Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
Sanofi Discusses Collaboration on Biotech and Pharma in Iraq
Iraq Business News
·
July 29, 2025
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ministry of Health has held high-level discussions with a delegation from French pharmaceutical company Sanofi, aimed at strengthening collaboration on biopharmaceutical development, healthcare capacity-building, and policy...
TotalEnergies starts building 1 GW solar plant in southern Iraq
pv-magazine
·
July 29, 2025
France’s TotalEnergies has broken ground on a 1 GW solar project in Iraq. The first 250 MW phase is due to come online before the end of this year. July 29, 2025 Patrick Jowett Image: Oskar Kadaksoo, Unsplash TotalEnergies has started building a 1...
ULSD Futures Hit 1-Month Low; Brent Falls $2 on Tariffs
Progressive Farmer
·
Maria Eugenia Garcia DTN Energy Editor HOUSTON (DTN) -- Oil futures dipped to close the week on Friday following the announcement of new tariffs imposed by the United States on some trading partners, expectations of ample supplies from OPEC+...
Today-History-Aug02
Alberta Prime Times
·
August 2, 2025
Today in History for Aug. 2: On this date: In 1100, King William II of England was killed in a hunting accident. In 1610, English explorer Henry Hudson discovered Hudson Bay. Today in History for Aug. 2: On this date: In 1100, King William II of...
Aaradhya Disposal Industries IPO to open on August 4, sets price band at Rs 110 to Rs 116
The Economic Times
·
July 29, 2025
Aaradhya Disposal Industries has announced that its initial public offering (IPO) will open for subscription on Monday, August 4 and will close on August 6. The company intends to raise Rs 45.10 crore through the offering and aims to be listed on...
Sales slump across Iraq: Deeper slowdown imminent
Shafaq News
·
2025-07-29T05:12:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Sales across Iraqi markets have fallen by more than half, the Baghdad Chamber of Commerce reported, attributing the decline to weakening construction, investment, and...
Construction Starts at 1,000 MW Solar Power Project in Basra
Iraq Business News
·
July 27, 2025
By John Lee. The Iraqi Prime Minister has laid the foundation stone for the Shams Al-Basra solar power station, a landmark renewable energy project in Basra with a total generation capacity of 1,000 megawatts. Speaking at the inauguration,...
ExxonMobil Pledges To Deepen Support For Nigeria’s Oil, Gas Industry
Daily Independent
·
July 29, 2025
1 LAGOS – ExxonMobil has pledged to deepen support for the growth of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Mr. Jagir Baxi, its new Chairman and Managing Director, and Lead Country Manager, of its affiliates in Nigeria, disclosed this in a statement....
The 1990 August Invasion of Kuwait 35 Years Ago — Hungarian Perspectives
Hungarian Conservative
·
August 2, 2025
Camions stranded in the desert. Journalists sitting in offices recalling fond memories and adventures of a faraway land, now consumed by the waves of barbarism. Doubts about the good faith of the great powers. When Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded...
Iraq Allows HKN Energy to Bypass Standard Qualification Criteria
Iraq Business News
·
July 23, 2025
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved an exception for US-based HKN Energy, allowing it to bypass the standard qualification criteria and receive a direct invitation to develop the Hamrin oil field in northern Iraq. Last week, the Ministry...
Iraq ranks second among top oil exporters to US
Shafaq News
·
2025-07-27T06:54:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad/Washington Iraq emerged as the second-largest supplier of crude oil to the United States last week, according to data released Sunday by the US Energy Information...
‘Ties survived many challenges’: India amid Donald Trump’s tariff threat
Hindustan Times
·
August 2, 2025
New Delhi : In the face of President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on Indian goods and criticism of energy and defence purchases from Russia, India on Friday said its ties with the US had overcome several challenges and New Delhi is committed to...
Newly Declassified Documents Underscore How Claims of Russian Election Interference in 2016 Were Over-Hyped–Much Like Nonexistent Iraqi WMDs
CovertAction Magazine
·
July 28, 2025
[Source: gbtribune.com] In mid-July, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a trove of documents that, she said, showed evidence that Obama administration intelligence officials “manufactured and politicized intelligence to lay...
Maysan marshes run dry as Iraq’s water crisis deepens
Shafaq News
·
2025-07-28T15:30:54+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Maysan On Monday, Iraq’s Maysan Governor Habib Al-Fartousi warned that marsh water inflows have fully stopped, deepening an already severe province-wide shortage. “The water...
Erbil-Baghdad disputes: A cycle of missed opportunities and deep-seated divides
Shafaq News
·
2025-07-28T18:46:39+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News For two decades, promising opportunities for cooperation between the Iraqi Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil have consistently been lost. A lack...
Iraq considering broader energy agreement with Turkey
The National News
·
Iraq is considering a proposal from Turkey to establish a broader energy agreement that covers oil, gas, petrochemical industries and electricity, Iraq's Oil Ministry has said. On Monday, Ankara announced it would not be renewing a decades-old...
Clapper’s Claptrap
Consortium News
·
August 2, 2025
The former U.S. director of national intelligence told CNN new Russiagate revelations were “nonsense” and “absurd” but he wasn’t challenged on any details the way Ray McGovern once did back in 2018. Clapper with Obama in 2018. (Official White...
Kataib Hezbollah denies role in Baghdad shootout, blames “foreign plot”
Shafaq News
·
2025-07-28T16:38:11+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Kataib Hezbollah, a powerful faction within Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), denied any involvement in Sunday’s deadly clashes in Baghdad’s al-Dora district,...
Fury in Iraq after clashes between militia and security forces
The National News
·
Public anger is mounting in Iraq after clashes between security forces and gunmen from an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad left two dead. The violence was sparked when fighters stormed a government building to forcibly reinstate a dismissed director...
Even before Trump’s ‘penalty’ threat, Indian refiners began cutting down on Russian oil imports
The Indian Express
·
August 2, 2025
Amid increasing pressure on India from the US and other Western powers over the past couple of months, Indian refiners — led by public sector players — began cutting down on Russian oil imports, much before US President Donald Trump’s announcement...