Shafaq News Iraq stands at a precarious crossroads as tensions between Iran and Israel spiral across the Middle East. While Lebanon and Yemen have already been drawn into open clashes, Iraq’s position... Read more »

2025-09-01T08:31:36+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Mosul (Updated at 15:42) Mosul’s historic landmarks, including the Great Al-Nuri Mosque with its leaning Al-Hadba Minaret and the churches of... Read more »

Shafaq News – Dhi Qar Iraq is heading toward parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, and the southern province of Dhi Qar has emerged as a decisive arena where money, tribal authority,... Read more »

Shafaq News Dhi Qar Province, in Iraq’s southern heartland, is often overshadowed by its larger neighbors, yet it remains one of the country’s most historically rich and socially complex regions. Known in... Read more »

Shafaq News – Erbil Mustafa was 24 when his father sold a plot of family land to fund his journey to Europe. Armed with a Tunisian visa and a smuggler’s promise, he... Read more »

2025-08-29T07:43:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News The dollar wobbled on Friday, poised for a 2% drop in August against major currencies on rising odds of the Federal Reserve... Read more »

Shafaq News Negative comments have become one of the most visible—and corrosive—features of Iraq’s digital sphere. What once appeared as casual jesting, known locally as tahsheesh (banter), has expanded into a culture... Read more »

By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) today announced its results for the half year ended 30 June 2025. Shares were trading up more than four percent at lunchtime. Jon Harris (pictured),... Read more »

By John Lee. The newly-published Iraq Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) analytical report has made seven recommendations to reduce poverty in Iraq: Enhance coordination between ministries and authorities to reduce poverty, using targeted... Read more »