Silver and gold eclipse 2025 global equity returns

2025-12-31T06:32:52+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Precious metals were the standout performers among commodities this year, with silver outperforming most major equity indexes and currencies, while gold hit... Read more »

Iraq Parliament finalizes speakership, heads toward presidential vote

2025-12-30T16:34:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq’s Council of Representatives completed the election of its parliamentary leadership on December 29–30, concluding the chamber’s internal posts and starting the... Read more »

Yemen cancels defense pact with UAE

2025-12-30T09:55:52+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News– Sanaa (Updated at 13:42) Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council chief Rashad Al-Alimi on Tuesday revoked a joint defense agreement with the United Arab... Read more »

Iraq’s delicate maneuver: Boosting revenue without crushing consumer power

2025-12-29T23:57:11+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq is facing increasing economic pressure as the government seeks to expand non-oil revenues while safeguarding citizens’ purchasing power. Public spending continues... Read more »

The pragmatic shift: 2025’s new world reality

Shafaq News 2025 was a year defined by sharp power shifts, high-stakes conflicts, and strategic maneuvering. From Donald Trump’s return to the White House to clashes in the Middle East, tense standoffs... Read more »

Gold, silver, and growth: Iraq’s sports sweep 2025 podium

Shafaq News Iraqi sport closed 2025 as one of its most active years in recent history, with football, individual disciplines, women’s competitions, and Paralympic sport delivering results across regional and continental arenas.... Read more »

Iraq’s speakership: Two decades of constitutional rules and backroom deals

Shafaq News Since Iraq adopted its 2005 constitution, electing the Speaker of the Council of Representatives has followed a clear constitutional formula: a secret ballot and an absolute majority of the full... Read more »

10 Things the CBI Said About the Iraqi Dinar in 2025

10 Things the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) Said About the Iraqi Dinar (IQD) in 2025 1. February 19: CBI’s Dollar Distribution System Among World’s Most Monitored Following meetings with the US... Read more »

Iraqi caretaker PM: Baghdad works to host US–Iran talks

Shafaq News – Baghdad Caretaker Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani said Iraq is working to arrange direct talks between the United States and Iran in Baghdad, citing Iraq’s balanced relations with... Read more »

Skills gap, data shortage shape Syria’s labor market outlook ahead of 2026

2025-12-27T15:17:23+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Damascus Syria’s labor market is entering a critical phase ahead of 2026 amid major economic and legislative shifts, most notably the... Read more »