Over 40,000 Pakistanis slipped away in Iran, Iraq during religious tourism: Minister

ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Religious Affairs, Sardar Muhammad Yousaf, has revealed that over 40,000 Pakistani pilgrims who traveled to Iran, Iraq, and Syria for religious tourism but they did not return. He stated this without specifying the period …

Drone attacks on oil fields in Iraq’s Kurdish region shut down another facility

VIDEO: Iraq shopping mall fire kills at least 60

A close up shot shows on July 17, 2025 the damaged facade after a fire tore through the newly opened Hyper Mall overnight in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut, killing at least 60 people, according to Iraqi authorities. Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP Kut, …

Azerbaijan expresses condolences to Iraq over tragic mall fire in Kut

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has extended its heartfelt condolences to Iraq following a devastating fire in a shopping mall in the city of Kut that claimed dozens of lives, Azernews reports. We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of …

Iraqis Join Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness Training Programme

By John Lee. On 12 July 2025, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) welcomed 524 young participants from Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon to the Japan-funded "RISE LAB: Igniting Youth Potential through Entrepreneurship, Innovation, …

KBR Secures Two-Year Contract Extension at Majnoon Oil Field

By John Lee. KBR has announced the renewal of its engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) contract with Basra Oil Company (BOC) for the Majnoon oil field in Iraq, extending the agreement for another two years. Under the contract, KBR …

PM Opens Ramada Plaza Hotel in Mosul

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani officially opened the new Ramada Plaza tourist hotel in Mosul on Wednesday, marking a key investment by the private sector in Nineveh province. Located on the western bank of the Tigris River, the Ramada …

Women in Kurdistan and Their Battle for Self-Agency

By Shilan Fuad Hussain, for the London School of Economics (LSE) Middle East Centre. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Battling the 'Patriarchal Trifecta': Women in the …

Iraqi Election: Second Shiite Bloc Withdraws

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi electoral process in question as second Shiite bloc withdraws from polls Amid mounting fears over the future of …

Trump & Crypto: Will Bitcoin's Success Translate to the Iraqi Dinar?

By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Trump's Policies and Cryptocurrency: Will Bitcoin's Success Translate to the Iraqi Dinar? The relationship between …