اخبار Iraq

Iraq is caught in the conflict between Washington and Tehran, with the Trump administration insisting that the next government disarm powerf...

Iraqis vote on Tuesday to elect a new parliament in a closely watched poll that comes at a pivotal moment for the country and region. Both I...

Shafaq News – WashingtonUS President Donald Trump met on Monday with Syrian transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House in the...

Russia’s second-largest oil producer Lukoil is withdrawing from its core energy interests in Iraq following the recent tightening of the san...

Iraq is heading to the polls amid deep divisions among its Shia political elite and shifting regional power dynamics.

As Iraqis head to the polls, here is everything you need to know about the parliamentary elections.

Shafaq News – Paris A Paris appeals court on Monday ordered the release offormer French President Nicolas Sarkozy after 20 days in prison, f...

Shafaq News – Brazilia Climate change has driven around 250 million cases ofinternal displacement worldwide over the past decade — an averag...

Russian oil giant Lukoil has declared force majeure at the 400,000-barrels-per-day West Qurna-2 oilfield in Iraq after the U.S. sanctions on...

Two Indian refiners bought a total of 5 million barrels of crude oil from the United States, Iraq, and the UAE on the spot market as they se...

Shafaq News – WashingtonThe US Senate voted 60–40 on Monday to advance a bipartisan deal to end the longest government shutdown in American...

Members of Iraq’s security forces, along with internally displaced citizens, began voting in the parliamentary elections on Sunday - the six...

Syria and Iraq are currently discussing the need to bolster security cooperation following the fall of the Assad regime, driven by shared ch...

Nearly 1.3 million members of the security forces and more than 26,500 internally displaced people are eligible to vote.

Shafaq News – San FranciscoSeven families have filed lawsuits against OpenAI, allegingthat its GPT-4o model contributed to suicides and ment...

Iraqis are preparing for a crucial parliamentary election

Shafaq News – GenevaThe United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned itcould suspend food assistance to millions in eastern Democratic R...

Shafaq News – BrusselsThe European Union suspended the issuance of multiple-entryvisas for Russian citizens, tightening travel restrictions...

Shafaq News – JakartaAt least 54 people were injured when multipleexplosions hit a mosque inside a high school complex during Friday prayers...

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Iraq heads to the polls on November 11 with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani seeking a second term un...

Shafaq News – LondonThe United Kingdom on Friday removed Syrian transitionalPresident Ahmad al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab fro...

Shafaq News– New YorkThe UnitedNations Security Council on Thursday approved a US-backed resolution removingSyrian transitional President Ah...

Shafaq News – Washington On Thursday, US President DonaldTrump extended for another year the national emergency with respect to Iran,which u...

Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani has directed his ministry to halt imports of middle distillates such as gasoline, diesel and ker...

Shafaq News – New York United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said onThursday that the world has failed to meet its commitment to...

Shafaq News– WashingtonOn Thursday,former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her retirement from Congressafter 38 years, ending one of...

Shafaq News – DarfurOn Thursday, Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed tothe humanitarian truce proposed by the Quad countries—the Unite...

Shafaq News – New YorkSeven firefighters were injured when an explosionerupted during a car fire response in the Bronx, according to the Fir...

Iraq's parliamentary election on November 11 arrives as Tehran's regional hand weakens and the outcome could determine whether it preserves...

Iraq’s state oil marketing company SOMO has canceled three crude loadings from Russia’s Lukoil this month after the U.S. sanctioned the seco...