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Iraqi PM Confirms Progress on New Cities
Iraq Business News
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July 1, 2025
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has confirmed that six new cities have been 'awarded for execution', with three more pending, as part of a broader plan to develop 60 new urban centres across the country. Speaking at a...
Iraq's golden opportunity: A new dawn for regional influence
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News In the wake of the 12-day confrontation between Israel and Iran, which ended in a regional ceasefire, Iraq stands at a delicate yet promising juncture. The temporary calm has sparked cautious optimism among Iraqi experts and officials,...
New Vision Approved for Baghdad Metro Project Execution
Iraq Business News
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July 1, 2025
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has directed the completion of all procedural requirements for the Baghdad Metro project under a revised implementation framework. During a high-level meeting on Sunday with the Head of the Iraq...
Deep dive into sustainability
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Cover Page June 2025 262 With an integrated approach combining direct conservation projects, comprehensive education, sustainable operational practices and responsible dining, Novotel Deira Creekside and Novotel Suites Mall Avenue are actively...
V2X Awarded New Foreign Military Sales Contract Supporting Iraq's F-16 Program
MENAFN
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June 30, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) RESTON, Va., June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- V2X Inc., (NYSE: VVX ) has been awarded a new cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract to provide support services for the Iraq F-16 program. The initial contract value is $118...
Iraq seeks global support to overcome legacy of war
Shafaq News
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2025-06-30T12:42:51+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Seville Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid called for stronger international support to help Iraq overcome decades of conflict and economic setbacks, while highlighting the...
Palm Trees: A Natural Defence Against Iraq’s Climate Crisis
Iraq International News Agency
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June 30, 2025
In Iraq, palm trees are a lifeline in the country’s fight against climate change. Ranked among the five countries most vulnerable to extreme heat, water scarcity, and food insecurity, Iraq faces growing environmental threats. Scientists and...
Discover Iraq: Karbala, where memory breathes and future beckons
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Few places wear their history as openly as Iraq’s Karbala. Each year, during Ashura and Arbaeen, the city fills with black-clad pilgrims mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, who was killed...
Iraqi Government and FAO Launch $39-Million Climate Resilience Project
Gulf Agriculture
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June 30, 2025
As part of his visit to Baghdad, Iraq, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr. QU Dongyu, together with key Iraqi ministries, launched the Green Climate Fund (GCF)-funded project titled...
Iraq's crisis deepens: Water scarcity triggers mass exodus
Shafaq News
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2025-06-29T19:07:44+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad, al-Anbar, Basra Iraq is facing a cascading water crisis that has prompted emergency measures across multiple provinces, paralyzed agriculture, and ignited warnings...
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...
Iraq’s President arrives in Spain for FfD4
Shafaq News
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2025-06-29T13:00:34+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Seville/Baghdad On Sunday, Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid arrived in Spain to attend the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in the...
Iraq’s November elections in crisis: Major political blocs withdraw
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News – Baghdad The credibility of Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for November 11, is facing a deepening crisis as prominent political forces announce their withdrawal, citing structural corruption and an uncompetitive...
A 7-year failure: Human Rights Commission in Iraq’s Basra on desalination project
Shafaq News
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2025-06-29T21:33:01+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Basra The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights in Basra on Sunday warned of an escalating humanitarian disaster as the province faces its “worst” drinking water crisis in...
Iraq's water crisis deepens: Kurdistan’s iconic waterfall dries up
Shafaq News
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2025-06-28T22:13:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ 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...
Iraq’s Gen Z: Caught between a digital future and fragile realities
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News/ Iraq’s Generation Z grew up online—but not in peace. Born between 1997 and 2012, this generation—often called Zoomers or digital natives—is the first to come of age in a world shaped by the internet, smartphones, and social media....
Needs and Vulnerabilities of Climate-Induced Migrants in Iraq
Iraq Business News
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June 29, 2025
By John Lee. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has published a new study titled, "Understanding the Needs and Vulnerabilities of Climate-Induced Migrants in Iraq -- Climate Vulnerability Assessment." It concludes: This study...
U.S.-Iran war of words casts doubt over ceasefire sustainability
CGTN
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U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, June 24, 2025. /Xinhua U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from the press on the South Lawn of the...
Fact briefs: Phasing out FEMA, and managing natural disasters
WUSF - Florida
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June 27, 2025
As hurricane season ramps up, can Trump unilaterally ‘phase out’ FEMA? No. A president alone cannot disband the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through executive orders. President Donald Trump has made comments about “phasing out” FEMA...
Mass turtle deaths strike Iraq's marshes as drought tightens grip
Shafaq News
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2025-06-29T06:13:15+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ 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...