The economic and political relations between Iran and Iraq have increased significantly in the past few years and the two neighbors are seeking ways to facilitate financial transactions and boost …
Not cashing in: virus hits Iraq’s Iran-US money trade
In Iraq’s Kurdistan region and at the country’s Muslim Shiite holy sites, trading US dollars for rials from Iran was once big business. – Religious tourism frozen – Two of the most holy sites for …
Iraq—Where Construction Projects Go Awry
An effort to rebuild Iraq is mired in corruption … The Baghdad International Airport, in particular, seems to have been totally corrupted, with legitimate business owners ousted and replaced with …
Record temperatures, pending deals inflame Iraq’s power woes
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat with electricity cut off for hours, …
Record heat, politics inflame Iraq’s electricity shortages
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — In Iraq’s oil-rich south, the scorching summer months pose painful new choices in the age of the coronavirus: stay at home in the sweltering heat with electricity cut off for hours, …
What Is Turkey Doing in Northern Iraq?
The scope of Turkey’s exertion in the region will be greatly determined by how Ankara handles Moscow and Washington.
Early Elections Won’t Save Iraq’s Prime Minister
Kadhimi became Iraq’s prime minister on May 7, after five months of political deadlock in Baghdad, I argued his best chance of success was to fail fast. The only way to clean the Augean stables of Ira …
The U.S. Military Has Now Been Engaged In Iraq For 30 Years
If this history is any indicator, the U.S. military will remain engaged in and with Iraq in one way or another for at least the foreseeable future.
Mountain lovers wed above the clouds in Kurdish Iraq
Avid mountaineers Salar and Soma met while trekking in Iraqi Kurdistan, so it was only natural they would get married amid its majestic peaks, some 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) above sea level. After a …
Bush’s 2003 Iraq Invasion Forever Changed America And The World (For The Worse)
Every player of the popular video game Civilization knows to hit the save button before engaging in the risky, stupid invasion of foreign country. In the case of the 2003 invasion …