Col. Johnathan H. Vaughn, who joined the corps before 9/11, was selected as judges return to Guantánamo Bay. The Trump administration has chosen a Marine colonel who was wounded in Iraq in the 2004 …
AUIS Hosts Iraq’s First National VEX Robotics Competition
The opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. AUIS Hosts Iraq’s First National VEX Robotics Competition, Empowering the Next …
Iraq prepares to reopen al-Waleed crossing with Syria after 11-year closure
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraq is preparing to reopen the al-Waleed border crossing with Syria more than a decade after it was closed, an official in western Anbar province told Rudaw.“Work will begin …
Arbitration Forum Supports Stronger Investment Environment in Iraq
Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Forum on Commercial Arbitration Supports Stronger Investment Environment in Iraq The …
UNAMI Mission Ends; UN Pledges Continued Support
By John Lee. The UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) is concluding its 21-year mandate on December 31, with Special Representative Mohammed Al Hassan highlighting the country’s progress from decades …
In historic break from Iran-aligned axis, Iraq freezes Hezbollah and Houthi assets under new terror ruling
Iraq has taken a powerful step by adding Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi movement (Ansarallah) to its terrorism-finance blacklist. This move, published in the country’s Official Gazette on …
Iraq to correct asset-freeze list that included Hezbollah and Houthis, citing publication error
By Jana Choukeir BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Iraq will correct a list of groups whose funding it has frozen, the state news agency reported on Thursday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah and the Houthis were …
Scale Iraq to spotlight startup growth at Baghdad event
Entrepreneurs, investors, and development-finance partners will gather on December 7 at the Babylon Rotana Hotel in Baghdad to celebrate the Scale Iraq startup-support program, which aims to […] …
How an Oil Pipeline Battle Shows the US Gaining Sway in Iraq
Fired by an Iranian-backed militia group within Iraq, likely in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites weeks earlier, one struck the Sarsang field operated by HKN Energy, a company owned …
Turkey cuts Russian Urals oil imports in November, diversifies with Kazakh, Iraqi supply
Turkey sharply reduced its imports of Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil in November, shipping data from energy consultancy Kpler showed, as Western sanctions on Russian energy suppliers tightened and …