Why Iraq Could Make or Break the Next Oil Price Move

Last month, OPEC+ agreed to increase oil output from October by 137,000 barrels per day, a much lower clip compared to the 555,000 bpd increase announced for August and September and 411,000 bpd in June and July. That meant that the group has...

Iraq PM visits UAE, discusses Development Road, 1 GW solar plant

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S Al-Sudani met UAE leaders and officials in Abu Dhabi to advance cooperation in trade, energy and petrochemicals, including a 1,000-megawatt solar project by Masdar in Iraq, his office said. Al-Sudani met UAE...

Iraq veteran first to receive UK-made ‘Call of Duty’ bionic arm

An American military veteran who lost her left arm in the war in Iraq has become the first to be fitted with a “rugged” bionic arm inspired by the Call Of Duty video game and made by a British firm. Danielle Green, now 45, lost the arm when she...

Iraq completes over 50 oil well projects in Q3 2025

2025-10-02T15:38:41+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Iraq completed 53 oil well projects in the third quarter of 2025, according to the state-owned Drilling Company. The work covered 15 newly drilled wells and the...

Iraq, UAE Strengthen Energy and Petrochemical Cooperation in Abu Dhabi

Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met in Abu Dhabi with UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Sultan Al Jaber, to discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries. The talks, attended by the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff,...

Iraq Adopts Drone Era Armor For T-90S IQ Tanks With Unit Built Cages And Side Packs

Iraq’s Ministry of Defence says T-90S/IQ tanks from the 5th Tank Battalion, 35th Armored Brigade now carry field-installed overhead “cage” armor and reinforced side protection. The upgrade targets FPV drones and top-attack threats, signaling...

Baghdad students start school year without textbooks

2025-10-02T08:04:15+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s new school year has opened in disarray, with students in Baghdad entering their third week of classes still waiting for full textbooks. At a bookstore near a...

Rights group condemns continued persecution of Tishreen activists by Iraq authorities

Amnesty International condemned Iraqi authorities on Tuesday for their continued persecution of activists and protesters six years after the nationwide Tishreen demonstrations. The organization also criticized the Iraqi authorities for failing to...

Pentagon Confirms Troop Reduction in Iraq

Thu 02 Oct 2025 | 11:45 AM The US Department of Defense announced on Tuesday that it will begin reducing its military presence in Iraq, describing the move as a reflection of the joint success achieved in the fight against the Islamic State...

Iraqi PM 'optimistic' about November elections

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani expects to win parliamentary elections in November, but a low voter turnout could see his alliance of parties lose seats in the next government, experts have said. Mr Al Sudani’s approval ratings are...

Iraq records wheat surplus, exports seven crops amid water scarcity drive

2025-10-01T15:03:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq’s Minister of Agriculture, Abbas Jabr, revealed on Wednesday that the country has achieved self-sufficiency in key crops and has begun exporting agricultural...

China’s new K visa sparks backlash amid tech talent push

Published on: October 2, 2025 6:46 AM China has launched the China K visa to attract foreign science and technology professionals. The visa aims to draw skilled workers in STEM fields but has stirred widespread debate. While officials call it a...

Iraq: Six years since Tishreen protests, activists persecuted and freedom of expression in peril

Six years on from the nationwide protests in October 2019, referred to as Tishreen, Iraqi authorities continue to persecute activists and protestors while failing to deliver meaningful justice and accountability for the killings of hundreds and...

US reduces total number of troops in Iraq amid shift in bases

The U.S. military is shifting some forces in Iraq away from Baghdad and western regions as part of a drawdown from about 2,500 to fewer than 2,000 troops in the country, a senior defense official said. The Department of Defense confirmed on...

Development Road Project: Turkiye eyes $30B trade with Iraq

2025-10-01T22:40:50+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Ankara Turkiye aims to transform trade with Iraq through its new Development Road Project, Khalid Ajar, head of the Turkish-Iraqi Business Council, unveiled on Wednesday....

Australia’s AI choice: Standards setter or technology taker?

I write as someone who has spent decades in the guts of Defence, technology, and government. Not as a cheerleader for shiny toys, nor as an apologist for bureaucratic drift. Artificial intelligence is being sold to us as the next miracle of...

VIDEO: The Study of Internal Conflict | GNSI Research Initiative

Streamed live on Sep 25, 2025 In this second installment in the Future of Warfare series, Robert S. Burrell, PhD, a Senior Research Fellow at the Global and National Security Institute, sits down with a retired U.S. Army War College professor,...

New York's Met museum sends 4,500-year-old ibex statue home to Iraq

Iraq has repatriated a 4,500-year-old statue of an ibex from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the latest success in its campaign to retrieve national treasures and reclaim looted historical artefacts. The Mesopotamian treasure, a copper...

Pentagon to reduce number of troops stationed in Iraq

The United States and its partners will begin reducing their military presence in Iraq, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said on Tuesday. The reduction comes among other efforts to transition to a long-term security partnership between the...

Tech 2030: A Roadmap for Europe-US Tech Cooperation

The United States and Europe confront a common challenge: staying ahead of China in the global innovation race. But the US has moved far ahead in key digital technologies while Europe lags. The Trump administration recognizes the key role of...