Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock used her recent trip to Iraq to call for greater international support for Baghdad and the region. Without it, she said, the country risks becoming a pawn in geopolitical tensions.
‘Iraq is not an Islamic country’: Minorities protest Baghdad’s alcohol ban as unconstitutional
The Iraqi government’s renewed effort to prohibit alcohol is not only worrisome for Christian and Yazidi minorities, but also raises constitutionality questions.
Wiesenthal Center urges UN’s Guterres to denounce Iraq’s law banning peace with Israel
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is facing criticism for meeting with leaders of Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq.
US general warns of IS ‘army in detention’ in Syria, Iraq
A US general warned Saturday that the Middle East faces the looming threat of an Islamic State group “army in detention”, after visiting prisons and camps in northeastern Syria holding suspected …
Annalena Baerbock’s ‘feminist foreign policy’ focuses minds in Iraq
German foreign minister’s trip is chance to show how diplomacy can better represent women’s interests – especially those in Yazidi camps …
The West Asia Post: U.S. Defence secretary visits Iraq
U.S. Defence secretary made an unannounced visit to Iraq this week, just days before the 20th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. Austin said he hoped to ‘strengthen and broaden’ relations …
German foreign minister in Iraq pushes for more funding for aid
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday ended a four-day visit to Iraq with a call for more funding for overseas aid projects, despite resistance to greater spending by her finance …
Iraq’s crackdown on booze, social media posts raises alarm
Only a few months into its term, Iraq’s government is suddenly enforcing a long-dormant law banning alcohol imports and arresting people over social media content deemed morally offensive. The …
Iraq tightens enforcement of liquor, social media laws
The measures could be part of an attempt to distract from Iraq’s unstable currency and gain favor with conservatives in the country.
20 years after US invasion, Iraq far from ‘liberal democracy’
Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq toppled Saddam Hussein, the oil-rich country remains deeply scarred by the conflict and, while closer to the United States, far from the liberal …