The bill would have banned foreign nationals from China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, and Venezuela from owning more than 10% of non-residential property within 100 miles of a military installation.
Chinese companies win more bids to explore for Iraq oil and gas
Chinese companies won four bids to explore Iraqi oil and gas fields, Iraq’s oil minister said on Sunday as the Middle Eastern country’s hydrocarbon exploration licensing round continued into its …
Influential Anti-Iran and Anti-US Iraqi Shiite Cleric Seeks Grand Return to Political Life
Sadr leads the Sadrist nationalist movement as well as the Peace Corps militia and has been deeply enmeshed in Iraqi politics since 2003, having fought against the influence of both the United States and Iran. In 2004, Sadr declared a holy war against occupying US forces.
Iraq won’t agree to future OPEC+ oil production cuts, oil minister says
Iraq’s oil minister said that Iraq has made enough voluntary oil production cuts and will not agree to any future cuts taken by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies …
Chinese companies win licensing bids to explore Iraq oil and gas fields
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Chinese companies won bids to explore five Iraqi oil and gas fields on Saturday in a licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration that was primarily aimed at ramping up gas …
If Keir Starmer isn’t careful, Gaza could do for him what the Iraq war did for Blair
Many Muslim voters turned against Labour in the local elections, and the continuing conflict only heightens the risk of alienating others, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle …
Iraq calls for UN mission’s departure by 2025
In the document sent to the Security Council, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani described what he said were “positive developments and the achievements” by successive Iraqi governments as we …
Egypt: Microcosm of a Struggle
It was certainly a bad week for Egypt’s President Gamal Abdel Nasser. He lost a trusted friend and ally in the helicopter death of Iraq’s President Abdul Salam Aref (see MILESTONES).
Syria’s Kurdish-led force hands over 2 IS militants suspected in 2014 mass killing of Iraqi troops
Syria’s U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force has handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State militants suspected of involvement in the 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers …
Syria’s Kurdish-led force hands over 2 IS militants suspected in 2014 mass killing of Iraqi troops
Syria’s U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led force has handed over to Baghdad two Islamic State militants suspected of involvement in the 2014 massacre of Iraqi soldiers …