Solar power rising and energy shift in Kurdistan
The sun beats down on Sulaymaniyah city in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, withering anything unfortunate enough to be out…
Iraqi officials begin excavation of mass grave near Mosul
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi officials have begun the excavation of what is believed to be a mass…
Iraq’s oil exports to US nearly halve in a week
2025-08-17T08:07:27+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad / Washington Iraq’s crude shipments to…
Iran defends Iraq security pact amid US opposition
2025-08-16T22:44:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Tehran Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary…
Why can’t Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, keep the lights on?
Iraq was plunged into a nationwide blackout earlier this week, as a temperature surge to 122 degrees Fahrenheit…
Cleric Stresses Strengthening Iran-Iraq Scientific Cooperation in Light of Arbaeen’s Message
Speaking at a joint gathering of Iranian and Iraqi university professors held at the shrine of Imam Hussain…
Basrah crudes post weekly gains of nearly 1%
2025-08-16T06:11:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basrah Basra’s crude benchmarks closed higher this…
Iran Update, August 14, 2025
Avery Borens, Katherine Wells, Ben Rezaei, Kelly Campa, Ben Schmida, Nidal Morrison, Carolyn Moorman, and Annika Ganzeveld Information…
Nations deadlocked over plastic production limits in global treaty talks
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday,…
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 13, 2025
Christina Harward, Olivia Gibson, Daria Novikov, Kateryna Stepanenko, Justin Young, and Frederick W. Kagan with Nate Trotter August…
Economic rationale for Washington’s continued retention of Iraq’s oil revenues in federal reserve accounts
Shafaq News By Dr. Frank Musmar* The arrangement by which Iraq’s oil revenues are held in accounts supervised…
Is China Moving Into Position To Take Over Iraq’s Key Oil Project From The West?
The Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) is the key to unlock massive gains in oil output from Iraq.…