By Alisha Chhangani, for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Inside Tehran's toll booth There is a lot of attention right now on how Iran is managing access to the Strait of Hormuz -- operating a kind of […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will parliamentary revolt end deadlock over government formation in Baghdad? Lawmakers in Baghdad are mounting a renewed campaign to break the deadlock over Iraq's long-stalled government formation. The push reflects how the over-extended […]
By Karyna Naminas, CEO of Label Your Data. Why High Quality Data Annotation Is Non-Negotiable Explore how modern data annotation tools support structured workflows, agreement tracking, and reliable ground truth creation High-quality data annotation drives every AI system you rely on. If your labels are wrong, your model will learn the wrong patterns, there is […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has reviewed a proposed settlement with Lukoil following its withdrawal from the West Qurna 2 field. The discussions took place during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, with the participation of Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad, Finance […]
By John Lee. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called on the Iraqi authorities to do everything in their power to secure the immediate release of Shelley Kittleson, the American freelance journalist who was abducted in Baghdad on Tuesday. The IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger said: "We demand the immediate and unconditional release of […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Baghdad's new 'self-defense' mandate may formalize regionalization of Iran War Baghdad has granted its armed forces, including the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), wider powers to respond in "self-defense" to ongoing bombings of their […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) has extended the closure of Iraqi airspace to all arriving, departing and transit aircraft until 12:00 noon on Friday, 10th April. The authority said the decision was taken as a temporary and precautionary measure, based on an ongoing assessment of the security situation and in light […]
By John Lee. Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) has published details of its payments to governments for the year 2025: Introduction This report sets out details of the payments made to governments by Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd and its subsidiary undertakings ('Gulf Keystone') for the year ended 31 December 2025 as required under Disclosure and Transparency […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (trading week ending: 2nd April 2026. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. Rabee Securities' Market Indexes Change - Weekly Index Code Closings Change (w/w) (%) Change (YTD) (%) IQD-RSISX 2,639.0 1.2% 3.2% USD-RSISX 2,594.9 1.2% 3.2% […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Commission of Integrity has reported preserving more than IQD 837 billion (USD 640 million) and USD 551 million during 2025 as part of its anti-corruption activities. In its annual report, the commission outlined a rise in investigative, legal, and preventive actions aimed at protecting public funds and preventing waste. Key enforcement and […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi soccer team has beaten Bolivia 2-1 to secure a place in this year's FIFA World Cup. Iraq's goals were scored by Ali Al-Hamadi and Aymen Hussein. Iraqi fans will now look forward to the World Cup, to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada in June and July. […]
The following were the ten most read dinar-related articles on Iraq Business News for the month of March: You Bought Iraqi Dinars. Now What? Is the Dinar Your Retirement Plan? Dinar-Dollar Exchange Rate: Iran War has Little Impact IQD in the Crossfire: What a Trump-Iran Conflict Could Mean for Iraq's Dinar 2026: The Year Iraqi […]
