The Islamic State’s gruesome killing of a sheikh and some of his relatives by rigging his corpse with explosives has led to security concerns in the multiethnic region bordering Iran, long a hotbed …
Oil-dependent Iraq must ‘diversify rapidly’ as challenges stifle young population
Iraq is revamping business regulations Despite Iraq’s obvious problems, politicians have not proposed a clear economic roadmap for the country. The country’s finance minister Ali Allawi told …
Trump is right about Iraq: Time to end the mission and withdraw all troops
American security is neither enhanced by having U.S. troops on the ground in Iraq nor is it placed at higher risk by our complete withdrawal.
New System boosts Ease of Doing Business in Iraq
A new online single window system for business registration in Iraq is supporting an entrepreneurial environment during COVID-19.
Budding entrepreneurs can reserve a name, re …
Can the White Paper save Iraq from its dark days?
A finance reform blueprint is trumpeted by Iraq’s PM Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, but his government seems too weak to deliver, writes Salah Nasrawi …
Iraq reports 3,595 new COVID-19 cases, 482,296 in total
The Iraqi Health Ministry reported on Tuesday 3,595 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide infections to 482,296. The new cases included 1,066 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, 473 in Duhok, 453 in …
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Iran’s COVID-19 cases rise to 628,780 as Iraq’s death toll from coronavirus exceeds 10,000
People wearing face masks visit the tomb of Persian poet Ferdowsi in ancient city of Tous, Iran, Oct. 30, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) –Iran’s cases up to 628,780 with 35,738 deaths; –Iraq’s death …
This U.S. Election Feels All Too Similar to Iraq’s Fraught and Violent One in 2005 | Opinion
I was on my fourth deployment in Iraq, and remember the mix of hope and trepidation—fear that mistrust and violence will overwhelm the electoral process. Fifteen years own, it’s my own country I’m …
Time for an Israel-Iraq peace deal
A peace deal would also guarantee the full support of the US and other Western countries toward securing a strong, democratic and independent Iraq.
Iraq’s ancient ‘palm climbers’ struggle for survival
Under the autumn Iraqi sun, Abbas Abbud expertly scrambles up the ragged trunk of the palm tree. Now, sitting comfortably atop a date tree, he looks out over a golden sun setting over endless Iraqi …