Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history. He died at age 84 on …
Exclusive: Turkey preparing law to let PKK fighters return under peace plan
Turkey is preparing a law to let thousands of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters and civilians return home from hideouts in northern Iraq under negotiations to end generations of war.
Iran Pins Hopes On Iraq To Salvage Regional Influence
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at why Iran needs the results of Iraq’s upcoming parliamentary elections to go its way, and what it would mean if Tehran doesn’t get the result it wants.
KBR to support Design of TotalEnergies’ GGIP project in Iraq
By John Lee. KBR (United States) has been selected by ENKA Insaat (Turkey) to provide detailed engineering design services for the Associated Gas Upstream Project Phase 2 (AGUP2), part of the Gas …
Excelerate Energy raises 2025 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $450M while accelerating Iraq LNG terminal project
Q3 2025 Management View CEO Steven Kobos opened the call by addressing the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica, highlighting the rapid restoration of operations and emphasizing the company’s …
Iraq’s election may ensure stability but leave militias in control
Khazali, who heads one of Iraq’s toughest militias. His white turban and sharp eyes look down on the gossiping students, who are set to vote in the sixth general election since the American invasion …
Kurdish leader Barzani pushes for leverage with Baghdad in Iraq vote
Masoud Barzani, the Iraqi Kurdish leader who first took up arms against Saddam Hussein as a teenage guerrilla, remains a towering figure in Kurdish politics as Iraq heads into its November 11 election …
Former Iraq PM Maliki Could Heavily Influence Election Despite Troubled Past
Sentenced to death under Saddam for his role in the outlawed Shi’ite Islamic Dawa Party, Maliki spent nearly 25 years in exile, mostly in Syria and Iran, agitating for the dictator’s downfall. Like …
Why China is here to stay in Iraq’s Energy Sector
By Jared Levy and Ben Van Heuvelen for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why China is here to …
Pakistan, Iraq reaffirm commitment to strengthen ties
Pakistan and Iraq have reaffirmed their mutual commitment to further strengthen the longstanding brotherly ties between the two countries.