Iraq Assumes Presidency of Economic and Social Council

By John Lee. Iraq has assumed the presidency of the Economic and Social Council at the ministerial-level meeting in Baghdad, part of the preparations for the Fifth Arab Economic and Social Development Summit. The outgoing president, Lebanese Minister of …

Iraq Dinar Fraud: $8.4m Recovered

By John Lee. The Iraqi Judiciary has recovered 11 billion dinars [$8.4 million] following a financial fraud case involving a company that illegally profited from currency exchange rate differences through fraudulent overseas money transfers. According to a …

Iraq to showcase 139 pre-approved projects at upcoming Baghdad Investment Forum

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC) will present over 139 pre-approved investment opportunities at the upcoming Iraq Investment Forum in Baghdad, NIC Head Haider Makiya announced Tuesday (May 13, 2025). This initiative …

Iraq releases +19,000 inmates under amended Amnesty Law

2025-05-13T22:42:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council announced, on Tuesday, the release of more than 19,000 prisoners as part of the country’s amended General Amnesty Law. The announcement followed a …

Iraq takes helm of Arab Economic Council ahead of Baghdad Summit

2025-05-13T12:27:38+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News / Iraq officially assumed the presidency of the Arab Economic and Social Council on Tuesday, as regional ministers gathered in Baghdad in preparation for the upcoming Arab League …

Iraq unemployment drops to 13.4%

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq’s Ministerial Council for Economy, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, convened on Monday (May 12, 2025) to discuss key economic initiatives, including the government’s poverty reduction …

Turkey-Aligned Hackers Targeted Iraq-Based Kurds with Zero-Day Exploit

A cyber threat actor believed to align with Turkish government interests has been observed exploiting user accounts that have not applied fixes to a vulnerability (CVE-2025-27920) in Output Messenger, a multiplatform chat solution. The campaign was …

Iraq war veteran finds healing and peace through street photography

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - After serving in the Iraq War, JP Caffee came home in February 2006 and developed alcoholism and narcotic addiction. “I was given an ultimatum by, you know, people that I cared about then that, ‘Hey you either need to go to …

Iraq’s economy faces brewing storm

Lower oil prices, US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime and expansionary spending present a toxic mix of economic shocks Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled 20-year old …

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