By John Lee. As reports of gender-based violence (GBV) rise across Iraq, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) warns that a shadow pandemic is spreading across the country and is calling for …
Reforms, currency devaluation key to stabilise Iraq’s economy: IMF
Fiscal reforms in Iraq combined with the recent devaluation of the exchange rate are “critically important steps to help reduce large external and fiscal imbalances and ensure the country’s economic …
Iraq to Export Fuel to Lebanon in 2021
Iraq will begin exporting fuel to Lebanon starting January 2021 at global prices, Minister of Oil Ihsan Abdul Jabbar announced.
Exported fuel will be part of a surplus over the Iraqi re …
Pope: Syria, Iraq, Yemen children should ‘touch all consciences’
In Christmas message, Pope Francis highlights plight of children caught in wars and pleads for COVID vaccines for all.
Iraq: The disappearance of Baghdad’s party king
The kidnapping of a successful Iraqi party organizer suggests the government is powerless against militias that have become a law unto themselves. The dreams of Iraq’s youth are falling victim to …
Cards From Across Iraq Bring Christmas Cheer To Christians
Under a pinkish sky, they disembarked from their charter bus with cardboard boxes full of Christmas cards, bearing hand-written messages from across Muslim-majority Iraq. “A special greeting to our …
Relative of Blackwater victim in Iraq says pardons ‘unfair’
Faris Fadel describes the recent decision by the Trump administration to pardon four military contractors convicted of killing 14 Iraqi civilians, including his brother, 13 years ago as unfair …
Soleimani’s Successor Visits Iraq As Trump Threatens Retaliation for Embassy Attack
Trump warned Wednesday he would hold Tehran responsible for any Americans killed in Iraq amid a spike in attacks.
In a northern town brutalized by IS, Iraq tests its power
A new agreement aims to bring order to Iraq’s northern region of Sinjar, home to the Yazidi religious minority brutalized by the Islamic State group …
Trump’s pardon of Blackwater ‘Four’ highlights deep divisions over Iraq War
The men, all military veterans working for the private security contractor, were convicted in the deaths of 14 civilians.