Iraq’s unsung hero: 67-year-old fills potholes in Hilla for free

2025-04-22T06:22:03+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ At 67, Hakeem, affectionately known as “Uncle Hakeem,” can still be seen driving his modest Kia through the streets of Hilla each day—armed with tar, gravel, and his trusted shovel …

Saudi Arabia and Iraq to strengthen security cooperation

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif received Iraqi Minister of Interior Lt. Gen. Abdulamir Al-Shammari in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, they reviewed ways to strengthen the existing security …

Central Bank of Iraq Launches First Virtual Bank Project

By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced the launch of the country's first university-based virtual banking project, with the initial phase set to start at Al-Muthanna University. The project was unveiled during the university's …

Iraq to produce Solar Panels

By John Lee. The Al-Zawraa General Company, part of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has unveiled plans to establish an integrated and advanced manufacturing plant for solar panels, with an annual production capacity of 750 megawatts - …

Iraq says it 'will never forget' Pope Francis's landmark visit

Run separately, unite later: CF's Iraq election plan

2025-04-21T20:48:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s State of Law Coalition is continuing its efforts to amend the country’s electoral law, Coalition spokesperson and lawmaker Aqil al-Fatlawi announced on Monday. According to …

Iraq's Saladin Province on high alert for CCHF

2025-04-21T19:45:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Saladin Provincial Council declared a public health emergency across the province amid rising concern over the possible spread of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever ( …

Iraq’s Oil Embargo Was Never Just About Oil

It is sometimes difficult in the multi-dimensional world of Middle Eastern geopolitics to see the bigger picture, and this has certainly been true for many looking at the ongoing conflict between the south and the north of Iraq. The most notable …

Bells toll for Francis in jihadist-scarred Iraq

Church bells tolled in Mosul and nearby towns Monday to mark the death of Pope Francis, the first pope to visit Iraq which suffered greatly at the hands of jihadists. In the historic Al-Tahera church in the nearby town of Qaraqosh, where the Pope prayed in …

Iraq's Cardinal Sako among potential Popes: Who will succeed Francis?

Shafaq News/ The death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, has set the Roman Catholic Church on course toward one of its most defining rites: the election of a new pontiff. As Catholics around the globe enter a period of mourning, …