Asia Iraq The Accountability and Justice Commission has stopped 226 others from standing in October parliamentary elections, under a law that bans those with ties to the former Baath party from participating in politics
Asia Iraq The US will withdraw most troops from Iraq over the next two years, but will leave a small residual force in the northern Kurdistan region, according to a plan negotiated by US and Iraqi officials
Asia Iraq The Iraq-Gulf electricity link will be operational by the end of 2024, the Minister of Electricity announced, while Iraq's energy links with Jordan and Turkey have already been completed
Asia Iraq OPEC Secretariat has received an updated compensation plan from Iraq for excess oil volumes produced in the first seven months of 2024
Asia Iraq The country plans to build five new thermal power plants to add 10.000 megawatts to its electricity grid; the new power plants will be closed-cycle thus able to run on different fuels