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S&P Global affirms Iraq's sovereign credit ratings at B-/B
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (235+ words) Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " S&P Global affirmed Iraq's sovereign credit ratings at "B-/B' on Friday, indicating a challenging outlook for the next six to 12 months due to the ongoing Middle East war and the closure of the Strait of…...
Iraq's oil exports drop by around 3 million bpd since Hormuz crisis
6+ hour, 1+ min ago (315+ words) Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " Trading sources have told Reuters that Iraqi oil supplies have declined by 2. 5 million to three million barrels per day as a result of the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Iraq, together with Kuwait and…...
12 years after Speicher: analyst details unresolved demands of families
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (164+ words) In a recent panel analysis, political analyst Wathiq Al-Jaberi outlined the societal and security transformations that have reshaped Iraq in the decade following the tragedy. The immense grief of the massacre served as a profound catalyst for national unity. The…...
Iraqi Foreign Ministry condemned attacks on Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (213+ words) Iraqi News Baghdad (Itaqi News. com) " The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official diplomatic communique on Thursday, June 11, 2026, expressing strong condemnation over a series of recent hostile attacks that targeted the territories of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,…...
Ali Al-Hamadi's road from refugee child to Iraq World Cup star
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (368+ words) Former Iraqi President Barham Salih speaks via video call with Iraqi national team striker Ali Al-Hamadi ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " Former Iraqi president Barham Salih and Iraqi player Ali Al-Hamadi met in a symbolic…...
Iraq corruption case targets $30 million Beverly Hills mansion
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (249+ words) Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " The U. S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to seize a Beverly Hills mansion that prosecutors say is linked to Iraqi Kurdish general Mansour Barzani and funded through what they describe as illicit…...
Iraq begin final World Cup preparations in West Virginia
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (243+ words) Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " The national football team of Iraq has left Chicago for White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, where it will conduct its last training camp before its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign. The group touched down in the country…...
Iraq to export one million bpd of oil via Kirkuk-Baniyas pipeline
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (298+ words) Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " The Iraqi Ambassador to the United States, Nizar al-Khairallah, and Syrian charg" d'affaires in Washington, Mohammad Qanatari, confirmed on Thursday that the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline is being revived to export one million barrels of Iraqi oil…...
Iraqi dinar falls against US dollar
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (216+ words) Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " The exchange rate for the US dollar compared to the Iraqi dinar rose on Thursday in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Erbil. The US dollar exchange rate rose…...
Iraq seeks increased cooperation with Syria
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (189+ words) Baghdad (Iraqi News. com) " Iraq and Syria are seeking greater security and economic cooperation in response to rising regional challenges. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi sent a message on Wednesday to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa with the chief of the…...