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Iraq Considers Deleting Zeros from Dinar; Officials Revive Currency Overhaul

By Sinan Mahmoud, for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Considers Deleting Zeros from Dinar as Officials Revive Currency Overhaul Iraq is again considering a long-standing and controversial plan to delete zeros from the dinar as the country […]

Iraq Cannot Say Where $76 Billion Went, and No Law Compels It To

By Professor Oday Talal Mahmood, for JURIST. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Cannot Say Where $76 Billion Went, and No Law Compels It To Fourteen governorates share 2.8 percent of Iraq's national budget. Ministries in Baghdad direct 87 percent. Nothing […]

Why Turkiye let the Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Deal Expire

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why Turkiye let the Kirkuk-Ceyhan Pipeline Deal Expire When the decades-old legal framework governing the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline expired on July 27, Turkiye allowed it to lapse without immediately replacing it. The step […]

Iraqi Cabinet Approves Government Programme

By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the government programme for 2026-2029, covering 139 priorities across 14 key sectors, and referred it to the Council of Representatives in accordance with Article 38/First of the amended Council of Ministers Internal Regulations (No. 2 of 2019). The session was chaired by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. […]

Iraq PM Invited to Tokyo, Courts Japanese Firms

By John Lee. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has received a formal invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit Tokyo. The invitation was conveyed by Japan's Ambassador to Iraq, Akiro Endo, during a meeting at the Prime Minister's office. Al-Zaidi welcomed the invitation and affirmed the importance of Iraq-Japan relations, according to the Prime […]

US Packs Up Air Defenses as Withdrawal Deadline Looms

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Packs up Last Iraqi Air Defenses as Withdrawal Deadline Looms Nearly two months ahead of its anticipated Sept. 30 withdrawal deadline, the United States has begun packing up its air defenses in […]

Coordination Framework Condemns US/Saudi Strike on PMF

By John Lee. An emergency meeting of Iraq's Coordination Framework was held at the Government Palace on Wednesday to discuss what it described as US-Saudi attacks on Iraqi sovereignty. According to Prime Minister's Office, the meeting, hosted by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, condemned what it called an attack on Iraqi territory that resulted in the […]