From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is among the world’s richest countries in energy, but that is …
Inside Iraq’s deeply conservative nation where break-up, divorce rates are soaring
“There is an awareness among women that if violence persists in their lives and their children’s lives, then it’s better to divorce,” Veteran feminist Edwar said.
West Ridge liquor store owner, a refugee from Iraq, shot and killed during armed robbery attempt
A liquor store owner was shot and killed during an armed robbery attempt Monday night in the West Ridge neighborhood. The deadly shooting happened shortly before …
Can a New Government Save Iraq?
Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can a New Government Save Iraq? A little more than a year after the country’s …
Monday Briefing: Government formation in Iraq: One year, one step
The caretaker government opened an investigation into the suspected theft of $2.5 billion from the tax authority. Iraq’s government formation process, which began right after the country held early …
Crystal meth pours into Iraq across porous borders with Iran
U.S.-led invasion opened Iraq’s border with Iran, there has been a constant flow of people, religious pilgrims, trade — and smuggling, including of drugs. But it was around 2017 that a new menace …
Iraq’s Finance Ministry Discovers $2.5B Stolen from Government Account
An investigation by Iraq’s finance ministry discovered Sunday that US$2.5 billion dollars were stolen from a government tax commission account by five companies, in what amounts to one of the largest …
UN envoy says Iraq could have invested missing billions in infrastructure
Plasschaert, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in a tweet on Monday said Iraq could have invested …
Iraq Confirms, Probes Theft of $2.5 Billion from Tax Agency
With corruption being pervasive at all levels of government in Iraq, the vanishing of around $2.5 billion from a bank fund of Iraq’s General Tax Authority has emerged as one of the biggest scandals in …
Finance investigation concludes record-breaking $2.5 billion stolen from Iraqi bank
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – An investigation by the Iraqi finance ministry concluded that a record-breaking $2.5 billion dollars in tax funds were stolen from a bank by five companies during the tenure …