Iraq and Turkey Agree to Double Power Line Capacity to 600 MW

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity has signed a contract with Turkish company Alifrin to double the capacity of the Iraqi-Turkish power interconnection line from 300 to 600 megawatts (MW). The agreement, signed in Nineveh Governorate, marks a significant step …

Iraq unveils bold strategy to curb poverty through six-sector plan

2025-06-04T14:03:14+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq is set to launch a sweeping five-year anti-poverty strategy aimed at protecting vulnerable communities through targeted action across six vital sectors, the Ministry of …

Parliament moves closer to setting up Iraq war-style inquiry into Gaza conflict

A Chilcot-style inquiry would uncover the “murky history of what’s gone on” in Gaza, Jeremy Corbyn has said. Parliament moved a step closer to setting up a probe after MPs agreed that the Gaza (Independent Public Inquiry) Bill should be listed for a debate …

Syrian border town with Iraq battling legacy of drug trafficking 

By Ali al-Beki’ DEIR EZ-ZOR, Syria (North Press) – The town of Abu Kamal, located in the eastern countryside of Deir ez-Zor on the Syrian-Iraqi border, has long served as a strategic hub for drug and arms trafficking. Today, it remains a flashpoint …

Iraq's per capita energy consumption tops 15,000 kWh

2025-06-04T13:07:56+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq’s per capita energy consumption reached 15,333 kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2023, according to data from Our World in Data, a platform that compiles global research and statistics. …

Over 30,000 narcotic pills seized in W. Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) announced Wednesday the seizure of over 30,000 narcotic pills and the arrest of several suspects in two security operations in the western province of Anbar. In the first operation, one of …

More than 2,700 died of car accidents in Iraq in 2024

BAGHDAD, June 4 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi Ministry of Planning announced Wednesday that 2,719 people lost their lives in traffic accidents across the country in 2024, representing a 10 percent decrease from the previous year. The ministry clarified that the …

Iraq progresses Al-Faw Port tunnel project

2025-06-04T10:55:52+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, Iraq’s General Company for Ports began floating the fourth concrete segment of the submerged tunnel at Grand Al-Faw Port, progressing the project despite challenging …

Urban Renewal in Hit, Iraq

In Iraq’s Al-Anbar Governorate, along the banks of the Euphrates River, lies the city of Hit. Midday rush in HeetWith roots tracing back to the ancient Mesopotamian era, the city has gracefully evolved over the years, welcoming modern development whilst …

Mass fish die-off alarms residents in Iraq’s Najaf province