The 52-year-old has been teaching the cohort of 14 Iraqi Kurdish students at the behest of the Chinese consulate in the northern city of Irbil. His class is part of an experiment with the local …
Rocket-Backed Startup Scores Largest Funding in Iraq History
A three-month old startup co-founded by a McKinsey & Co. alumnus said it completed what could be the largest funding round ever in Iraq’s nascent technology sector.Most Read from BloombergApple to Riv …
Rocket-Backed Startup Scores Largest Funding in Iraq History
A three-month old startup co-founded by a McKinsey & Co. alumnus said it completed what could be the largest funding round ever in Iraq’s nascent technology sector.Most Read from BloombergApple to Riv …
In north Iraq, Chinese language school projects soft power
In a classroom in northern Iraq, Zhiwei Hu presides over his students as a conductor would an orchestra. He cues with a question, and the response from his students resounds in perfect, fluent Chinese …
Iran defeats Iraq 1-0 to qualify for spot in World Cup
Mehdi Taremi scored from close range Thursday to lead Iran’s national soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Iraq and seal the Islamic Republic’s third straight World Cup berth. Taremi, the FC Porto …
Iraq allocates $10m to build 50km Security Barrier
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Finance to provide 15 billion dinars (approximately $10 million) to the Minist …
Man Utd’s Zidane Iqbal honoured to represent Iraq ahead of debut
Manchester United’s Zidane Iqbal has revealed his pride as he prepares to make his senior international debut. The midfielder, of Pakistani and Iraqi heritage, is poised to make his Iraq bow on …
Man Utd’s Zidane Iqbal honoured to represent Iraq ahead of debut
Manchester United’s Zidane Iqbal has revealed his pride as he prepares to make his senior international debut. The midfielder, of Pakistani and Iraqi heritage, is poised to make his Iraq bow on …
As the US looks away from Iraq, elite US-trained operators are still battling the remnants of ISIS
Iraq’s military is still fighting remnants of the terrorist group that wreaked havoc in the region and almost toppled the Iraqi government.
In Syria and Iraq IS is still capable, but no global threat
The ongoing standoff at a Syrian prison shows that the so-called “Islamic State” still has the means to fight. However, experts say that IS doesn’t pose a global threat due to lack of money, fighters …