Bako Azad Sheikha, pictured, had fled Iraq and set up a successful life in the UK, running his own business and volunteering with a charity. | ITV News Anglia …
Why Iraq’s largest ever budget has invited controversy
In-depth: In the absence of coherent policies, long-term planning, and the Iraqi elite’s poor track record in the realm of public spending, the new record-breaking $153 billion budget has raised …
More Talks Needed to Resume Iraq’s Northern Oil Exports
Further talks will be needed in order to resume Iraq’s northern oil exports, two officials told Reuters today following a meeting between a Turkish energy technical delegation and Iraqi oil officials …
20 years after the United States invaded Iraq, Iraqis are still trying to emigrate to the US
Two decades after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, thousands of Iraqis are still trying to emigrate to the United States …
Jordan-Iraq finance forum to commence in Amman Tuesday
The Jordanian-Iraqi Business and Finance Forum is set to commence in Amman on Tuesday. Organised by the Iraqi Business Council under the theme “Building Bridges of Shared Prosperity”, the event aims …
Iraq enjoys respite from turmoil but risks remain
By Timour Azhari, Amina Ismail and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Helped by buoyant oil prices and a period of political calm at home and in the region, Iraq appears more stable than any time since the U.
Iraq’s Deputy PM for Energy Affairs calls on Vice President Dhankhar
Swad, the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil, Iraq, called on the Hon’ble Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas today. Both leaders discussed matters of mutual interest between India and Iraq,
Locals, officials warn of southern Iraq’s marshlands drying up
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Al-Hammar marshes in Dhi Qar is one of the largest marshes in Iraq and the Middle East. It is a source of income for many of the area’s residents, but according to locals, the marshes have been neglected by authorities for years,
SEED Foundation calls for safer internet for women in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region
Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) is an exceptionally brutal form of gender-based violence (GBV) – inclusive of rape, sexual slavery, forced impregnation or sterilization.”
Over a thousand service projects in Iraq hindered by corruption
BAGHDAD, Iraq – More than 1,000 projects in parts of central and southern Iraq have remained unfinished for many years now due to mismanagement and corruption. Authorities, however, attribute the reason to financial, technical, or political factors …