Iraq pledges to end harmful gas flaring by 2025

Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Ali Allawi speaking at the Middle East Green Initiative Summit. (Screenshot/MGI Summit)
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Updated 25 October 2021
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Iraq pledges to end harmful gas flaring by 2025

Iraq will stop flaring associated gas by 2025, the country’s deputy prime minister announced at the Middle East Green Initiative Summit.

Speaking in Riyadh on Monday, Ali Allawi admitted his country’s previous climate policies had not always been up to scratch, but recommitted Iraq to working towards a greener future.

Flaring gas is the burning of natural gas associated with oil extraction, and releases harmful emissions into the atmosphere.

He also stated that Iraq has a plan to produce 12 gigawatt of power from solar sources over the next ten years.

Addressing delegates at the summit, including US Climate Change Envoy John Kerry, Allawi said the world has “no choice but to work together in order to focus on this challenge and work together to create nature based solutions.”


Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,414 

Updated 17 December 2025
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Closing Bell: Saudi main index closes in red at 10,414 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index closed lower on Wednesday, shedding 38.85 points, or 0.37 percent, to finish at 10,414.06. 

Total trading turnover on the benchmark index reached SR3.46 billion ($920 million), with 123 stocks advancing and 134 declining. 

The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu also shed 41.61 points, or 0.18 percent, to close at 23,428.67. 

The MSCI Tadawul Index edged down 0.45 percent to 1,368.36. 

Arabian Drilling Co. was the best-performing stock on the main market, with its share price rising 6.8 percent to SR102.90. 

Naqi Water Co. gained 4.30 percent to SR58.25, while Saudi Ground Services Co. advanced 3.78 percent to SR38.42. 

Tihama Advertising, Public Relations and Marketing Co. saw its share price fall 4.95 percent to SR16.31. 

AlAhli REIT Fund 1 also declined 3.53 percent to SR6.29. 

On the announcements front, United Mining Industries Co., listed on the parallel market, said it has begun commercial production of gypsum board at its plant in Yanbu. 

In a Tadawul statement, the company said the financial impact of the project’s commercial production will be reflected in the first quarter of 2026. 

United Mining Industries Co.’s share price was unchanged, closing at SR42.54.  

Dkhoun National Trading Co. said its shareholders approved the board’s recommendation to distribute interim dividends on a semi-annual or quarterly basis for 2025. 

According to a Tadawul statement, shareholders also approved transferring the balance of the company’s statutory reserve, valued at SR2.43 million, to retained earnings. 

Dkhoun National Trading Co.’s shares saw no trades and closed at SR65.