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Iraq offers incentives for solar energy
Shafaq News
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July 25, 2025
2025-07-25T11:13:00+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq has introduced a low-interest loan program to support the installation of solar panels, part of a wider national effort to cut emissions and reduce the burden on...
Iraq receives new generation of port cranes
Shafaq News
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2025-07-25T10:15:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Iraq has begun deploying a new fleet of advanced container-handling cranes to boost efficiency at its ports, the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) announced on...
Why solving Iraq's gas problem is crucial for its economy and environment
The National News
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It was a week of good, bad and ambiguous news for Iraq’s natural gas industry. What stood out is the fact that solving its gas problem is the single most feasible and effective thing the government could do for its economy, environment and quality...
Gunfire Claims Two Lives in Baghdad Ministry Assault
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) A federal police officer and a civilian lost their lives Sunday when armed assailants launched an attack on the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture's office in Baghdad, according to a source from the Interior Ministry. The ministry reported...
Gunmen Attack On Gov't Office Killed Two In Baghdad: Source
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN- Nam News Network) BAGHDAD, Jul 28 (NNN-NINA) – A federal police member and a civilian were killed yesterday, when gunmen from an armed group, attacked an office of the Agriculture Ministry in Baghdad, a source from the Iraqi Interior...
Erbil warns Baghdad: Kurdistan won’t tolerate drone attacks
Shafaq News
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2025-07-28T11:05:20+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Erbil Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Rebar Ahmed warned, on Monday, that Erbil will not stand by if drone strikes targeting the Region’s infrastructure continue. During a...
TotalEnergies breaks ground on 1GW Basra solar farm in Iraq
PV Tech
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July 28, 2025
Announced in 2021, Basra solar farm is the second 1GW solar plant in the country built by TotalEnergies, with a US$10 billion investment in new gas networks and seawater treatment. Spanning over 9 kms, the solar farm will install two million solar...
Iraq PM inaugurates gas projects that aid plan to stop flaring
Zawya
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LONDON - Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has inaugurated two natural gas projects in Basra that will support Iraq's targets to eliminate gas flaring and achieve gas self-sufficiency by 2027, Iraq's oil minister said in an Instagram...
Iraq dismantles funding network linked to defunct extremist group
Al Mayadeen
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July 24, 2025
Iraq’s National Security Service (INSS) uncovers a covert ISIS logistics and financing network spanning four provinces. Iraq's National Security Service (INSS) revealed on Thursday that security forces disrupted a logistical network aiding...
Iraqi PM Inaugurates Construction of 1,000 MW Basra solar power plant
Shafaq News
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2025-07-24T18:39:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated construction works on Thursday for the Basra Sun Power Plant, a major solar energy project with a planned...
Gunmen attack on gov't office kills 2 in Baghdad
Daily Finland
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A federal police member and a civilian were killed on Sunday when gunmen from an armed group attacked an office of the Agriculture Ministry in Baghdad, a source from the Iraqi Interior Ministry said, reported Xinhua. The ministry said a group of...
Gunmen attack on gov't office kills 2 in Baghdad: source
Xinhua News Agency
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BAGHDAD, July 27 (Xinhua) -- A federal police member and a civilian were killed on Sunday when gunmen from an armed group attacked an office of the Agriculture Ministry in Baghdad, a source from the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The ministry said...
Iraq Launches “City of Gold” in Baghdad to Boost Non-Oil Economy and Jewelry Industry
Sada Elbalad
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July 24, 2025
Thu 24 Jul 2025 | 02:16 PM In a move with significant economic and strategic implications, Iraq has officially launched the “City of Gold” project in the capital, Baghdad — the country’s first zone dedicated to the manufacturing and marketing of...
Multiple drones crash in northern Iraq
Mehr News Agency
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July 28, 2025
In a statement, the directorate confirmed that the device went down at 5:50 a.m. without causing any injuries. A local source earlier told Shafaq News that two drones had fallen—one in Korgosk village and another on the roof of a café in...
Damascus Ramps Up Regional Coordination to Dismantle Captagon Smuggling Networks
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 3, 2025
In response to mounting security threats, Syrian authorities have intensified efforts to combat drug smuggling, focusing on dismantling networks involved in the production and trafficking of Captagon pills, a narcotics trade long tied to the...
Beyond 50°C: How decades of conflict are heating Iraq
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Iraq is entering an era of dangerous heat extremes, with summer temperatures regularly soaring beyond 50°C. While global climate change is a major factor, experts increasingly point to the environmental legacy of decades of war as a...
Iraq breaks ground on combined-cycle power plant
MEED
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July 24, 2025
The project involves converting the Qayyarah simple-cycle gas turbine plant into a combined-cycle power station, adding 375MW of capacity and raising the facility’s overall output to 1,125MW Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to:...
Iraq leads Arab electricity growth
Shafaq News
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2025-07-24T11:38:12+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq recorded the fastest electricity generation growth in the Arab world in 2024, according to the Washington-based Energy Research Unit. The jump comes amid...
Record heat strains Iraqi economy
Shafaq News
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July 27, 2025
2025-07-27T19:10:49+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad A record-breaking heatwave is imposing growing economic costs on Iraq, disrupting power supplies, reducing crop yields, and cutting labor productivity, an Iraqi...
Gunfight in Baghdad kills one as paramilitary group storms ministry
Yahoo News
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At least one police officer was killed and 14 fighters detained after a gun battle erupted in Iraq’s capital with members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), a state-sanctioned paramilitary umbrella that includes groups loyal to Iran. The...