Featured Egypt’s EMC wins $18.6 mln Eni contract for Iraq’s Zubair field Aya Anwar Aug 12, 2026 0 Egypt Maintenance Company (EMC) has won an international tender from Iraq’s Basra Oil Company (BOC) to supply…
Featured Damietta Port moves 5,276 tons through Egypt-Italy Ro-Ro transit line Aya Anwar Jun 11, 2026 0 Egypt's Damietta Port handled about 5,276 tons of cargo through an indirect transit service linking Italy with Gulf…
Industry & Trade OPEC+ agrees 188k bpd output adjustment, reaffirms market stability Aya Anwar May 3, 2026 0 OPEC+ countries Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman agreed on 3 May 2026 to adjust…
Editors' Picks IMF sees Iraq’s economy contracting 6.8% in 2026 Yomna Yasser Apr 14, 2026 0 Iraq’s economy is expected to contract by 6.8 per cent in 2026 before rebounding strongly in 2027, as regional…
Commodities Oil prices fall on Wednesday Aya Anwar Mar 18, 2026 0 Oil prices fell on Wednesday as Iraq resumed crude exports from the Kirkuk oil fields to Turkey’s Ceyhan port via…
Commodities Oil prices rise over 15% on Monday Aya Anwar Mar 9, 2026 0 Oil prices rose more than 15 per cent on Monday to their highest levels since mid 2022 as supply cuts by major…
Featured Egypt’s Nasr Contracting wins $40m infrastructure project in Iraq – ministry Aya Anwar Nov 16, 2025 0 Egypt’s Nasr General Contracting (Hassan Allam), a subsidiary of the state-owned Holding Company for Construction…
Commodities OPEC+ to cut output by 137k bpd in December Aya Anwar Nov 3, 2025 0 The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) decided to implement a production adjustment of 137…
Industry & Trade Iraq signs $450 million LNG project deal with Excelerate Energy Aya Anwar Oct 28, 2025 0 Iraq signed a $450 million investment agreement with US-based Excelerate Energy to establish its first floating…
Egypt News Egypt, Iraq FMs stress joint action at Doha summit sidelines Nada Ali Sep 15, 2025 0 Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Atty and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein agreed on Sunday to strengthen…
Banks IFC launches $1b investment plan in Iraq Aya Anwar Sep 14, 2025 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced $1 billion in new…
Egypt News Egypt, Iraq FMs discuss Gaza, bilateral ties M.S. Salama Aug 25, 2025 0 Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty met Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on…
Energy Iraq, Chevron sign initial agreement on Nassiriya oilfields Aya Anwar Aug 20, 2025 0 Iraq has reached a preliminary deal with US energy giant Chevron to develop the Nassiriya project, which includes…
Egypt News Egypt expresses condolences to Iraq over fire tragedy M.S. Salama Jul 17, 2025 0 Egypt has expressed its sincere condolences to Iraq following a deadly fire in the eastern city of Kut that left…
Egypt News Egypt, Iraq seek closer ties amid regional challenges Nada Ali Jun 30, 2025 0 Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met with Iraq’s President Abdul Latif Rashid on the sidelines of the 4th…
Banks Egypt approves EBRD expansion Aya Anwar Jun 19, 2025 0 Egypt has approved amendments to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) founding agreement to…
Egypt News Egypt’s PM explores stronger ties with Iraqi ambassador Nada Ali Jun 4, 2025 0 Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met with Iraq’s Ambassador to Cairo Qahtan Taha Khalaf Al-Janabi to…
Egypt News Egypt’s Social Insurance Authority wins Sharjah Award for Pension Fund Management Nada Ali May 28, 2025 0 Egypt’s National Organisation for Social Insurance (NOSI) has received the Excellence Award in Management of…
Industry & Trade Egypt-Iraq trade volume hits up in ’24 – CAPMAS Nada Ali May 18, 2025 0 Trade volume between Egypt and Iraq recorded $1.1 billion in 2024, up from $872 million a year earlier.
Commodities Oil up on Thursday Aya Anwar Apr 17, 2025 0 Oil prices extended gains on Thursday as tighter supply prospects emerged following new US sanctions targeting…
Commodities OPEC+ receives updated output compensation plans from 8 members Aya Anwar Apr 16, 2025 0 The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) has received revised oil output compensation plans…
Commodities OPEC+ reaffirms commitment to market stability with production adjustment Aya Anwar Apr 6, 2025 0 OPEC+ members Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman reaffirmed their commitment to…
Featured Petrojet expands international operations, strengthens manufacturing capabilities Aya Anwar Mar 26, 2025 0 Egypt’s Petrojet secured new contracts worth 112 billion Egyptian pounds in 2024—60 per cent of which are outside…
Featured Egypt’s parliament endorses EBRD expansion into Africa, Iraq Aya El Sayed Mar 25, 2025 0 Egypt’s House of Representatives approved Presidential Decree No. 70 of 2025, endorsing amendments to the European…
Industry & Trade Afghanistan exports 296K tons of fresh fruits in 11m Nada Ali Mar 2, 2025 0 Afghanistan has exported approximately 296,000 tons of fresh fruits valued at over $143 million in the last 11…
Egypt News Egypt, Iraq discuss activating executive programme Nada Ali Feb 26, 2025 0 Egypt’s Central Agency for Organisation and Administration (CAOA) Chairman Saleh Elsheikh met with Iraq’s Federal…
The Watch Oil down on Monday Aya Anwar Feb 24, 2025 0 Oil prices declined on Monday as Iraq prepared to resume Kurdistan's oil exports, while markets watched…
Money Iraq bans 5 more banks from USD transactions Aya Anwar Feb 17, 2025 0 Iraq's central bank will prohibit five more local banks from US dollar transactions following meetings with U.S.…
Featured Egypt pledges private sector support for Iraq’s economic growth Yomna Yasser Jan 30, 2025 0 Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly and his Iraqi counterpart, Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani led the third session…
Commodities Iraq approves $4.56b Basrah-Haditha oil pipeline project Aya Anwar Dec 31, 2024 0 Iraq's cabinet has approved the Basrah-Haditha oil pipeline project, according to a statement from the Prime…
Featured Iraq targets 20% gas flaring reduction by ’24 Aya Anwar Dec 26, 2024 0 Iraq, OPEC’s second-largest oil producer, aims to cut gas flaring to 20 per cent by the end of 2024, leveraging new…
Featured Battle for Arab unity, Egypt’s crucial role Dina Abdel Fattah Dec 7, 2024 0 I would like to commence this article by conveying my sincere appreciation to all those who have contacted me or…
Featured QatarEnergy partners with TotalEnergies for massive solar project in Iraq Yomna Yasser Oct 28, 2024 0 QatarEnergy announced on Monday a strategic partnership with TotalEnergies to develop a 1.25 GW solar power project…
Featured Dragon Oil plans to double production in 5 years Aya Anwar Oct 2, 2024 0 Dubai's Dragon Oil Company, fully owned by the Government of Dubai, is set to double its daily oil production over…
Featured IFC, Iraq strengthen sustainable financing with new roadmap Aya Anwar Sep 24, 2024 0 Iraq and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, signed an agreement with the…
News Builders of Egypt ’24: Iraq welcomes Egyptian firms to participate in reconstruction… Yomna Yasser Sep 22, 2024 0 The Iraqi government plans to offer 6,000 infrastructure projects for tendering between October and December,…
Featured Iraq reports $69b in investments over 18m Aya Anwar Sep 8, 2024 0 Iraq announced a significant increase in investment volume, reaching $69 billion over 18 months. Haider Makiya,…
Energy Jordan to finish 2nd phase of power connection with Iraq by ’25 Aya Anwar Aug 26, 2024 0 Jordan is on track to complete the second phase of its electrical connection with Iraq by the first quarter (Q1) of…
Featured UAE’s non-oil exports reach record levels in H1 ’24 Aya Anwar Aug 25, 2024 0 UAE's non-oil exports reached record levels in the first half of 2024, matching the total exports from 2019. The…
Energy India overtakes China as top importer of Russian oil in July Aya Anwar Aug 22, 2024 0 India replaced China as the world’s largest importer of Russian oil in July, with Russian crude accounting for a…