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ISX traded +7 billion IQD worth of equities in a week

2024-03-28T12:58:58+00:00

Shafaq News / The Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) announced, on Thursday, that it had traded stocks with a total value exceeding 7 billion IQD during five trading sessions in the fourth week of March 2024.

According to market indicators, the number of traded shares during this week exceeded 4

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 29 March 2024

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PM al-Sudani vows to expedite construction of 2,000 schools

2024-03-28T12:37:37+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Thursday vowed to expedite the construction of nearly 2,000 schools that have been stalled for more than 10 years.

"This is a loss by all standards," al-Sudani said during a meeting of the committee overseeing the project.

The

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 29 March 2024

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CBI auctions +$254 million in forex on Thursday

2024-03-28T11:34:27+00:00

Shafaq News / On Thursday, the Central Bank of Iraq's (CBI) currency auction saw sales surpassing $254 million.

Our correspondent reported that CBI sold $251,724,231 in its auction for buying and selling the US dollar. The bank covered these transactions at a basic exchange rate of 1,305

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 29 March 2024

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Russian Pacific Fleet vessels enter Red Sea amidst Houthis& attacks

2024-03-28T11:32:10+00:00

Shafaq News / The Russian Pacific Fleet announced, on Thursday, that two of its vessels entered the Red Sea through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait after completing maneuvers in the Gulf of Aden as part of the fleet's missions, according to the TASS news agency.

The agency clarified that "the

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 29 March 2024

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Iraqi FM casts doubt on claims by Iraqi resistance of attacks on Israel

2024-03-28T11:33:13+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Thursday cast doubt on statements by the "Islamic Resistance in Iraq" claiming responsibility for attacks on Israel.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq is a vanguard group of armed actors from within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF/

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 29 March 2024

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Iraqi authorities announce the death of senior ISIS member

2024-03-28T10:27:09+00:00

Shafaq News/ A senior member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been killed in a joint security operation in western Iraq, the Joint Operations Command (JOC) said on Thursday.

The target, Samir Khedr Sheehan al-Namrawi, was responsible for transporting fighters, weapons,