Shafaq News Late afternoon sunlight softens over Baghdad, and the city begins to shift into a different rhythm. The usual rush eases into quiet anticipation: shopkeepers wipe counters, children drift home from... Read more »
2026-03-02T12:23:59+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Riyadh/ Muscat/ Manama Saudi Arabia suspended operations at its largest oil refinery on Monday after a drone strike, as escalating US–Israeli military... Read more »
Shafaq News Iraq finds itself in a delicate position following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as regional tensions intensify and Washington, Tel Aviv, and Tehran exchange military messages... Read more »
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq joined an emergency meeting of the OPEC+ alliance on Sunday as escalating military tensions in the Gulf disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for... Read more »
2026-02-28T22:58:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Middle East Several Gulf countries and Jordan reported intercepting Iranian missiles and drones on Saturday, with the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait,... Read more »
Shafaq News- Tehran Tehran has “effectively” shut down the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported on Saturday, amid escalating military confrontation with the United States and Israel. The outlet... Read more »
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has reaffirmed its rejection of war and military escalation following attacks on Iraqi sites, during a security meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani. The... Read more »
By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi Dinar Caught in the Crossfire: What a Trump-Iran... Read more »
Shafaq News Iraq’s decision to deposit its maritime boundary coordinates with the United Nations this February has pushed the long-running Khor Abdullah dispute beyond a technical legal file and into a broader... Read more »
2026-02-27T07:20:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Islamabad/ Kabul Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Friday declared an “open war” against Afghanistan’s government as Pakistani aircraft launched overnight strikes... Read more »