Shafaq News Iraq’s Parliament counts more women than ever before, yet their presence has not translated into stronger protections for women’s rights. Quotas guarantee seats, but real gains remain elusive. Women’s Seats... Read more »
Shafaq News World Humanitarian Day (WHD) is marked each year on August 19 in honor of aid workers and people affected by crises. The date was chosen after the 2003 bombing of... Read more »
2025-08-18T21:34:36+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security incidents reported across Iraq on August 18, 2025. Violent Dispute (Maysan) A girl was killed... Read more »
2025-08-18T22:28:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Washington US President Donald Trump met on Monday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven senior European leaders at the White... Read more »
Shafaq News Syria has emerged as the epicenter of the Middle East’s booming captagon trade, serving both as a production hub and a transit corridor feeding a narcotics market estimated at more... Read more »
2025-08-18T10:43:47+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News More than a decade after the US-led Global Coalition was formed to defeat ISIS, Iraq is entering a decisive phase. The 2022... Read more »
2025-08-17T14:03:00+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq’s banking sector is facing one of its most critical junctures in years as the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) rolls out... Read more »
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey Ends ITPA- Submission to Blackmail or Preservation of... Read more »
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 14th Aug 2025. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. RSISX... Read more »
Shafaq News Artificial Intelligence (AI) has shifted from futuristic theory to global necessity, reshaping economies, public services, and knowledge systems. Iraq, emerging from decades of conflict and institutional fragility, is now taking... Read more »