Iraq's National Security Advisor stresses neutrality amid U.S.-IranIraq's National Security Advisor stresses neutrality amid U.S.-Iran

Shafaq News/ Iraq's National Security Advisor, Qasim Al-Araji, affirmed the nation's stance to avoid becoming a battleground for conflicts between the United States and Iran, stressing that the fate of the 2,500 multi-national Coalition forces in the country will be determined by the Higher Military Commission (HMC) formed between Washington and

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US dollar surges against dinar after stock market closes on TuesdayUS dollar surges against dinar after stock market closes on Tuesday

2024-03-05T14:03:23+00:00

Shafaq News/ The US dollar rose in Baghdad and Erbil markets with the closure of stock exchanges on Tuesday.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the dollar prices dropped slightly with the closure of Baghdad's central stock exchanges, Al-Kifah and Al-Harithiya, recording 150,400 IQD

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Egypt confirms commitment to contracts to import oil shipments from IraqEgypt confirms commitment to contracts to import oil shipments from Iraq

2024-03-05T13:49:27+00:00

Shafaq News / A government official at the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum stated that Egypt imported fuel shipments worth about $2 billion during the past two months of January and February.

The official added that petroleum product imports constituted between 60 and 70% of the import

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Iraqi Parliament to challenge prison sentence handed to a lawmaker after a defamation caseIraqi Parliament to challenge prison sentence handed to a lawmaker after a defamation case

2024-03-05T13:35:08+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Parliament on Tuesday decided to challenge the prison sentence issued against Lawmaker Hadi al-Salami, clarifying that the ruling is "preliminary."

Acting Speaker of Parliament, Muhsen al-Mandlawi, said in a statement that the decision against Hadi al-Salami is a

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President Barzani plans to open Azerbaijani representation in Erbil and launch direct flights with BakuPresident Barzani plans to open Azerbaijani representation in Erbil and launch direct flights with Baku

2024-03-05T13:48:30+00:00

Shafaq News / The Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met on Tuesday, with Nasir Mammadov, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Iraq.

According to a statement from the presidency media office, the meeting focused on strengthening ties and fostering collaboration between Azerbaijan, Iraq,

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Iraq's NIC seals landmark deal for Bin Omar gas field developmentIraq's NIC seals landmark deal for Bin Omar gas field development

2024-03-05T13:18:19+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has officially signed an investment license with the Halfaya Gas Company Ltd. (HGC) to initiate the development of the Bin Omar gas field in Basra Governorate.

NIC Chairman, Dr. Haider Makkiya, told Shafaq News Agency that the

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