Iraq's PMF Service and Retirement Law: Is political exploitation inevitable?

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) face a heated political battle over the controversial PMF Service and Retirement Law, especially within the Shiite house. As factions clash over its passage and retirement age provision, some …

Tehran: Iraq expected to obtain temporary permits for Iranian gas

2025-03-01T10:53:58+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq is expected to receive temporary permits to import Iranian gas after the US revoked its exemption for these imports, an Iranian official announced on Saturday. Saeid Tavakoli, …

Iraq invites oil firms for Kurdistan crude export resumption talks

Iraq invites global oil firms for talks on Kurdistan contracts

DUBAI: Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said on Saturday it had invited global foreign companies operating under the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) umbrella, along with firms contracted by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), to a …

Iraq and BP to develop four Kirkuk fields

Iraq and oil major BP have signed a deal to redevelop four Kirkuk oil and gas fields, BP said yesterday, a breakthrough for Iraq, where output has been constrained by years of war, corruption and sectarian tensions. The signing comes a day before BP plans …

Iraq and Russia Strengthen Cooperation with New Agreements

By John Lee. The 10th meeting of the Iraqi-Russian Joint Committee was held in Baghdad this week, co-chaired by Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Russia's Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev. Hussein emphasized the …

Shanghai Company Advances Waste-to-Energy Project in Iraq

By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) hosted a high-level delegation from China's Shanghai Environment Company [Shanghai SUS Environment] to discuss investment contract requirements for Iraq's first waste-to-energy power …

Iraq's corrupt maze: Oil, bribes, and broken trust

Shafaq News/ Ahmad (pseudonym), a small business owner in Baghdad, had always dreamed of expanding his shop to provide a better future for his family. With years of hard work and savings, he finally felt ready to take the next step. But as he navigated …

Iraq’s Oil Ministry invites Kurdistan oil firms for talks in Baghdad

2025-03-01T07:21:37+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Iraq’s Oil Ministry invited international oil companies operating under the Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) and contracted with the …

Oil on track for first monthly drop since November on tariffs, Iraq exports

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell more than 1% on Friday and were headed for their first monthly drop since November, as markets braced for Washington’s new tariffs and Iraq’s decision to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan region. Uncertainty …