delaying the submission of the general budget tables to the House of Representatives, warning of a lack of transparency in announcing the projected fiscal deficit Read more…
Iraq manufactures the first portable thermal camera system to monitor borders, ports, and oil fields.
2025-07-13 00:42
Shafaq News/ The General Company for Communications and Power Equipment, a division of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, announced on Sunday that the Al-Kindi Factory in Nineveh Governorate had successfully designed and implemented a “highly efficient” portable thermal imaging camera system.
In a statement today, the ministry quoted the company’s general manager, Read more…
US agency: Iraq produced less than its OPEC market share.
2025-07-13 01:23
Shafaq News – Washington / Baghdad
Iraq produced less than its market share under the OPEC+ agreement, according to S&P Global Commodity Insights.
The agency stated in a report seen by Shafaq News that Iraq reduced its production Read more…
Al-Sudani receives the US Chargé d’Affaires and discusses bilateral relations and regional conditions.
2025-07-13
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received today, Sunday, the Chargé d’Affaires of the United States Embassy in Iraq, Stephen Fagin.
The Prime Minister’s media office said in a statement that the latter “received the Chargé d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Iraq, Stephen Fagin, where they discussed Read more…
Iraqi Dinar Guru opinions 7-12-2025
7-12-2025 Intel Guru Frank26 I believe there’s a 48 hour period that we’re looking for in order to see more information from these meetings that the committees are holding. It’s not just parliament that is waiting to pass laws but it’s what the COM and the courts are doing right now. But they’re done. Read more…
Electoral turmoil and lack of coordination threaten the passage of budget agendas in the new legislative session.
7-12-2025
Al-Maalouma / Exclusive..
On Tuesday, a member of the Coordination Framework, Ali Al-Fatlawi, ruled out the possibility of passing the budget tables during the new legislative session, attributing this to the escalation of electoral activity and the lack of coordination between the executive and legislative Read more…
Iraq ranks 12th in the world in gas reserves.
2025-07-12 04:15
Shafaq News – Baghdad
Iraq ranked 12th globally in proven natural gas reserves by 2025, according to the American magazine CEOWorld.
The magazine said in a report seen by Shafaq News Agency that Russia, Iran, and Qatar collectively possess Read more…
