Iraq to open first two colleges on Artificial Intelligence

The new colleges will open starting from the 2025–2026 academic year. [Getty] As the first such move in the country, Iraq has decided to launch two colleges on Artificial Intelligence for the upcoming academic year. On Monday, Iraqi Minister of...

Iraq identifies tankers suspected of illegitimate loading

Timelapse Shows New Mega Port at World's Biggest Construction Site

The port at Neom, the world's largest construction site, is edging toward operational status with a pilot of a new intermodal corridor that significantly shortens Red Sea trade routes, according to the Oxagon industrial hub company. Newsweek has...

Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1%

Top 10 countries for avoided CO2 emissions from China’s overseas engagements, by type of activity and technology, MtCO2. Source: Analysis by Lauri Myllyvirta for Carbon Brief.Assuming that all the overseas financing deals announced in 2023–24 are...

Turkey asks Iraq to ensure full use of oil pipeline in talks

Iraqi workers pump oil at the Shirawa oilfield, where oil was first pumped in Iraq in 1927, outside the northern city of Kirkuk 19 January 2004. [Getty] Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said a proposed new energy agreement between...

Iraq to Launch New Colleges for AI and Digital Excellence

By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has announced the establishment of two new colleges at the University of Baghdad: the College of Excellence and the College of Artificial Intelligence, with operations set...

Iraq Sets Conditions for Reopening Applications for Bismayah Housing Units

By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has reportedly announced that applications for housing units in the Bismayah Residential Project will reopen only after the resumption of work by South Korea's Hanwha Engineering &...

OPEC SG to Attend Baghdad International Energy Forum

By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has announced that the upcoming Baghdad International Energy Forum will feature high-level participation, including a keynote address by OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais. The event is scheduled to take place...

Construction nears halfway point on Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum

CAMP RIPLEY — Taking shape and nearing the halfway point of completion, the Minnesota Military and Veterans Museum welcomed stakeholders to view its progress outside of Camp Ripley. On Wednesday, July 23, the museum gave three tours to around 50...

Iraq’s state oil marketer identifies tankers illegally loading at key ports

Iraq’s state oil marketer SOMO has identified several tankers suspected of loading petroleum products illegally from the ports of Umm Qasr and Khor al-Zubair, according to an official letter dated Sunday and seen by Reuters. The tankers allegedly...

Iraqi Dinar Prospects: Reality Check After Six Months of Trump

By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Dinar Prospects: Reality Check After Six Months of Trump Six months into Donald Trump's return to the...

Iraq boosts national grid with floating plants

2025-07-29T17:17:30+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News - Baghdad On Tuesday, Iraq’s cabinet approved the deployment of floating power stations with a combined capacity of 590 megawatts to help ease pressure on the national grid...

Ag Progress Days 2025 Coverage: Stay Up To Date On Penn State's Annual Agricultural Event

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TrendingSiege on Sweida, and anger after clashes in Iraq

Food and medicine levels are critically low in Sweida, Syria. Deadly clashes in Iraq have fuelled anger across the country. Wildfires rage in Turkey, Greece and Albania. On today's episode of Trending Middle East: Sweida running out of supplies...

Iraq to issue Development Road tenders in packages

Iraq intends to invite bids from international companies in late 2025 for ‘The Development Road’ the $17 billion mega multimodal project that will link Iraq to Europe via Turkey, an official said on Friday. The Development Road involves the...

How energy politics fuels global militarisation

In the contemporary world, energy is no longer merely a commodity; it is power, influence, and a principal driver of militarisation. As the global economy continues to rely on oil, gas, and critical minerals, states have increasingly turned to...

The Energy Report: They Said It Couldn't Be Done

Trump’s tariffs that were enacted under the international emergency powers act starting in April 5th 2025 generated over $27 billion in revenue in June alone and that was up $6 billion from June of 24. In fact the Congressional Budget Office...

Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment & Development (AAAID): Outstanding Contribution to Economic Diversification MEA 2025

Founded in 1976, the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment & Development (AAAID) is a pioneering institution advancing food security and sustainable economic diversification across the Arab region. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab...

Iraqi Kurdistan oil output at around 120,000 bpd, Kurdish officials say

BAGHDAD - Oil production in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region has reached around 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) and is expected to rise to an average of 280,000 bpd by mid-August, two Iraqi Kurdish energy officials said on Sunday. No timeline...

Iraq: Damage to Kurdistan Region Oil Fields Puts Rights at Risk

(Beirut) – Drone strikes on five oil fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) by unknown groups between July 14 and 16, 2025, significantly damaged the region’s energy production, Human Rights Watch said today. The drone strikes mark a...