After a year-long crisis in Iraq triggered by contested elections, Iraq finally has a government headed by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani. While this ends the political impasse, it’s …
US “Eager To Work With” Govt And People Of Iraq
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken (pictured) spoke [on Thursday] with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to congratulate him on the O …
UN chief affirms commitment to Iraq mission
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The United Nations chief on Saturday reaffirmed the intergovernmental organization’s “unwavering” commitment to its Iraq mission in a message to the country’s new president, …
Pakistan, Iraq reaffirm resolve to deepen bilateral relations
Pakistan and Iraq have reaffirmed their resolve to continue collaborating closely to further strengthen bilateral ties and coordinate at the multilateral fora. The understanding to this effect came …
Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Iraq
UNDP & UNWomen reaffirm their commitment toward increasing women’s political participation in Iraq The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and …
Iraq Economic Review: KRG Finances; Iraq’s Real Estate Boom
By Basima Abdulrahman, Rania Baker and Ahmed Tabaqchali, for the Institute of Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani (AUIS). The opinions expressed are …
The Sadrist Movement in Iraq
D’Cruz, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Sadrist movement in Iraq The populist Iraqi cleric …
Japan seek quarter-final spot after ‘Agony of Doha’
Japan will remember with anguish a World Cup qualifier 28 years ago in Qatar when they were within seconds of reaching their first finals only to concede a stoppage-time equaliser to Iraq which sent …
Why the US still has not defeated ISIS in Iraq and Syria, according to a new report
It’s been more than three years since the Islamic State appeared to be defeated after the terror group lost all the territory it had once controlled, and yet ISIS continues to wage an insurgency in …
Iraq: corruption and climate change top challenges facing new government
Mr Al Sudani’s government was sworn in on October 27 and begins its work under the cloud of two major corruption scandals. A former minister revealed last month that 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars (almost …