State of the Union address, Biden said, “I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.” We rated his statement False. The actual number was about half …
Iraq’s Central Bank moves to strengthen dinar against US dollar
Iraq’s Central Bank has a new plan to increase the value of the Iraqi dinar against the US dollar. The bank released a statement this week outlining the plan. The measures are as follows: Reducing the …
Suicide bomber detained in Iraq’s Diyala
Iraqi security forces on Saturday identified and arreseted an ISIL terrorist who was going to carry out a suicide attack in Diyala province.
Jordan battles influx of cheap amphetamines from neighboring Syria
In the first part of our series on the regional drug trade in the Middle East, we explored how crystal meth is affecting Iraq. In this segment, we turn our attention to Captagon, a cheap amphetamine …
US ally in Iraq vowed to tackle corruption. Torture and extortion followed.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi used torture and sexual violence on detainees, according to a Post investigation.
Macron calls for solving Lebanon’s problems and ‘getting rid of those who don’t know how to’
The French president called on new leadership in Lebanon, and mentioned the possibility of a regional conference similar to the one he just co-chaired on Iraq.
Starbucks is trying to shut down 3 unlicensed Starbucks stores in Iraq that import the company’s coffee and merchandise from surrounding countries
The owner of the unlicensed Starbucks stores in Baghdad said that though he failed to get a proper license, he “decided to do it anyway.” …
Starbucks is trying to shut down 3 unlicensed Starbucks stores in Iraq that import the company’s coffee and merchandise from surrounding countries
The owner of the unlicensed Starbucks stores in Baghdad said that though he failed to get a proper license, he “decided to do it anyway.” …
Real coffee, but a fake ‘Starbucks’ in piracy-ridden Iraq
There are three “Starbucks” cafes in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, all serving authentic Starbucks coffee in authentic Starbucks cups …
Will Iraq Finally Start To Use Its Natural Gas Reserves?
Iraq flares off huge amounts of associated gas while it continues to import electricity from its neighbor Iran, but now a number of projects could reduce the flaring and imports from Iran …