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Business Iraq spends approximately $25 billion annually on primary energy subsidies, with around $6 billion of that going towards importing Iranian gas (AFP)

Iraq Expected to Achieve Gas Self-Sufficiency in Coming Years

Iraq has inked a fresh agreement with Iran to import gas for electricity generation, sparking criticism over its economic vulnerability. However, officials…

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Arab World Traffic congestion in the center of the Iraqi capital (AFP)

Widespread Anger in Iraq after Decision to Raise Fuel Prices

Signs of a massive wave of anger are looming in Iraq as a result of the decision to increase the prices of car fuel, which was approved by the Council of…

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Arab World An Iraqi police patrol in central Baghdad (File Photo- AFP)

Iraq Shaken by 'Two Scandals' in Security, Higher Education

Two incidents have sparked widespread anger in Iraq and shaken the ministries of Interior and Higher Education. The first involved a number of Interior…

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Arab World The Minister of Justice speaks to an Iraqi prisoner in a prison in Baghdad in early March. (government media)

Iraqi Presidency to Asharq Al-Awsat: More Than 7,000 Prisoners Released in a Year

A senior official in the Iraqi presidential office said on Thursday that President Abdul Latif Rashid “contributed to the release of 7,894 prisoners and…

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Features Judges from Baghdad and Erbil during a seminar on the Iraqi Constitution (Government Media file photo)

Rising Tensions Between Baghdad and Erbil: Beginning of a New Phase?

Iraqi experts foresee escalation in tensions between Erbil’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Baghdad following recent Federal Court decisions and the…

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Arab World An employee at the Iraqi Electoral Commission carries a ballot box at a local election vote counting center last December (AFP)

Iraqi Factions Fail to Elect Diyala Governor

Military operations are intensifying in Iraq’s eastern governorate of Diyala to eliminate remaining terrorist elements hiding in the mountains and remote areas…

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Arab World The Iraqi Minister of Interior speaks during a press conference in Basra. (Iraqi News Agency)

Iraqi Interior Minister: Border Security Is ‘at its Best’

Iraqi Minister of Interior Abdul Amir al-Shammari announced on Monday a plan to buy back weapons from citizens, describing security control on the borders,…

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Arab World Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid (DPA)

Iraqi President: Factional Conflict with US Doesn’t Aid Gaza

Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid has presented an internal memo to the ruling coalition, comprising Shiite, Kurdish, and Sunni factions united under…

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