Asia · Thursday, 12 November 2026

Iraq

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.

Rising

1My PlayHome
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps
2HEPIQ
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Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in free apps
أصالة نصري, CC BY-SA 4.0
3Assala
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Music · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
4منصة قدّم
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Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps
5Panelling Planner
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Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in paid apps

Top today

1My PlayHome
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Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in paid apps
2HEPIQ
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in free apps
أصالة نصري, CC BY-SA 4.0
3Assala
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Music · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
4منصة قدّم
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps
5Panelling Planner
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Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in paid apps
Министерство Финансов Монгольской Республики, Public domain
6Dollar
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
7تركيا ضد بلجيكا
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 10,000+ searches
8كنبة Kanaba
New
Tech & AI · App Store · #6 in paid apps
9Airbus A330 Systems
New
Tech & AI · App Store · #7 in paid apps
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
10Vinícius Júnior
Breakout
Sports · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Everyday apps here: SuperQi · Chromagraph Camera · مرمرة للعطور والكوزماتيك · Threema for iOS · AnkiMobile Flashcards. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.

What the news is talking about

How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 1,529 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

War and security
11.5% of the news · usually 9.4% · 175 articles
- خسر ترمب .. هل ستتنفس ايران الصعداء (non14.net)
- العراق يوسّع وساطته لوقف الحرب ويكشف تعثر ملف الفصائل (almadapaper.net)
AI
2.5% of the news · usually 2.3% · 38 articles
- Iran and Iraq Sign Agreement for Joint AI Master's Program (english.pravda.ru)
- US stocks gained amid a continued tech rebound and as CoreWeave earnings ease AI fears - Newsquawk Daily Asia-Pac Market Open (zerohedge.com)
Democracy and elections
1.6% of the news · usually 1.6% · 25 articles
- لإنهاء الأزمة السياسية بكُردستان.. بافل طالباني يرفض دعوة بارزاني للحوار مع "الديمقراطي" – كتابات (kitabat.com)
- Планета протестует, выпуск №126 (31907) 13—16 ноября 2026 года (gazeta-pravda.ru)
Health
1.2% of the news · usually 1.2% · 18 articles
- الأنواء الجوية: أجواء باردة صباحاً وليلاً وارتفاع طفيف للحرارة شمال العراق (mustaqila.com)
- هيئة الحج والعمرة تدعو الفائزين بقرعة 2028 الراغبين في تقديم موعد حجهم لاستكمال إجراءاتهم (non14.net)
Climate
1.1% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.8× usual · 17 articles
- العراق وسوريا يبحثان مشاريع لمواجهة التصحر والعواصف الغبارية (almadapaper.net)
- العراق يؤسس صندوقاً وطنياً للتشجير ويستهدف 14 ألف ميغاواط متجددة (almadapaper.net)
Survey · 2023 58% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Jobs and work
1.1% of the news · usually 1.0% · 16 articles
- Mobilizacións de época nas principais cidades culminan a folga xeral en Galicia (praza.gal)
Cost of living
1.0% of the news · usually 1.0% · 15 articles
- 招商证券：美国CPI超预期 12月加息几成定局_市场分析_港股_中金在线 (cnfol.com)
- 全球市场突然大反转伊朗俄罗斯连传大消息 (vava8.com)
Immigration
0.5% of the news · usually 0.6% · 8 articles
- Transitbereich am Flughafen: Genitalverstümmelte Somalierinnen warten seit Monaten auf Asyl (hessenschau.de)
- what is the arabization of europe why does it cause unease in european countries (prabhasakshi.com)

How the news sounds

Tone−1.7positive minus negative words per 100usually −1.9The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.0× usual3.9 words per 1,000usually 4.1The GDELT Project
Fear0.8× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
Anger0.9× usual8.5 words per 1,000usually 9.4The GDELT Project
Sadness1.0× usual8.2 words per 1,000usually 8.0The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty1.0× usual9.7 words per 1,000usually 9.4The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

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Issues people are looking up

The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.

Autor: Sergey Bobylev/RIA Novosti, CC BY-SA 3.0
1Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Rising
Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches
2Ahmed al-Alwani
Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 756 reads
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
3John Percy Page
Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 612 reads

By category

Business & economy

1Taawon | التعاون
App Store · #46 in free apps
2Miswag
App Store · #100 in free apps
3مرمرة للعطور والكوزماتيك
Everyday app
App Store · #24 in free apps

Cars & transport

1دربونة - تطبيق الملاحة العراقي
Everyday app
App Store · #42 in free apps

Nature, climate & disasters

1AeroWeather Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #43 in paid apps

Education & careers

1Acron A330 Cockpit Fam.
New
App Store · #12 in paid apps
2PhET Simulations
Everyday app
App Store · #45 in paid apps
3Google Translate
Everyday app
App Store · #69 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

1Assalatu Noor - الصلاة نور
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #14 in paid apps
2Beby – Baby Gender Predictor
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in paid apps
3Salatuk - صلاتك
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in paid apps

Food & drink

1Toters توترز
Everyday app
App Store · #31 in free apps
2Talabatey طلباتي
Everyday app
App Store · #60 in free apps

Gaming

1Cinerna Box: Movie Truth Quest
App Store · #43 in free apps

Health & wellness

1Posture up
Everyday app
App Store · #25 in paid apps
2Atlas der Humananatomie 2027
Everyday app
App Store · #33 in paid apps
3ضماني | Damani
Everyday app
App Store · #88 in free apps

Money & crypto

1WalletApp
Everyday app
App Store · #40 in paid apps
2ZainCash Iraq - زين كاش عراق
Everyday app
App Store · #87 in free apps

Movies & TV

1IPTV Smart Player, Live Stream
App Store · #84 in free apps
2Almanasa
App Store · #92 in free apps
3HiyaTV: Turkish Drama Series
App Store · #97 in free apps

Music

أصالة نصري, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Assala
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Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0
2Shakira
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Google Trends · 200+ searches
3play_music_theory
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #21 in paid apps

Politics & world affairs

Autor: Sergey Bobylev/RIA Novosti, CC BY-SA 3.0
1Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Rising
Google Trends · 200+ searches
2Ahmed al-Alwani
Wikipedia · 756 reads
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
3John Percy Page
Wikipedia · 612 reads

Sports

Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Vinícius Júnior
Breakout
Google Trends · 1,000+ searches
EOZyo, Public domain
2AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Rising
Google Trends · 200+ searches
Steffen Prößdorf, CC BY-SA 4.0
3Pep Guardiola
Rising
Google Trends · 200+ searches

Tech & AI

1My PlayHome
Breakout
App Store · #4 in paid apps
2HEPIQ
Breakout
App Store · #3 in free apps
3منصة قدّم
Breakout
App Store · #4 in free apps

Travel & places

EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0
1Belgium
Rising
Google Trends · 1,000+ searches
Hunanuk, CC0
2Turkey
Rising
Google Trends · 1,000+ searches
3Baghdad
Rising
Google Trends · 100+ searches

Industries here

Tech & software 15 Media & entertainment 8 Sports & fitness 7 Travel & tourism 6 Advertising & marketing 4 Gaming 3 Telecom & internet 3 Government & public sector 3 Retail & e-commerce 2 Music 2 Fashion & beauty 1 Education 1

The numbers behind the mood

The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.

Economy

Inflation-25.5%Jan 2016 · −27.7 pts since Dec 2015World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
Unemployment15.5%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
GDP growth-2.2%2025 · −0.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Youth unemployment32.0%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Research

Most-published fields last month

Materials Chemistry
169 papers
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
157 papers
Plant Science
127 papers
Artificial Intelligence
114 papers · rising +25%

OpenAlex

Society

People online81.5%2024 · −0.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Say humans mainly cause climate change29.3%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Want climate made a high government priority52.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)

Charts

App Store · Free apps

1SuperQi
Rising
2ChatGPT
Falling
3HEPIQ
Breakout
4منصة قدّم
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5CapCut
6Baly حجز تكسي،توصيل طعام | بلي
7WhatsApp
Falling
8Telegram
Falling
9Snapchat
10Tiktok
Falling

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App Store · 2026-11-13

App Store · Paid apps

1Chromagraph Camera
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2AnkiMobile Flashcards
Rising
3Threema for iOS
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4My PlayHome
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5Panelling Planner
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6كنبة Kanaba
New
7Airbus A330 Systems
New
8Panda Trans-Offline Languages
Falling
91% Habit
New
10Slogger: Slow Motion Camera
New

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