The following is the Congressional Research Service Insight Feb. 16, 2024, report Iraq: Attacks and U.S. Strikes Reopen Discussion of U.S. Military Presence. From the report Iran-backed armed groups …
Chemical weapons watchdog blames Islamic State for 2015 Syria attack
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on Thursday identified Islamic State militants in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as the likely perpetrator of a chemical weapons attack in …
Iraq looks to deploy 12GW solar PV by 2030
Iraq is aiming to reach 12GW of installed solar by 2030. Image: IRENA. Iraq will look to deploy 12GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, according to a plan revealed this week by the Iraqi National …
Iraq looks to deploy 12GW solar PV by 2030
Iraq is aiming to reach 12GW of installed solar by 2030. Image: IRENA. Iraq will look to deploy 12GW of solar PV capacity by 2030, according to a plan revealed this week by the Iraqi National …
What fighting in the Middle East means for the U.S. troop presence in Iraq
After the U.S. killed a commander of an Iran-backed militia in Baghdad, pressure is mounting on Iraq’s government to expel America’s 2,500 military personnel.
DAMAC’s luxury resort in the Maldives avancing smoothly
The property will offer an array of world-class F&B specialty … Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, the Maldives, Canada, the United States, as well as the United Kingdom. Since then, the company has …
Iraq Central Bank head praises electronic banking initiative
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The governor of Iraq’s Central Bank on Thursday praised the efforts of the “electronic collection” banking project to boost electronic payment systems in the country, a move …
Brian Alvarado, veteran and outspoken critic of Iraq War burn pits, dead at 43
Brian Alvarado was a Marine who was an advocate for Iraq War veterans. He died on Jan. 22 after more than a decade-long battle with cancer.
What secrets did Wikileaks reveal? Julian Assange’s group released details of US helicopter attack on journalists plus details of Guantanamo, Iraq and Afghan wars
The video that made WIkileaks’ name shows footage of US Apache helicopters opening fire in Baghdad, Iraq In 2010, WikiLeaks released the footage in a 39-minute video titled Collateral Murder. It was …
Ship blamed for Cape Town stink leaves for Iraq
South African authorities say conditions on board the livestock vessel from Brazil are “abhorrent”.