The Security Council has voted unanimously to end, a year from now, a U.N. probe into activities of Islamic State extremists in Iraq.
Iraq’s LGBT community could face death penalty under proposed new law
Ammar knows firsthand how tough life can be for Iraq’s LGBT community, but soon it could get a whole lot worse as the Iraqi parliament mulls a proposed law to punish same-sex relationships with death.
Iraq Jails Police for Failing to Halt Torching of Swedish Embassy After Koran Burning
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi court sentenced 18 police officers to prison after they were found guilty of failing to prevent protesters from setting fire to the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in July over a planned Koran burning in Stockholm.
Iraq-Turkey Oil Pipeline Nearly Ready Turkey To Appeal To Icc
By John Lee. The Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline, which is also the main route for oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan, will reportedly soon be ready to …
U.S. Treasury official says Iraq must act to avoid further action on banks
Iraq’s central bank must address continued risks of the misuse of dollars at Iraqi commercial banks to avoid new punitive measures targeting the country’s financial sector, a top U.S. Treasury …
The execution that marked the end of Iraqi Jewry – opinion
Iraq’s most powerful and richest Jew, who had hosted the regent in his home and had no links to Israel or Zionism, could be indicted in a show trial and hanged, what future would there be for them?
Saudi Ambassador Says Builders Will Enter Iraq
By John Lee. Saudi Arabian companies are said to be committed to supporting the housing sector in Iraq. The Saudi ambassador to Bag …
US Treasury official in Iraq to talk dollar smuggling, corruption
The US Treasury’s assistant secretary is in Iraq to meet with top officials on combatting corruption and the smuggling of the dollar abroad as the Iraqi dinar’s value continues to plummet and dollars …
US Treasury official in Iraq to talk dollar smuggling, corruption
The US Treasury’s assistant secretary is in Iraq to meet with top officials on combatting corruption and the smuggling of the dollar abroad as the Iraqi dinar’s value continues to plummet and dollars …
US should use its influence to help win the freedom of a scholar missing in Iraq, her sister says
The United States should use its influence to help win the freedom of a Russian-Israeli academic at Princeton University who went missing in Iraq nearly six months ago and is believed to be held by an …