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From burden to strategy: Iraq cuts debt, targets growth
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News – Baghdad Iraq is advancing a fiscal plan to reduce over $114B in public debt, aiming to enhance credit ratings, expand policy flexibility, and reallocate resources to long-term infrastructure development. Domestic debt edged down in...
Pathways for Climate Investment in Iraq
Iraq Business News
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July 8, 2025
By John Lee. Iraq's Climate Investment Plan (CIP) marks a turning point in the nation's ambition to tackle climate change impacts and drive economic diversification by strategically integrating climate change considerations into future...
SDGs through Arts – India celebrates creativity, sustainability in Bengaluru
Gulf Today
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July 9, 2025
ZeeArts Gallery, Dubai, has announced the successful completion of SDGs through Arts - India, held in collaboration with Art Ambassador, Humera Ali. The initiative brought together 17 international and local artists for a creative retreat June...
Kuwait signs deals with India, Iraq to bolster anti-money laundering, terrorist financing
Zawya
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KUWAIT: Kuwait's Financial Intelligence Unit and India's Anti-Money Laundering Bureau signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming to beef up cooperation on information exchange and financial intelligence efforts. In a statement to...
Kuwait signs MoUs with India, Iraq to bolster anti-money laundering, terrorist financing
California Telegraph
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KUWAIT, 9th July, 2025 (WAM) - - Kuwait's Financial Intelligence Unit and India's Anti-Money Laundering Bureau signed on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aiming to beef up cooperation on information exchange and financial intelligence...
Iraqi Drilling Company completes 113 Oil Wells in H1 2025
Iraq Business News
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July 4, 2025
By John Lee. The Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) has announced the completion of drilling and rehabilitation operations on 113 oil wells during the first half of 2025. The company's teams successfully drilled 27 new wells and rehabilitated 86...
Global Warming and Wars: Escalating Threats to Life on Earth
Pakistan Today
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June 28, 2025
In today’s world, global warming and socio-geopolitical conflicts have become dangerously intertwined. The continuous rise in temperatures, famine, oceanic surges, and rampant wildfires have not only disrupted environmental balance but also laid...
How oil spills are strangling the Arabian Gulf’s biodiversity
The New Arab
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July 8, 2025
The turquoise waters of the Arabian Gulf, a vital artery of global energy and a cradle of unique marine life, bear a heavy, recurring burden, and the recent collision of two oil tankers off the UAE coast last month serves as a stark reminder of...
Salehiyeh wetland identified as main source of Tehran’s dust pollution crisis
Iran Front Page
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July 8, 2025
As the Iranian capital, Tehran, remains engulfed in dust for several consecutive days, the deputy head of Iran’s Geological Survey and Mineral Exploration Organization has identified the dried-up Salehiyeh Wetland in nearby Alborz Province as the...
Islamabad, Baghdad to come in twin-city relationship
Business Recorder
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July 8, 2025
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Baghdad are set to enhance bilateral cooperation under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreed between the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq. The agreement was reached during a...
Iraqis 'losing faith' in elections amid boycotts and alleged wrongdoing
The National News
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As Iraq gears up for the national elections later this year, the electoral process is becoming mired in controversy over allegations of vote buying and the use of illegally acquired political funds, as well as boycotts by some political parties....
‘I needed to leave Man United to grow’: Zidane Iqbal on identity, Iraq and a new start in Utrecht
The National News
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Zidane Iqbal is the Manchester-born-and-bred footballer who started out at Manchester United before moving to play first-team football for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2023. Before that, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for...
Iraq, Bulgaria sign MoU to Boost Agricultural Cooperation
Iraq Business News
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July 4, 2025
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Abbas Jabr Al-Maliki, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with his Bulgarian counterpart, Dr. Georgi Tahov, to strengthen cooperation in the agricultural sector. The official meeting,...
Iraq to select global operator for Faw Port’s superstructure phase
Zawya
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The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) is preparing to select an international operator for the Al Faw Grand Port's superstructure phase, the state-owned company’s director general told Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Thursday. The mega port...
ExclusiveZidane Iqbal on leaving Man United, identity, Iraq and a new start in Utrecht
The National News
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Zidane Iqbal is the Manchester-born-and-bred footballer who started out at Manchester United before moving to play first-team football for FC Utrecht in the Netherlands in 2023. Before that, he became the first British-born South Asian to play for...
Iraq Situation ‘Difficult, Complex,’ Casey Says
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2006 Courtesy Story The senior U.S. troop commander in Iraq today expressed his belief that the country can be stabilized, while acknowledging the “difficult and complex” situation there. “Several factors add to the...
Toyota Iraq and UN Habitat Drive Mosul’s Renewal
Iraq International News Agency
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July 7, 2025
In the aftermath of decades of conflict, Mosul, one of Iraq’s most historic cities, is rising from the ashes and beginning its journey of recovery. At the heart of this transformation is a pioneering collaboration between Toyota Iraq and...
Iraq Situation Improving, But Challenges Remain, Sanchez Reports
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.23.2003 Courtesy Story The situation in Iraq continues to improve, but challenges remain, according to the commander of the coalition ground forces there. "Noncompliant elements" continue to challenge the progress the...
Iraq authorities shut down news channel for covering ‘sensitive topics’
JURIST
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July 4, 2025
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) called on Iraqi authorities Wednesday to immediately reverse the unexplained suspension of Iraq AlHadath, a privately owned news channel based in Baghdad, after a surprise government raid forced it off...
Iraqi Government Considers Adding Security Forces
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.22.2007 Courtesy Story The Iraqi government may add as many as 15,000 more troops to its current 348,000-person security force to help decrease the country’s dependence on coalition forces, a top U.S. Army officer...