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Article: “A message from Washington to Baghdad emphasizes that Iraq should not be drawn into a war against Iran” Quote:  “A high-ranking source confirmed on Saturday (February 28, 2026) that Baghdad had […]

Article: “After Maliki, Barak meets with Sudani and talks about stability in Iraq”   Quote: “On  Friday, outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani discussed with US Special Envoy to Syria […]

Article: “Trump praises Barack’s role: He’s doing a good job in Iraq”  Quote: “On Friday, US President Donald Trump praised the performance of his special envoy, Tom Barrack, in Iraq, coinciding […]

Article:  “Maliki receives Trump’s envoy” Quote:  “Hisham al-Rikabi, director of al-Maliki’s media office, said, Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition, received US Special Envoy to Iraq Tom […]

Zahraa Luqman – Representative of the Badr Block quote: “Today, citizens call us from morning till night, and we tell them that we cannot do anything until the government is formed. Investments […]

Article: “An American institute: Washington does not object to al-Sudani remaining for a second term and believes that he gives Iraq a chance for a reasonable balance” Quote: “The American center […]

Article:  “Washington Sets Deadline for Iraqi Government Formation”  Quote:  “Washington has set a deadline of next Friday for Iraqi political parties to establish an independent government free from Tehran’s influence…” :Clare

Article:  “Trump’s pressure goes public… Maliki’s fate to be decided Friday night”  Quote:  “the framework obtained a new extension of the American deadline for withdrawing al-Maliki’s nomination, and the deadline will […]

Article:  “Strategic partnership between the Iraqi and German banking sectors to enhance financial integration” Quote: “They emphasized that this partnership will support enhancing the Iraqi banking sector’s access to German institutions and […]

Article:  “Trump threatens Iran from the heart of Baghdad”  Quote: “The US Embassy in Baghdad posted a picture of US President Donald Trump on its official X account on Saturday, accompanied […]

Article quote:  “The Supreme Religious Authority in Najaf announced this Wednesday evening that the crescent moon of Ramadan has been sighted, and therefore tomorrow, Thursday, will be the first day of […]

Article:  “Exclusive – US State Department:  Nominating Maliki will force us to reassess our relationship with Iraq” Quote:  “The US State Department confirmed on Wednesday that the United States’ position remains “firm and unwavering” […]

Article: “Standard & Poor’s praises the stability of Iraq’s economic indicators” Quote “Standard  & Poor’s (S&P) credit rating agency released its February 2026 report, affirming Iraq’s rating at B-/B with […]

Article:   “Trump comments on the coordinating framework candidate: We have some options”  Quote:  “Days after his blog post, in which he spoke of not cooperating with Iraq if Nouri al-Maliki […]

Article:  “Trump: We have options regarding the Iraqi prime minister” Quote: “President Donald Trump said on Friday that he is considering the appointment of a new prime minister in Iraq, indicating […]

Article: “Washington reiterates its rejection of Maliki’s nomination for Iraqi prime minister” Quote:  “Al-Jubouri said in a televised interview followed by “Al-Sa’a” that “a new American message has reached one of […]

 Article:  “Trump predicts a deal with Iran will be reached next month”  Quote:   “President Donald Trump suggested on Thursday that an agreement with Iran could be reached within the next month, expressing […]

Article Quote:  “Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Iraq wants to strengthen its partnership with US oil companies ExxonMobil and Chevron in an effort to ‘win over’ US President Donald Trump […]

Article:  “Astronomical calculations determine the first days of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr ” Quote:  “Astronomical estimates showed on Sunday (February 8, 2026) that the month of Ramadan for the year 2026 will […]

Article:  “Trade Bank of Iraq: Plan to increase the number of branches to 70”   Quote: “The bank is currently working on opening branches outside Iraq, including in Saudi Arabia, Abu […]

Article:  “The US Treasury freezes the assets of Halbousi and two of his party leaders“  Quote:  “Jordan and the UAE have frozen the assets of the head of the Progress […]

Article:  “Forbes reveals a surprise: Anbar sits atop a billion tons of the world’s rarest synthetic diamonds” Quote: “Forbes… revealed one of the biggest geological surprises in the Middle East…Explorations have […]

Article: “Al-Hurra website, citing sources: US officials informed Maliki that his nomination was  ‘categorically’ rejected and that proceeding with it would have consequences”   Quote “The US-based Al-Hurra website quoted sources  from […]

Article: “Bloomberg: Washington threatens to withhold Iraqi oil revenues because of Maliki US officials met with the governor of the Central Bank of Iraq in Türkiye last week” Quote: “Sources […]

Article:  “Maliki’s name appears 120 times in Epstein’s files… What’s the story?”  Quote: “According to what Al-Sa’a Network has observed, the mention of Maliki in these files is not related […]

Article:   “Ministry of Planning: The World Bank is proceeding with opening a dedicated office in Baghdad” Quote: “…which confirms the bank’s support for the government, given that Iraq has taken excellent […]

U.S. Representative Joe Wilson X Post:  “To Iran’s puppets in Iraq and to Nouri Maliki: You are insulting President Trump. Try that out, test your luck, and see what happens […]

Article:  “The Central Bank of Iraq is the first institution in the Iraqi state to implement program and performance budgeting”  Quote:  “The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Iraq… […]

Article:   “The Central Bank signs a memorandum of understanding with the Iraqi Media Network to enhance institutional cooperation and financial awareness” : Clare