From the International Labour Organization (ILO): Iraq launches business registration guide to promote formalization and decent work The guide is a practical resource for entrepreneurs and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs),... Read more »
2025-09-07T12:27:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Venice The 82nd Venice International Film Festival concluded in Italy with Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch (USA/Ireland/France) winning the... Read more »
2025-09-06T14:18:42+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Al-Diwaniyah, a central province of Iraq on the Euphrates River, embodies stark contrasts. Renowned in the past for its fertile farmland and... Read more »
Shafaq News More than three years into the Russia–Ukraine war, thousands of young Iraqis have found themselves trapped on its frontlines, lured by promises of steady income and European passage. Since 2022,... Read more »
2025-09-05T19:00:07+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Kirkuk In Kirkuk’s main bazaar, where Iraqi vendors’ voices mingle with the scent of spices and bustling crowds, Muhammad Khalid sits... Read more »
Shafaq News US sanctions announced in September against Iraqi-Kittitian businessman Waleed al-Samarrai have once again drawn Iraq into the debate over Iranian sanctions evasion. Washington accused al-Samarrai’s network of passing off Iranian... Read more »
Shafaq News The Middle East appears to be entering what analysts describe as a “sensitive and dangerous stage” defined by large-scale escalation across multiple fronts. A growing number of experts warn that... Read more »
Shafaq News Iraq’s labor market is undergoing a quiet transformation—driven not by government initiatives or corporate investments, but by the individual choices of women, students, and young professionals. Across Baghdad and other... Read more »
2025-09-03T11:17:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Syria has exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude oil from Tartus, its first official shipment in 14 years, in a deal with... Read more »
By John Lee. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on a network of shipping companies and vessels led by Iraqi-Kittitian businessman Waleed al-Samarra’i,... Read more »