Dollar jumps to August highs on Fed-BOJ policy divergence

2025-10-30T16:42:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The Japanese yen tumbled against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the Bank of Japan adopted a less hawkish tone than traders... Read more »

Lebanon’s Aoun instructs army to act against Israeli incursions

2025-10-30T11:15:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Beirut Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday ordered Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal to respond to any future Israeli incursions, following an... Read more »

Al-Sadr shockwave: New uncertainty ahead of Iraq’s parliamentary poll

Shafaq News Iraq’s political landscape entered a new phase of uncertainty following Muqtada al-Sadr’s renewed call to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 11, 2025 — a move that has... Read more »

Dinar RV: Will Iraqi Election Speed the Process?

By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Dinar RV: Will Iraqi Election Speed the Process? For years,... Read more »

US Envoy Safaya’s appointment: A new test for Baghdad–Washington relations

Shafaq News – Baghdad Mark Safaya’s appointment as the United States Special Envoy to Iraq marks a pivotal moment in Baghdad–Washington relations, testing Iraq’s ability to balance American influence and Tehran’s leverage... Read more »

In Kirkuk’s cafés, Iraqi women shatter the smoking taboo

Shafaq News The government employee drops into her café chair, ID badge still clipped to her purse. A waiter lowers an ornate hookah, its glass base catching the late-afternoon light. She draws... Read more »

Iraq signs $450 million deal with US firm for first floating LNG terminal

2025-10-28T12:23:53+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq has signed an agreement with US-based Excelerate Energy to build the country’s first floating terminal for liquefied natural gas... Read more »

Ludo’s hidden bets: Iraqi youth caught in a new wave of digital gambling

Shafaq News – Baghdad When 42-year-old mother Umayya Aziz noticed her teenage daughter asking for more spending money than usual, she assumed it was harmless. Fourteen-year-old Amina rarely left their Baghdad home... Read more »

The Kurdish spine of Iraq’s elections: Unity tested by division

Shafaq News – Erbil The Kurdish political arena stands at the heart of Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections set for November 11, 2025. With 301 Kurdish candidates among the 7,768 contenders approved nationwide,... Read more »

Political Dismissals Law drains Iraq: $8.8B cost threatens state

Shafaq News More than 260,000 Iraqis—including many who were not even born when Saddam Hussein’s regime ended in 2003—are currently receiving state salaries under the Political Dismissals Law No. 24 of 2005,... Read more »