Iraq joins UN climate loss and damage committee

2025-06-25T15:03:02+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Iraq was elected to the executive committee of the UN’s Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. Youssef Mueed Youssef, director of the Climate Change …

World Bank Approves $930m for Iraq Railway Upgrade

By John Lee. The World Bank approved on Wednesday a US$930 million [approx. IQD 1.2 trillion] loan for Iraq to modernise its railway network, strengthen domestic and regional trade, and support economic diversification. The Iraq Railways Extension and …

Iraq sentences four over ties to extremist al-Qurban sect

2025-06-25T08:59:32+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ An Iraqi court on Wednesday sentenced four individuals to two years in prison for their affiliation with the banned group known as al-Qurban, a security source told Shafaq News. …

Iraq arrests commentator who claimed radar system supported Israel

Listen to article A political commentator was arrested by Iraqi authorities on Wednesday over a post alleging that a military radar system struck by a drone had been used to help Israel in its war against Iran. After a court issued a warrant, the defence …

World Bank approves $US 930m for Iraq’s railways

From Iraq to UAE, Iran is surrounded by US military hubs

More than 40,000 US soldiers are currently deployed in the Middle East, with many of them on ships, according to the US think tank the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). The number of troops is slightly lower than in October, during the previous  …

Religious tours to Iran-Iraq to resume, some pilgrims to stay back due to fragile ceasefire

After days of uncertainty, tour operators in Mumbai will begin religious trips to Iran and Iraq for Muharram, with the US announcing a ceasefire between Iran and Israel.Around 3,000 Shia pilgrims from India had almost given up hopes of being able to go to …

World Bank: +$900M for Iraq railway

2025-06-25T14:45:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The World Bank has approved a $930 million loan to revamp Iraq’s outdated railway network. The Iraq Railways Extension and Modernization (IREM) Project will upgrade more than 1,000 …

Iraq’s Central Bank: Reserves sufficient to cover 13 months of imports

2025-06-25T13:59:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq's foreign currency reserves are sufficient to finance 13 months of imports, despite a recent decline in coverage, the Central Bank announced on Wednesday. The bank …

U.S. attack on Iran is Iraq all over again

“A state of war only serves as an excuse for domestic tyranny.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Soviet author, dissident Hello Downriver, In case you missed it, we’re now at war with Iran. Yep, while my wife and I stayed indoors watching “FUBAR” on Netflix — a …