Iraq’s finance minister said Thursday there is growing political will to undertake drastic reforms needed for the country to tackle a daunting liquidity crisis, which has …
Worker disinfects a movie theatre in Iraq
A worker disinfects a movie theatre before its reopening to the public in the southern Iraqi city of Basra following an easing of restrictions imposed by the authorities in a bid to stem the spread of …
Iraq moving towards forming company to handle Kurdish oil operations, says minister
The Iraqi oil minister has proposed forming a company to manage oil production and export operations in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, state news agency INA reported on Tuesday. The Kurdistan …
Iran’s funds in Iraq over $5 billion: Top banker
Iran’s central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati says he is “hopeful” his visit to Baghdad on Monday and successful talks with Iraqi officials would enable Tehran to use more than $5 billion of its …
Why is Iraq Middle East’s new destination for start-up investments?
A start-up environment is taking shape in Iraq. Zawya talked to experts about the country’s nascent tech and funding landscape …
Yazidi students achieve highest marks in Iraq entrance exams to universities
Despite difficulties in refugee camps, Yazidi students achieved the highest marks on the entrance exams to Iraqi universities.
U.S. pleased Iraq doing more to protect U.S. embassy: Pompeo
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday the United States was pleased that the Iraqi government was doing more to protect the U.S. embassy in Baghdad from Iran-backed Shiite Muslim milit …
Coronavirus: Iraq says COVID-19 claimed over 10,000 lives
Iraq’s health ministry said Wednesday that more than 10,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the country whose threadbare health sector has been battered by the virus. Iraq has registered more than …
Saudi Arabia Seeks to Increase Investment in Iraq to $2.6Bn
Saudi Arabia seeks to boost value of investment and empower the private sector to expand business in Iraq (Asharq Al-Awsat) A joint coordination council has revealed Saudi Arabia’s aspiration to raise …
Orange launches legal proceedings against Iraq government
French telecoms group Orange has launched legal proceedings against the Iraqi government in an attempt to claw back a more than $400m investment it alleges was expropriated by the country’s regulator.