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Mohamed Al Hakim believes Iraq's start-up ecosystem offers many opportunities. Photo: Mohamed Al Hakim

Abu Dhabi-based VC fund EQIQ bets big on Iraq’s tech start-ups

Company plans to double fund to $30 million by the end of the year, its founder says

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Lebanon's President Aoun in Baghdad to bolster ties

UN mission in Iraq closes Mosul office as it winds down operations

In picturesIraqi workers repair centuries-old shrine of revered rabbi in Baghdad

Iraqi Oil Ministry files lawsuit against Kurdish region in row over energy deals

Shadi's take on Iraq's water reserves falling to their lowest level in 80 years

Iraq's water reserves at lowest for 80 years



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Steve Coogan is among British celebrities who have signed a letter condemning Israel's actions in Gaza. PA

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Gulf students look to Canada and Australia as Trump wages war on liberal unis

A flag march in Gent, Belgium, in solidarity with Palestinians. AFP

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 03, 2025 shows Elon Musk looks and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Tech billionaire Elon Musk on June 3, 2025, hammered the sprawling tax cuts and spending mega-bill that President Trump is trying to muscle through Congress as a "disgusting abomination. " "The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill, it doesn't change his opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he's sticking to it," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on June 3. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP)

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The Royal Navy's Merlin helicopter fires flares. Reuters

3D-printed drones made on frontlines offer glimpse of future digital warfare

Palestinian children gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat on Wednesday. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced the temporary closure of the facilities this week following a string of deadly incidents. AFP

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Camels eat plastic and rubbish by the roadside in Umm Al Quwain. In 2021, 'The National' shared video footage of a baby camel in Abu Dhabi eating a plastic bag that it mistook for food. Steven McCombe / The National

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Iraqi director Hasan Hadi receiving his Camera d'Or prize from Italian director and screenwriter Alice Rohrwacher at the Cannes Film Festival. AFP

First Iraqi director at Cannes wins top prize with The President's Cake

Hasan Hadi's film is set during the 1990s, when his country was under crippling UN sanctions

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Kidnapped academic Elizabeth Tsurkov could be freed soon in Iraq exchange deal

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North Oil Company installations in Kirkuk, northern Iraq. AFP

US encourages energy deals with Iraqi Kurdistan

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Once smuggled, now reclaimed: Iraq retrieves ancient artefacts from Met museum

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The Tuba oil field in Basra will be expanded as part of the agreement. Reuters

Iraq signs deal for South Basra integrated energy project

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Iraq PM Al Sudani to run in elections with new alliance

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Iraq’s Kurdish region bypasses Baghdad to sign energy deals with US companies

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Solidarity fund for Gaza and Lebanon announced at Arab League summit

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Artwork at Arab Summit shows beauty of Iraq's past and present

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Heads of delegations participating in the 34th Arab Summit, which kicked off in Baghdad today, Saturday, take commemorative photos. Photo: @IraqiPMO / X

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The UAE's Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed is among the attendees

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Arab League Summit calls for protection of Palestinians in Gaza

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Postcard from MosulLong lost to time, northern gate of Al Nuri Mosque rises again

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Bringer of peace: What the Middle East is expecting of Pope Leo

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Arab Summit returns to Baghdad as Iraqis seek to reassert regional role

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Falling oil prices take a toll on economic activity in Iraq, IMF says

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Syrian leader to skip Arab Summit in Iraq after protests

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Members of the Kurdistan Communities Union executive council and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) executive committee after they announced the party's dissolution during their 12th congress at an undisclosed location in northern Iraq, on May 12. AFP

ExclusivePKK sets conditions for Turkey peace deal

Party representative in Iraq says release of prisoners and more comfortable detention for leader Ocalan come first

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Business InsightsOpec+ move to boost oil supply will not only affect Kazakhstan and Iraq

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Baghdad bans protests during Arab Summit amid ire over Al Shara invitation

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Iraq's Amyn on playing against Ronaldo, his love of Jeddah and World Cup dreams

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Turkey and Iraq call for progress on lucrative 'development road'

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GCC backs Kuwait in its maritime dispute with Iraq

MENA

Syria's presence at Arab summit is essential, Iraqi PM says

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, held talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani in Ankara on Thursday. EPA

Turkey and Iraq call for progress on lucrative 'development road'

Ten new agreements signed as Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani visits Ankara

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GCC backs Kuwait in its maritime dispute with Iraq

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Syria's presence at Arab summit is essential, Iraqi PM says

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Two Israeli embassy officials shot dead in Washington by gunman shouting 'free Palestine'

Trump signs order banning travel from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran and Yemen

US judge schedules Lockerbie bombing suspect's trial for April 2026

US imposes sanctions on four ICC judges

Israeli air strikes hit Beirut in latest breach of ceasefire

Israeli air strikes hit Beirut in latest breach of ceasefire

Donald Trump 'disappointed' in Elon Musk as rift between former allies grows

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