Iraq has offered to mediate between Ukraine and Russia to try resolve the war in Europe, but Ukraine’s top diplomat rejected the offer during a rare visit to Baghdad …
Iraq, Saudi Discuss Electrical Interconnector And Solar Projects
By John Lee. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, held a meeting in Riyadh with Iraqi Min …
Ukraine Latest: Foreign Minister to Visit Iraq in Bid for Allies
Some 130 Ukrainian POWs were returned by Russia over the Orthodox Easter weekend. Russia said Saturday that mercenaries in the Wagner group captured two districts of the eastern Ukrainian city of …
Ukraine Foreign Minister to Visit Iraq Monday
Dmytro Kuleba is due to hold talks with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein as well as Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday …
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister To Visit Iraq On Apr 17
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will pay a visit to Iraq on Monday, April 17. According to Ukrinform, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesma …
Wounded Tigris by Leon McCarron review — an unusual view of Iraq
A n Iraqi friend of mine advised the travel writer and broadcaster Leon McCarron in no uncertain terms not to sail down the River Tigris. In his fantastically apocalyptic warning, …
Populist Iraq cleric al-Sadr suspends movement, citing corruption
Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr says he will suspend his movement for one year, citing “corruption” among some followers.
Human rights groups criticize Iraq decision making Yazidi sexual violence survivors file criminal complaints to receive reparations
A group of NGOs including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International Friday released a joint statement criticizing the Iraqi government’s decision to require applicants for reparations under …
Iraq: Flawed Implementation of Yazidi Compensation Law
The Iraqi government’s recent decision requiring applicants under the Yazidi Survivors Law to file a judicial complaint to be eligible for reparations is an alarming development that does not take …
Iraq: Twenty Years on, Two Narratives Emerge
I recently had the privilege to participate in a retrospective symposium marking the 20th anniversary of the American war in Iraq. Hosted by Columbus …