Is the Dinar Your Retirement Plan?

By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq’s Payroll Cliff: Why the Dinar Can’t Be Your Retirement... Read more »

Baghdad Reiterates its Position on Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline

By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has issued a further statement setting out its position on the resumption of exports through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, following recent comments by the Kurdistan Regional... Read more »

Iraq’s Green Belt: The race to forestall desertification

Shafaq News Dust storms have become an increasingly common feature in Baghdad, frequently covering the capital in thick haze. Hospitals report growing numbers of patients with respiratory problems, while farmers across central... Read more »

Baghdad, KRG in Conflict over Northern Oil Exports

By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Natural Resources have issued statements outlining differing positions on the possible resumption of crude oil exports through the... Read more »

Halabja survivors still seek justice as trauma lingers decades after chemical attack

Shafaq News- Halabja Nearly four decades after the 1988 chemical bombardment of Halabja, around 6,000 survivors continue to grapple with chronic illness, psychological trauma, and demands for fair compensation, underscoring the long... Read more »

Freight Under Pressure: Regional Instability Reshaping ME Logistics

By Rostom Aram, for Almas Group. Freight Under Pressure: How Regional Instability Is Reshaping Middle East Logistics The Middle East remains one of the world’s most important logistics corridors, connecting production hubs... Read more »

Discover Iraq: Halabja- Where land, memory, and resilience intertwine

Shafaq News An in-depth look at Halabja in northeastern Iraq, where the legacy of the 1988 chemical attack, agricultural life, Kurdish identity, and post-genocide recovery continue to shape a city built on... Read more »

Iraq’s Islamic Resistance after Ali Khamenei: loyalty, fragmentation, and the test of Mojtaba’s leadership

Shafaq News The recent escalation of strikes targeting Iraqi armed factions may represent more than another episode in the region’s long cycle of proxy confrontations. For the first time since Iran’s leadership... Read more »

Security concerns scale back Mandaean Parwanaya festival

2026-03-15T10:33:13+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Baghdad War and unrest across the Middle East have overshadowed the Parwanaya, or Creation Festival, one of Iraq’s most important religious celebrations... Read more »

France ties Lebanon war settlement to recognition of Israel

2026-03-14T19:14:35+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Paris France has drafted a proposal to end the war in Lebanon that would require Beirut to take “the unprecedented step” of... Read more »