Iraq ranked third in the Arab world for Chinese solar panel imports in H1 2025, bringing in 0.95 GW amid a push for new energy projects.

Shafaq News – Dhi Qar A mass die-off of turtles has hit parts of Iraq’s marshes, where a severe drought is devastating one of the country's most fragile and biodiverse ecosystems. Raad al-Asadi, dir

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Shafaq News - Erbil The Gali Ali Beg waterfall, one of the Kurdistan Region’s best-known natural landmarks, has dried up completely for the first time in living memory, amid a severe water crisis

تُنذر أزمة المحكمة الاتحادية العراقية مع استقالة العديد من أعضائها، بفراغ دستوري، يسبق الانتخابات التشريعية، المقررة في 11 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني المقبل.

STORY: Several farmers in Iraq's southern province of Najaf are walking away from their land and livelihoods as a severe water crisis in parts of the country has prompted authorities to ban summer far...

Water levels at Iraq's vast Dukan Dam reservoir have plummeted as a result of dwindling rains and further damming upstream, hitting millions of inhabitants already impacted by drought with stricter wa...

Based on the decisions made at the recent "Rojava Unity and Common Stance Conference" held in Qamishlo, in the Cizirê Canton, a Kurdish delegation was formed to negotiate the political and cultural...

Shafaq News/ On Friday, the commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Mazloum Abdi, vowed that any integration of the SDF into the Syrian military must come as part of a comprehensive political

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria and Saudi Arabia said Saturday they aim to boost economic cooperation to for their mutual benefit and create jobs for Syrians after Western sanctions imposed on the war-to...

Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, announced on Friday that government agencies and affiliated companies have launched a large-scale oper

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An American flag was hoisted outside of the long-shuttered U.S. ambassador’s residence in Damascus on Thursday, in a sign of growing ties between Washington and the new Syrian g...

The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) is set to escalate its political engagement with the Syrian

How will Iraq address its environmental crisis by holding polluters accountable? A new proposal aims to enforce the 'Polluters Pay' principle, taxing high polluters like fossil fuel companies. This ...

Iraq is losing approximately $1mn per day due to dust and sandstorms that strike the country, according to a report by the Iraq Green Observatory, an ...

Türkiye affirms willingness to support Syria's post-conflict recovery and political transition under mutual agreements

دير الزور-سانا وصلت اليوم أولى دفعات منحة القمح المقدمة من الحكومة العراقية إلى الأراضي السورية عبر

Syria's Kurdish parties on Saturday adopted a joint political vision calling for a "decentralised democratic" state in Syria with guarantees for Kurdish rights.

A constitution by decree gives the president unchecked powers, risking what has been an impressive transition.

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties, the health ministry said Tuesday.

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met, on Saturday, with Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. According to a statement from b

Peshawa Hawramani, spokesperson for the KRG, told Kurdistan24 that the visit marks an "important opportunity to advance a constitutional path forward."

Iraq’s Central Bank announced it will offer low-interest loans for people and businesses wanting to install solar panels, as part of government efforts to reduce emissions and promote renewable energy...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Oil producers in the Kurdistan Region on Monday welcomed the recent phone call between US National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-S...

A member of the committee drafting Syria’s constitutional declaration said that a federal system is not being considered.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A meeting scheduled for Tuesday between the Iraqi oil ministry, the Kurdistan Region’s natural resources ministry, and oil producers in the Region has been canceled, an oil m...

A committee tasked with drafting a constitutional declaration for Syria's transitional period was announced on Sunday by the country's interim president

Syria's preparatory committee for the national dialogue conference has been gathering views across the country over the past week.

The interim government in Damascus has begun receiving over 15,000 barrels of oil daily and as much as one million cubic meters of natural gas from Kurdish-controlled fields in the northeast, an offic...

The Advisory Committee established by the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) concluded its second three-day meeting in Tripoli on Friday. According to UNSMIL, the committee held discussi...

Sudan's military-backed governments has made changes to the war-battered country's transitional constitution, cementing the army's control

Integrating assortment of former rebels and an urgent need for new equipment are among most pressing concerns

[Damascus] Syrians across multiple provinces continue to hold […]

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An official with the committee preparing a national dialogue conference in Syria to help chart the country's future said Friday that it has not been decided whether the…

Kurdish autonomy is a problem that today’s Syria can’t afford.

Turkey has not yet received an update from Iraq regarding the resumption of the Kurdistan Region’s oil exports, Ankara’s energy minister stated on Wednesday, just days after Kurdish and Iraqi official...

Türkiye has not yet received any information from Iraq on the resumption of oil flows from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), a top official said on...

Around 400 people have attended the preparatory committee of the Syrian National Dialogue conference in Homs