Iraq · Evidence
Iraq: what was counted on 18 October 2026
The stories of the day's briefing with their category and severity (1 minor · 2 material · 3 severe), then every article counted as a signal for Iraq that day. This is what the pressure scores add up.
Signals counted
16 articles
Regulation
- Dinar/Dollar Forex: New Rules from Sunday ↗ Iraq Business Newsindependent
- US lifts restrictions on Iraqi exchange firms ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- US firms show increasing interest in developing Iraq’s hydrocarbon resources ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
Internal tension
- French President Condemns Looting and Vandalism During France Protests ↗ PUKmedia Kurdishindependent
- France Protests Turn Violent as More Than 1,200 Arrested ↗ PUKmedia Kurdishindependent
- Two Arrested on Suspicion of Terrorism Offences in Spain’s Basque Country ↗ PUKmedia Kurdishindependent
Companies
- Iraq’s IT sector gains access to Lenovo servers under Redington distribution deal ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
Markets
- Central Bank of Iraq raises housing loan allocations to 3 trillion dinars ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- Iraq’s oil output hits 4.4 million barrels per day ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
Politics
- Iraq and Tunisia foreign ministers confer on bilateral ties and joint committee ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- Iraqi Interior Ministry Kickboxing Team bags seven medals at world championship ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- Iraq, Egypt discuss electricity interconnection project through Jordan ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- PMF’s ammunition depot explodes in Baghdad ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- Iraq to appoint Al Halbousi and Al Fayyadh as Vice Presidents ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- Iraqi Prime Minister and UK National Security Adviser review security and economic ties ↗ Iraqi Newsindependent
- Iran’s Parliament Approves Mehrdad Akhlaqi Ketabchi as Defence Minister ↗ PUKmedia Kurdishindependent