At dawn on May 6, 1941, the British could see them heading down the plateau to the east toward Baghdad, abandoning guns and ammunition. The British were not finished with the Iraqis. Five miles away, …
Financial Service Providers and Transfer Mechanisms Mapping in Iraq
English Assessment on Iraq about Epidemic; published on 29 Sep 2020 by DRC, Mercy Corps and 6 other organizations …
Kuwait ruler, longtime diplomat Sheikh Sabah, dies at age 91
Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, the ruler of Kuwait who drew on his decades as the oil-rich nation’s top diplomat to push for closer ties to Iraq after the 1990 Gulf War and solutions to other …
Pompeo Threatens to Close U.S. Embassy in Iraq Unless Militias Halt Attacks
U.S. and Iraqi officials say they are surprised by the proposed retreat, which could set back American efforts to fight the Islamic State and to limit Iranian influence.
Kuwait’s emir al-Sabah, influential voice in the Middle East, dies at 91
Sabah, who used his influence as the country’s top diplomat to help shape the U.S.-led war against Iraqi occupiers in 1991 and then as ruler oversaw warming ties with Baghdad after Saddam Hussein’s …
The angel network looking to support Iraq’s startup ecosystem
Early-stage funding has long remained an issue facing startups in the Middle East. The pandemic has further exacerbated the issue with …
Trump turns his ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iraq
Nine months ago, the Trump administration declared victory. It billed the targeted strike that killed Iranian Major Gen. Qasem Soleimani on Iraqi soil as a mark of the U.S.’s newfound seriousness in …
A year after unprecedented Iraq protests, what has changed?
Back in October 2019, unprecedented protests demanded the fall of Iraq’s ruling class. One year on, with a new government in place and nearly 600 protesters killed, almost nothing has changed.
Trump admin warns Iraq it plans to shut U.S. embassy in Baghdad after rocket attacks
In an interview with NBC News, a top U.S. general recently praised the work of Iraqi security forces in protecting American interests in Iraq.
Why Did Washington Shorten Iraq’s Sanctions Waiver?
By shortening Iraq’s sanctions waiver to import gas and electricity from Iran, Washington has made it crystal clear that it is unimpressed with Iraq’s relationship with its neighbor …