For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern …
Tumult over Patriarch another blow for Iraq’s reeling Christian minority
Iraqi President Adul Latif Rashid’s decision to withdraw recognition of Cardinal Luis Raphael Sako as patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq has added an additional burden of uncertainty to the …
Demolition of historic minaret in Basra unveils Iraq cultural heritage struggle
For three centuries, the al-Siraji Mosque, with its minaret fashioned from weathered bricks and its pinnacle inlaid with blue ceramic tiles, was a distinctive feature of the city of Basra in southern …
China’s ZPEC Gains After Inking USD390 Million Drilling Engineering Contract With Iraq’s BECL
Shares of Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group rose after the Chinese oilfield services provider said it signed a drilling engineering service contract with Iraq’s Basra Energy. ZPEC’s stock [SHA: …
Exclusive-US issues new 120-day waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday signed a new national security waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity that for the first time allows such payments to go to accounts at …
Exclusive: US issues new waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday signed a new national security waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity that for the first time allows such payments to go to accounts at …
The British Embassy in Iraq call for project bids that protect human rights and freedom of expression
Project bids that protect freedom of expression and human rights in Iraq are being welcomed by the British Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
Analysis: How’s US control over Iraq’s oil revenues troublesome to Iraqis?
Iraq for a range of reasons cannot internally produce power and relies for much of its electricity on imports, particularly from such neighbors as Iran, but the US financial pressures disrupt supply …
Catholics in Iraq fear losing government support
Cardinal Louis Sako leaves Baghdad for autonomous Kurdistan after Iraq’s president revokes state recognition of the Cardinal Patriarch’s authority over the Chaldean Church …
As Iraq Tries to Chill Critics, Its Newest Target Is Social Media
Given the comparative calm in Iraq today, the intensifying repression of social media and speech more broadly may seem unexpected. Bombings, rocket attacks and gunfights are rare in most of the …