Iraq announces Oil Exports for May

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced finalised oil export volumes for May. Total exports of crude oil: 101,630,925 barrels. Exports from the oil fields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 100,365,335 barrels. Exports to Jordan …

After ceasefire, Iraq reflects on a fragile neutrality in the Iran-Israel Standoff

2025-06-25T08:36:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ The recent 12-day confrontation between Iran and Israel may have drawn to a halt with an unexpected ceasefire, but for Iraq, the crisis has underscored a deeper vulnerability at …

Four drones crash in southern Iraq

2025-06-25T08:28:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Security forces in southern Iraq located the wreckage of four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in different areas of Dhi Qar province, a security source reported on Wednesday. The …

Iraq probes suspicions drone strikes on bases and radar systems

Iraqi PM has warned that Iraq would "not hesitate to retaliate against those who destabilise the country, whether from inside or outside." [Reuters] Iraq's government has opened a high-level investigation into a series of coordinated drone …

COLUMNIST: Echoes of Iraq 2003

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. Soon after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities, two major U.S. news organizations characterized the event in contrasting ways …

Iraq Accelerates This Oil Megaproject To Meet 7 Million Bpd Production Target

Even before the latest potentially game-changing developments began involving its longtime financial, political, and military ally Iran, it was clear that Iraq needed to focus more on the independent development of its own resources -- most notably in …

‘Suicide drones’ hit Iraq military’s radar systems

BAGHDAD: Iraq said on Tuesday it will investigate suicide drone attacks on radar systems at two military bases, adding that its forces intercepted several other attempted incursions. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks, and the …

KATHRYN LOPEZ: An example in Iraq

“It’s amazing to see people living the Christian faith — and especially when they don’t have to.” That’s what Chaldean Paul Thabet Habib Yousif Al Mekko of Alqosh in Iraq told me during an interview two years ago. A soft-spoken man, he knew why he and his …

World Bank approves $930mln project to extend and modernise railways in Iraq

DUBAI: The World Bank approved a $930 million project to help improve Iraq's railway performance, boost domestic trade, create jobs, and diversify the economy, the organisation said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Writing by Tala Ramadan; …

Cartoonist’s take: ‘Iraq: Mission Accomplished and One and Done’