Arbitration Forum Supports Stronger Investment Environment in Iraq

From the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Forum on Commercial Arbitration Supports Stronger... Read more »

Tabaqchali: Election Kerfuffle, What Kerfuffle !!!

By Ahmed Tabaqchali, Chief Strategist of AFC Iraq Fund. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. “Election kerfuffle, what kerfuffle... Read more »

Hadramout under fire: Armed uprising shuts power, shakes global maritime corridor

2025-12-03T13:18:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Sanaa Armed tribal groups launched sweeping attacks on strategic sites, energy facilities, and oil fields in Yemen’s Hadramout province, plunging entire... Read more »

The air we breathe: How pollution is quietly rewriting Iraq’s future

2025-12-02T22:09:40+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News  Iraq is confronting a widening environmental emergency that now reaches every corner of public life. From toxic air blanketing the capital to... Read more »

Iraq’s oil pivot: Balancing Beijing’s muscle and Washington’s comeback

2025-12-02T23:12:55+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq’s reliance on foreign operators to sustain its oil industry is deepening, with Chinese companies now entrenched across many of the country’s... Read more »

Commercial transaction: Experts reject Iraq-Turkiye water agreement

Shafaq News Iraq’s water crisis is intensifying, pushing the nation to the edge of severe scarcity with few solutions in sight. A sharp decline in river flows from neighboring countries, combined with... Read more »

Stateless at Home — The forgotten fate of Iraq’s Feyli Kurds

Shafaq News In eastern Baghdad, a 64-year-old woman lives in plain sight — yet remains invisible. Born and raised in Iraq, she has no identity card, no ration card, no property documents.... Read more »

Progress and perils: Iraq continues Al-Hol returns

Shafaq News The morning began under a veil of dust along the edge of al-Hol camp, north-eastern Syria. From there, buses lined up quietly, taking on board 858 Iraqis who would soon... Read more »

What Explains the Poor Performance of Tishreen-Aligned Parties in Iraq’s Election?

(Photo:Khalid Mohammed/AP) The outcome of Iraq’s parliamentary election in November revealed extremely poor results for parties and coalitions associated with the largely secular 2019 Tishreen movement. While some factions chose to boycott... Read more »

US Envoy’s tough message collides with Iraq’s new political reality

Shafaq News The arrival of Mark Savaya as US President Donald Trump’s envoy to Iraq has added a new and increasingly visible layer to the debate over the future of armed influence... Read more »