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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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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
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
Drugs and equipment were seized in July's raid on a Captagon factory in Yammouneh, about 25km from Baalbek. Photo: Lebanese Army
Iraq-Lebanon security co-operation led to raid on major Captagon lab

Iraq has increased regional co-operation to chase and dismantle drug networks

MENAAugust 19, 2025
Dr Ban Ziyad Tariq's death has sparked controversy in Iraq. Photo: Facebook
Iraq’s judiciary rules death of Basra psychiatrist as suicide amid public debate

Demonstrators across the country reject ruling in the case of Ban Ziyad Tariq

MENAAugust 18, 2025
About 2,500 US personnel are based in Iraq, where they work with Iraqi and Kurdish partners against ISIS cells. Reuters
US confirms change to military mission in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister's adviser says Baghdad remains committed to withdrawal of American forces by next year

MENAAugust 18, 2025
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