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      Sinan Mahmoud

      Sinan Mahmoud

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      Baghdad, Iraq
      Sinan is a native of Iraq and he has covered Iraq for more than 18 years. He has previously worked for the Associated Press as a senior Iraq correspondent, covering economy, security, politics and daily life. As a freelance reporter, he also wrote for many Arabic and western publications, including The National. He holds a BA in English Translation from College of Arts, Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq.
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      Chairman Bahaa Abdul Hadi says International Smart Card maintains 'zero tolerance' for illicit use of its services. Photo: Bahaa Abdul Hadi
      Low digital literacy challenges Iraq’s cashless push, FinTech boss says

      Country's financial and economic reforms since 2023 include use of electronic payment systems

      BankingOctober 01, 2025
      Elizabeth Tsurkov was kidnapped in Baghdad in 2023 and spent more than 900 days in captivity. AFP
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      Elizabeth Tsurkov release exposes fragility of Iraqi state

      Concessions made to Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah to secure release of Russian-Israeli citizen kidnapped in Baghdad

      MENASeptember 10, 2025
      An oil tanker unrelated to those subject to US sanctions, which Iraqi officials are investigating.
      Al Sudani orders investigation into claims Iranian and Iraqi oil were mixed

      Washington has sanctioned two Iraqi businessmen who allegedly helped Iran to sell oil on international market

      MENASeptember 06, 2025
      Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani, centre, at the signing of an agreement between the oil ministry and Chevron in August. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office / X
      Iraqi Prime Minister suggests Opec adjustment to oil export quota

      Mohammed Shia Al Sudani courts investment at international energy forum in Baghdad

      MENASeptember 06, 2025
      A campaign billboard as Iraqi candidates prepare for national elections on November 11. Aymen al Ameri / The National
      Election campaigns begin early in Iraq with promises of jobs and health care

      Iraqis due to head to polls in November for sixth national elections since 2003

      MENASeptember 06, 2025
      Flare stacks at oilfields near Dibis, on the outskirts of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq. Reuters
      Baghdad seeks to cement role on global energy stage with high-level forum

      International Energy Forum will bring together Opec chief and regional energy ministers

      MENASeptember 05, 2025
      Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani met Oman's Sultan Haitham in the city of Salalah. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Office
      Iraqi PM pitches his country as 'oasis of stability' on visit to Oman

      Mohammed Shia Al Sudani seeks closer ties with Gulf state

      MENASeptember 03, 2025
      Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission Haider Makiya says Iraq is fertile for investment, pursuing reforms and infrastructure projects, but stability and regional peace remain crucial. Photo: NIC
      Iraq attracts flood of investments in bid to win back regional status

      Political and security stability has allowed government to focus on economy

      EconomySeptember 03, 2025
      The arrests were announced on the day Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani reopened Mosul's Al Nuri Mosque. AP
      Iraqi intelligence captures ISIS militants in Africa

      Ten operatives arrested in action against funding network

      MENASeptember 01, 2025
      Members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces at a funeral for a comrade last year. Officials in Baghdad have withdrawn legislation empowering the mainly Iran-backed Shiite militias. AFP
      Iraqi government bows to US pressure against bill regulating PMF

      Western envoys and officials object to wider powers for Iran-backed Shiite groups

      MENAAugust 27, 2025
      The Central Bank of Iraq has said restrictions placed on some banks, particularly related to dollar transactions, will be lifted once institutions comply with phased reforms. AFP
      ExclusiveCentral Bank of Iraq suggests delay to reform plan for private banks

      Plan has been extended for two years

      BankingAugust 26, 2025
      The Karadeniz Powership Orhan Ali Khan docked at the port of Umm Qasr in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
      Iraq turns to floating power stations to ease electricity crisis

      Two powerships operated by Turkey’s Karpowership dock in Basra’s ports to generate nearly 600 megawatts of power

      MENAAugust 25, 2025
      Smoke billows over a neighbourhood of Sulaymaniyah city in the Kurdistan region of Iraq during armed clashes on Friday. AFP
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      Iraqi Kurdistan opposition figure arrested after clashes in Sulaymaniyah

      Arrest warrants issued for Talabani and other opposition figures over alleged crimes

      MENAAugust 22, 2025
      Children sit in the bed of a lorry in front of a house, the site of a reported joint operation by the US-led coalition, in the town of Atme in north-west Syria on August 20, 2025. AFP
      ISIS leader killed in Syria in joint Iraqi and US operation

      Salah Numan Al Jubouri was in charge of the group's financing and the fighters' movement

      MENAAugust 20, 2025
      Workers repair the runway at Mosul airport in 2023. Bosses aim to restore the aviation hub to full operation this year. AFP
      Emirati and Omani firms bid to operate Iraqi airport destroyed by ISIS

      Aviation bosses want Mosul airport to enter full commercial service later this year

      AviationAugust 20, 2025
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