On 8 January, the removal of barriers around Baghdad's green zone and the opening of the crossing began, as part of a plan to ease traffic congestion in the capital

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

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani, with US President Donald Trump, declared that a joint operation killed Islamic State leader in Iraq Abdallah Maki Mosleh al Rifai, also known as Abu Khadija

Fortified exhibition halls have been allocated to store and display recovered antiquities, including artifacts previously stored at the Central Bank of Iraq or recently repatriated from abroad