Shafaq News – Baghdad On Saturday, Iraq’s Ministry of Agriculture announced that the area allocated for rice cultivation has dropped to 200 dunams after the country entered a stage of water scarcity. Agriculture Ministry adviser Mahdi al-Qaisi told Shafaq News that the water reserves are at critically low levels, as confirmed by the Ministry of […]
Abdul Rasheed Azad ISLAMABAD: Iraq has informed Pakistan that it was ready to welcome a ferry service between Umm Qassar Port of Iraq and Gwadar Port of Pakistan aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation and exploring new sea routes. During a meeting between Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, and a three-member delegation […]
By Susan Reidy BAGHDAD, IRAQ — US rice sales to Iraq have reached 220,000 tonnes for 2025, following delays last season that prevented the nation from fulfilling its memorandum of understanding. The most recent was a sale of 44,000 tonnes of US long grain which will set sail later this fall, said USA Rice. Iraq […]
