Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani expressed the country’s readiness to assist Iraq in attaining self-sufficiency in defense industries.
Iraq’s constitutional reform process must avoid past mistakes
Iraqi citizens and their grievances need to be taken into account in this new attempt to change the Iraqi constitution.
Safadi: Jordan Fully Supports Iraq’s Stabilization Efforts
Lower House Speaker Ahmad Safadi on Saturday reiterated Jordan’s full support of Iraq in its efforts to stabilize the country and achieve national interests. Addressing the 34th Arab …
A Stranger in Your Own City by Ghaith Abdul-Ahad review – inside Iraq’s two decades of war
Though Saddam’s regime had “fossilised social, artistic and economic development” in Iraq, the bloodbath that followed its toppling has “permanently crippled democracy in the Middle East”. Moreover, …
4,500-year-old Sumerian temple dedicated to mighty thunder god discovered in Iraq
Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 4,500-year-old Sumerian temple at the heart of the ancient city of Girsu, in southeastern Iraq.
How Star Wars influenced Uday Hussein’s paramilitary unit in Iraq
Saddam admired science fiction movies like “Star Wars,” but it was Uday who took his admiration of the series to the extreme.
Iraq, short on dollars, moves to purchases with Chinese yuan
To compensate for a foreign currency shortage in local markets Iraq central bank said the country could soon trade with China directly in yuan for the first time …
Iraq’s gas, oil deals with UAE and China mean more energy independence from Iran
This, according to Dr. Thomas O’Donnell, a global fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington who teaches in Berlin, brings Baghdad both security and financial problems. Iraq’s purchase of such …
In shift away from US dollar, Iraq to allow trade with China in yuan
The Iraqi Central Bank said on Wednesday that it will conduct trade with China in its currency, the yuan. “Financing of foreign trade with China will be organized directly using the Chinese yuan,” the …
Iraqi Finance Minister meets with IFC
By John Lee. On Wednesday, Iraq’s Minister of Finance, Taif Sami Muhammad, met with a delegation from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is part of the World Bank Group. The delegation …