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Alternative Energy Routes: Strategic Proposal to Connect Basra Oil to Ceyhan Port to Bypass Hormuz

Amid escalating risks surrounding traditional shipping lanes, a strategic proposal carrying profound economic and political dimensions has emerged: the construction of a new pipeline connecting the oi...

Grand Faw Port Expansion Opens Promising Investment Horizons in Basra Province

Basra witnessed the signing of memorandums of understanding with major investment companies to establish a free industrial and commercial zone adjacent to the Grand Faw Port, which has reached final s...

Meteorological Authority Announces Weather Details with Temperature Drops and Rain Forecasts

dijlahpoint - The General Authority for Meteorology and Seismic Monitoring announced the details of the weather conditions across the country, indicating skies ranging from clear to partly cloudy, wit...

Rise in Iraqi Oil Prices Alongside Gains Recorded in Global Markets

dijlahpoint - Iraqi oil prices witnessed a notable increase in global markets, as medium Basra crude recorded high levels coinciding with the general rise in global crude futures and market movements...

Foiling an Attempt to Smuggle Dozens of Non-Compliant Containers at Umm Qasr Port

dijlahpoint - The Border Ports Authority announced the seizure of 162 containers at the Northern Umm Qasr Port in Basra Governorate, whose customs procedures were completed in violation of the laws. T...

Iraqi Ports Company Discusses Repercussions of Strait of Hormuz Closure

dijlahpoint - The General Company for Iraqi Ports announced on Wednesday the holding of a meeting to discuss the repercussions of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and its impact on trade movement,...

Economist Ziad al-Hashemi Warns Against Claims of Iraq Paying Iran for Oil Transit via Hormuz

dijlahpoint - Economic expert Ziad al-Hashemi warned on Wednesday against circulating parliamentary statements claiming that the Iraqi government pays amounts to Iran in exchange for Iraqi oil passing...

Dollar Prices Continue to Rise in Iraqi Markets Amid Relative Stability of Gold

dijlahpoint - The exchange rates of the US dollar continued to rise in local markets on Monday, with markets in Baghdad, Erbil, and Basra recording a selling price of 156,000 dinars per $100, while th...

Security Operations and Miscellaneous Incidents Recorded Across Southern Iraqi Provinces

dijlahpoint - Southern Iraqi provinces reported various security and traffic incidents. In Basra, joint security forces executed an operation to confiscate illegal weapons and demolish the homes of in...

Fuel Crisis Hits Baghdad and Provinces as Persian Gulf Tensions and Power Shortages Strain Refineries

dijlahpoint - Baghdad and several Iraqi provinces are experiencing a severe shortage of petroleum products, resulting in long queues at fuel stations. An informed source in the Oil Products Distributi...

Economic Report Proposes 4 Alternative Routes for Iraqi Oil Exports Away from Hormuz

dijlahpoint - A strategic economic report has proposed four alternative pipeline routes for exporting Iraqi crude oil, aiming to diversify export outlets and reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz am...

Environmental Warnings: 500 Pollution Sources Threaten Tigris River, Putting Five Provinces at Risk

dijlahpoint - A local environmental observatory revealed on Sunday (August 23, 2026) the detection of approximately 500 pollution sources threatening the Tigris River basin, warning of severe repercus...