Rumors and panic: What’s really behind Iraq’s financial scare?

2025-11-28T06:50:59+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Economic confusion spread across Iraq in recent days as claims of “missing funds,” “salary delays,” and “cut livelihoods” circulated widely on social... Read more »

Power grid will decide Middle East’s AI future, US expert warns

2025-11-27T13:39:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Washington The Middle East’s ability to host advanced artificial-intelligence data centers—especially in Iraq—will depend on the stability of national electricity systems,... Read more »

Buried explosives still shape daily life for millions of Iraqis

2025-11-26T16:09:19+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad The warning signs are easy to miss. A faded skull-and-crossbones nailed to a fence in southern Iraq. A rusted metal... Read more »

Iraq between music, traditions, and law: Who sets the rhythm of public life?

Shafaq News On Basra’s waterfront, the billboards for singer Mohammed Abdel-Jabbar’s cancelled concert still hung over a space where a stage was meant to rise. The organizing company withdrew after receiving threats,... Read more »

Diplomacy and pressure: Washington, Tehran lock horns over Iraq future

Shafaq News Iraq’s new government is taking shape under a heavy shadow: Washington and Tehran are both watching, both pulling, both asserting influence—despite public claims of friendship and respect for Iraq’s independence.... Read more »

Can a Kurdish framework emerge? Iraq’s new political alignments test the Kurdish house

Shafaq News Iraq’s political landscape is undergoing a deep restructuring following the recent elections, as major components move to consolidate their positions ahead of government formation. After the Shiite Coordination Framework reaffirmed... Read more »

Iraq’s new parliament: No bloc can impose, none can be ignored

Shafaq News Iraq’s newly elected parliament has stepped into an unfamiliar political era where forming a government is no longer a predictable post-election ritual, but a test of how far the country’s... Read more »

Iraq security roundup: Tribal killing, drug sentences, and threat network dismantled

2025-11-24T22:55:35+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Below is a summary of key security and public safety incidents reported across Iraq on Monday, November 24, 2025. Man Killed in... Read more »

War of Isolation: US–led pressure collides with Iran’s push to reinforce influence

2025-11-24T19:31:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Regional dynamics in the Middle East continue to shift as Iran seeks to reassert its influence following two years of... Read more »

Stable but not secure: The fragile reality of Iraq’s economy

Shafaq News Iraq has entered a narrow and politically sensitive window for fiscal reform as the government transitions into caretaker status. Economists and policy advisers warn that the next administration inherits an... Read more »