Iraq-Korea trade exceeds $10b in 2025: Ambassador

Since 1977, Korean companies have completed about 225 projects in Iraq worth a total of $46 billion, said South Korean Ambassador to Iraq Lee Joon-il.

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Iraq, UN sign deal to curb pollution that costs economy over $1.4b annually 

"National assessments have identified critical contamination zones, including: aging storage facilities leaking hazardous agricultural chemicals; industrial pollutants embedded in the nation’s power infrastructure; and high-risk zones created by unregulated waste burning and industrial discharge," said the UNDP.

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US sent ‘clear’ sanction warning over Maliki premiership: Iraq

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein's remarks of Washington having ruled out sanctions in the event of a Nouri al-Maliki premiership prompted a clarification from his ministry, saying Washington's message to Baghdad included a "clear and explicit" hint at the possibility of sanctions.

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Iraq acts to curb recruitment of citizens into Russian military

Iraqi officials say that roughly 5,000 Iraqi citizens have volunteered to fight for Russia in its ongoing war with Ukraine.

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Iraq records 150% increase in domestic violence in 2025: Monitor

"The number of domestic violence cases officially registered with the competent authorities during 2025 reached 36,289 cases," the Iraqi Observatory for Human Rights (IOHR) said in a report.

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Six Coordination Framework candidates withdraw support for Maliki: Source

A Sadiqoun political bureau member told The New Region that he had spoken to three leaders in the Coordination Framework, who informed him that "they have withdrawn their support for Nouri al-Maliki; accordingly, those who oppose Maliki have become six leaders out of a total of 12 leaders."

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Iraqi parliament speaker, Kurdish deputy clash over army chief appointment

The circulating video shows Atrushi interrupt the session, saying that "this is against the internal regulations," and that "I will not accept this." He threatens to take legal action against the move.

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Iraq completes first interrogations of ISIS fighters transferred from Syria

A Baghdad investigation court “completed the initial interrogations of more than 500 detainees so far,” the Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement, noting that 157 prisoners under the age of 18 were separated and their files forwarded to a juvenile court.

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Iraq to reopen key crossings with Syria

"In the coming days, we will witness the opening of these two important crossings, which will positively impact revenues and raise the level of trade and transit through Iraq," Waeli stressed.

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