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Pandemic Has Silver Lining For Iraq: Food Self-sufficiency
That helped Iraq’s agriculture ministry accelerate a campaign to make Iraqi food markets self-sustainable, after they had spent years relying on foreign imports for half of their supply. The land fit …
Former Unaoil managers convicted in UK of Iraq bribery
Two former managers of Monaco-based energy consultancy Unaoil have been convicted in Britain of bribing Iraqi officials to clinch lucrative oil projects as the war-ravaged country tried to boost …
Saudi Arabia Commends Iraq for Improving OPEC+ Cuts Compliance
Saudi Arabia commended Iraq for implementing almost all of its oil production cuts last month, another sign that the disputes over cheating that dominated recent meetings are being resolved.
‘No one is pure evil’: the documentary bringing a human face to the Iraq war
Once Upon a Time in Iraq offers an in-depth look at lives devastated by conflict, as director James Bluemel and Waleed Nesyif – who was 18 when the US invaded – tell Remona Aly …
Turkey ramps up war on Kurds in Northern Iraq
Turkish airstrikes in Northern Iraq are nothing new, but the recent co-ordinated air and ground assault is unprecedented, writes John Lubbuck. At the end of June, the Turkish military launched a …
The Iraq War Is the Skeleton Key
George W. Bush’s war on Iraq is central to understanding our world today. Yet the war has largely been flushed down the memory hole. Remembering how we came to start the war and who sold us it is …
Jordan-Iraq cross-border alliance is a strategic priority
Jordan also needs to do more work to facilitate a path through the bureaucratic impediments to positioning Jordan as a regional hub for Iraqi business. Especially given Iraq’s other allies are not …
At border with Iran, Iraq PM vows to fight customs corruption
Kadhemi launched a new campaign on Saturday against corruption at the country’s borders, saying millions of dollars were being lost by not properly taxing imported goods. Speaking at the Mandili …
Can Iraq win the war on corruption?
Even in the time of the coronavirus, corruption is the central issue facing Iraq today. The protesters that toppled the previous government last year decried the incompetence and opacity of government …