French President Emmanuel Macron met his Iraqi counterpart Wednesday on his first official visit to Baghdad, where he insisted the war-scarred country should reassert its “sovereignty” despite …
Foreign Interference Main Challenge Facing Iraq, Says France’s Macron
“We are here for and we will continue to support Iraq,” Macron said at a news conference in Baghdad with his Iraqi counterpart Barham Salih. Iraq should not become a battleground for proxy conflicts …
Foreign interference, Islamic state main challenges for Iraq, says France’s Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron pledged support for Iraq on Wednesday and said the main challenges facing the country are Islamic State militants and foreign interference in its affairs.
French President: keen to help guarantee Iraq’s security and economic sovereignty
French President Emmanuel Macron, who is visiting Iraq, said on Wednesday he aimed to help guarantee its security and economic sovereignty.
France’s Emmanuel Macron visits Iraq for ‘sovereignty initiative’
The French president has arrived in Baghdad on a mission to bolster Iraq’s sovereignty as it struggles under the weight of regional power politics. He said it’s France’s job to help Iraqis “take their …
Gangs, Smugglers, Poison? Iraq’s Dead Fish Kick Up Stink
Poisoned water, illegal dams and even armed clashes: these days, fishing for precious barbels in Iraq’s majestic river marshes involves navigating precarious waters. For centuries, civilisations in …
Macron to back Iraq ‘sovereignty’ on first Baghdad visit
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to make his first official visit to Iraq Wednesday, where he hopes to help Baghdad reassert its “sovereignty” despite simmering US-Iran tensions.
Why Iraq was a massive blunder
A cabal of neocons effectively hoodwinked a clueless US president, new book reveals Does the United States owe Iraq reparations for the war it launched there in March 2003? This is a war that now is …
France’s Macron says he will travel to Iraq on Wednesday
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would travel to Iraq on Wednesday, his first visit to the country, after two days in Lebanon.
Intel: US returns Baath Party archives to Iraq
After 15 years in the United States, millions of government documents from the Saddam Hussein era have returned to Iraq.