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 …
The Iraq war, the fall of Saddam, the rise of Isis and their aftermath – eyewitness accounts
It’s almost 20 years since British and American troops invaded Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein’s regime. What happened changed the country, leaving, according to some estimates, more than one million …
UK stands by Iraq during coronavirus pandemic
English News and Press Release on Iraq about Contributions, Health and Epidemic; published on 10 Jul 2020 by DFID …
Iraq to Open 20 New Hospitals to Fight Coronavirus
Hamdaniya General Hospital in Nineveh (Iraqi Health Ministry’s Twitter Account) Iraq has plans to boost hospital capacity over the growing number of COVID-19 patients, the Health Ministry’s …
CARE warns: Rapidly rising COVID-19 cases and massive lack of humanitarian funding put most vulnerable on the brink of survival in Iraq
English News and Press Release on Iraq about Food and Nutrition, Health and more; published on 09 Jul 2020 by CARE …