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Ministry of Water Resources Reaffirms Commitment to Developing Relations with Upstream Countries to Ensure Iraq's Water Security

The Minister of Water Resources emphasized the ministry's commitment to enhancing diplomatic and technical relations with upstream countries to secure Iraq's fair water shares and protect its strategi...

Prime Minister Chairs First Cabinet Session and Officially Assumes Duties

The new Prime Minister chaired the first regular session of his cabinet, following the official handover ceremonies for the premiership and the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The sess...

Kurdistan Traffic Directorate Imposes Financial Fine for Littering in Streets

The Traffic Directorate in the Kurdistan Region announced the imposition of a financial fine of forty thousand dinars for throwing waste and debris on roads and streets by drivers or passengers.The Di...

Chinese Researchers Develop Water-Based Battery That Could Last Three Centuries

Chinese researchers have succeeded in developing a non-toxic water-based battery that could represent a qualitative leap in the field of energy storage, after demonstrating an operational capacity tha...

Cargo Ship Targeted by Unknown Projectile Near Qatari Coasts

A bulk cargo carrier reported being targeted by an unknown projectile while sailing 23 nautical miles northeast of the Qatari capital, Doha. Initial reports indicated that the projectile caused a limi...

Administrative Capital Returns to Forefront: Baghdad Suffocates and Proposals for Rescue Through a Delayed Project

Member of Parliament Mudhar Al-Karoui acknowledged on Thursday (May 7, 2026) that the project to establish a new administrative capital in Iraq was proposed nearly nine years ago, but security and pol...

President of the Republic Affirms Support for Prime Minister-Designate in Selecting Competent Cabinet

President of the Republic Nizar Amedi affirmed today, Wednesday (May 6, 2026), his support for the Prime Minister-designate in selecting a competent ministerial cabinet.This came during his reception...

25 Arrested for Burning Sanitary Landfill Waste in Baghdad

Baghdad Operations Command announced on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) the arrest of 25 violators who burned "sanitary landfill waste" in both Karkh and Rusafa sides of Baghdad.The command stated in a statemen...

Outlines of Resolving Kurdish Component Ministerial Portfolios in the Upcoming Government

An informed source revealed on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) the outlines of the understandings regarding the distribution of ministerial portfolios for the Kurdish component in the upcoming government, expla...

Economic Expert Explains Why Local Projects Fail to Match the Efficiency of Foreign Companies in Iraq

Economic expert Ahmed Al-Tamimi attributed the successive government bodies' inability to keep pace with the speed and quality of project execution by foreign companies to accumulated structural probl...

The Stalled "Vehicle Scrapping" Project in Iraq: Lack of Funding and Conflicting Interests Halt Progress

Economic expert Ahmed Al-Tamimi clarified on Monday the underlying reasons behind the stalled implementation of the old vehicle scrapping policy in Iraq, despite the initiative being proposed years ag...

Iraq Launches Largest National Afforestation Campaign Including Two Million Trees

A comprehensive national afforestation campaign was launched across various Iraqi governorates, targeting the planting of two million diverse trees within a single season, as part of the "Green Iraq"...