Iraq

A Federal Electronic Visa System will be the single platform for issuing entry visas to Iraq and a health insurance will be mandatory for all entrants, linking the issuance of a visa to a health insurance document

Renting a farm just outside Baghdad has become one of the city’s most popular leisure options; 'going to the farm' has replaced visiting malls or restaurants and even traveling for short holidays

Over 600 pilgrims were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine resulting of a leak at a water treatment station on the route between the two Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala

Several citizens are still missing after a fire at a hypermarket in Kut in eastern Iraq left at least 61 dead, while were rescued among the ones in the building at the time the fire started; the venue was brand new, inaugurated a few days before

The Iraqi Chamber of Commerce has received the prestigious award for “Best Performing National Committee” in the world from the International Chamber of Commerce; the honor was bestowed during the ICC Annual Week held in Paris on 17-20 June 2025

Iraq achieved self-sufficiency in wheat crops - the declaration of the Minister of Trade, Al-Ghurairy, cited by the Iraqi News Agency INA, took place during his field visit to the Anbar province to check the purchase procedure from farmers

iQ Cars, Iraq’s largest online car marketplace, successfully closed of a 7-figure Seed A funding round led by Euphrates Ventures; this major investment marks a significant step for the platform connecting car buyers and sellers across the nation

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put over 3.700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties; Visibility fell to less than one km in central and southern cities cloaked in an orange haze