Trump Hits Iraq with New Tariffs

By John Lee. The United States will apply an additional duty rate of 39 percent to imports from Iraq, as part of President Trump's wide-ranging new tariff regime announced on Wednesday. The new rate, which comes into effect on Saturday, 5th April, does …

Iraq eyes US investment in power generation

2025-04-04T14:32:33+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq and the United States have a “unique opportunity” to deepen their strategic partnership in ways that bolster regional security, economic integration, and long-term stability, …

Iraq's seismic data: China leads in powerful earthquakes over 125 years

2025-04-04T12:17:39+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ China has experienced the highest number of powerful earthquakes over the past 125 years, with 187 recorded tremors, Iraq’s Seismic Monitoring Department revealed on Friday. The …

Syria raid nets smuggling ring near Iraq borde

2025-04-04T13:50:04+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Syrian security forces have arrested several suspected drug and weapons smugglers with alleged ties to Iranian-backed armed groups during a raid near the Iraqi border, the Syrian …

US delegation's visit to Iraq is chance to deepen ties with Baghdad

CommentUS delegation's visit to Iraq is chance to deepen ties with Baghdad

President Barzani on Feyli Kurds' Genocide: Iraq must restore citizenship to victims

2025-04-04T10:54:57+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ On Friday, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani marked the 45th anniversary of the Feyli Kurds' genocide, calling on the Iraqi government to compensate the victims “in …

Iraq's Khor Mor gasfield reaches production milestone

Production from Khor Mor, Iraq’s largest non-associated gasfield, has reached 500 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), its operators have said. The Khor Mor plant, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), hit daily production of 525 …

The Dying Land: Iraq's Environmental Emergency

2025-04-04T09:36:06+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iraq is at a critical environmental crossroads, grappling with escalating crises that threaten both its landscapes and its people. From Baghdad’s dwindling green spaces to the …

US tariffs: Trump imposes 10% levies on GCC countries; Syria, Iraq hit hard 

Gulf Cooperation Council nations will face a 10 percent US tariff under Donald Trump’s new trade policy, aimed at addressing what he called long-standing unfair practices.  While the GCC was spared the steepest penalties, other Arab nations were hit harder …