Iran, Iraq hold critical talks following delivery of Araghchi’s letter on regional security

TEHRAN — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein received a written message from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during a meeting with Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad Kazem Al Sadegh, on Monday. The message, delivered at Iraq’s Foreign Ministry …

Iraq's Gold Reserves Surge in Value

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq's gold reserves rose sharply in the first quarter of 2025. A statement from the CBI said gold reserves reached IQD 21.2 trillion [$16.2 billion], an increase of 19 percent from the IQD 17.8 trillion held in the …

MIT chief discusses terror-free initiative with Iraq's KRG officials

The head of Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT), Ibrahim Kalın, traveled to Irbil on Tuesday for a series of high-level meetings with top officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), amid developments in the terror-free …

Iraq struggles to assert neutrality as Iran-Israel truce remains shaky

Iraq’s Al-Mashhadani urges Turkiye to boost river flow

2025-07-01T16:45:34+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Ankara/Baghdad Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani on Tuesday called on Turkiye to increase water releases from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers during a meeting with …

US-Iraq collaboration deepens despite "anti-American" sentiment

2025-07-01T13:35:28+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Washington Despite escalating armed groups' attacks and deep-rooted public opposition, Iraq and the United States are pushing ahead with renewed security and energy …

Iraq’s Defense Committee to meet over drone violations

2025-07-01T16:27:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Parliamentary Defense and Security Committee is to hold a critical meeting next week to address a series of drone attacks targeting military and civilian sites across …

Iraq shuts down TV channel in Baghdad

2025-07-01T15:18:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad Iraqi authorities have shut down the offices of Iraq al-Hadath TV in Baghdad and halted its broadcast, the Iraqi Observatory for Press Freedoms reported on Tuesday. Security …

Iraq issues death, life sentences in major drug cases

2025-07-01T15:54:28+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Al-Karkh/Maysan Iraqi courts have handed down two sentences in separate drug trafficking cases, including a death penalty, the Supreme Judicial Council announced on Tuesday. …

Iraq to quadruple Umm Qasr port capacity

Iraq has launched plans to quadruple the capacity of the southern Umm Qasr port amidst an upturn in business. The move follows an announcement by Iraq’s General Company for Ports in Iraq (GCPI) about a master plan to establish Iraq as a regional supply …