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Shafaq News
29-06-2025
- Business
- Shafaq News
Iraq's President arrives in Spain for FfD4
Shafaq News – Seville/Baghdad On Sunday, Iraq's President Abdul Latif Rashid arrived in Spain to attend the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), held in the southern city of Seville, according to a statement from the Presidency. The president, accompanied by First Lady Shanaz Ibrahim Ahmed and a delegation of advisors and government officials, is expected to take part in sessions focused on improving access to development finance, addressing economic disparities, and fostering international partnerships to support national development plans. رئيس الجمهورية @LJRashid والسيدة الأولى شاناز إبراهيم أحمد @firstladyofiraq ، يصلان إلى إسبانيا، للمشاركة في المؤتمر الدولي الرابع لتمويل التنمية الذي يعقد في مدينة إشبيلية- إسبانيا يرافقه عدد من المستشارين والمسؤولين الحكوميين. — رئاسة جمهورية العراق (@IraqiPresidency) June 29, 2025 The UN and European-backed conference, which begins June 30 and runs through July 3, brings together heads of state, ministers, international financial institutions, and development agencies to discuss global strategies for mobilizing funding in support of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Al Bawaba
31-05-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
Iraq residents stage funeral for electricity amid heatwave outages
ALBAWABA - In a dramatic show of annoyance, residents of the city of Najaf's Al-Furat suburb of Kufa staged a symbolic funeral on Friday night, dragging an empty coffin marked "Electricity" as part of a demonstration against extended power outages. The protest takes place as Iraq deals with a severe energy shortage and sweltering summer heat. Since many people are unable to run fans or air conditioners due to the present electrical constraints, the unique demonstration was planned to urge an increase in power supply across the province. In order to highlight the gravity of the situation, videos of the demonstration and the symbolic coffin were extensively circulated on social media and reported by regional Iraqi media sites. Similar demonstrations have been held in a number of Iraqi towns in recent days as residents are left exposed by hours-long power outages that have engulfed most of central and southern Iraq. The majority of Iraqi homes depend on private community generators that provide power for a charge, while the government finds it difficult to supply the country's energy needs. These private services, however, often lack functionality and have planned outages. نحن #الأغلبية / تعاني المحافظات العراقية بضمنها الفرات الأوسط وهي (النجف، كربلاء، الديوانية، بابل) إضافة إلى المثنى من تردٍ واضح في تقديم الخدمات، أبرزها توفير الكهرباء الوطنية، — الأغلبية - Alaghlabiya (@alaghlabiya) May 31, 2025 Citing public electricity's greater ability to run numerous air conditioners and lessen reliance on expensive and erratic private generators, residents are pleading with the government to prolong its duration. Despite decades of pledges for change and investment, the frequent summer blackouts and soaring heat have inflamed popular ire and rekindled long-standing criticism of Iraq's persistent energy infrastructure failures.
