By John Lee. The Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US Embassy in Baghdad, Jennifer Gavito, and Consul General Robert Palladino joined Erbil's Governor, Umed Khoshnaw, to announce additional U.S. funding for further renovations of the Hamam, and to create a children's center at the Erbil Citadel. U.S. funding to the Erbil Citadel now totals $1.5 […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Campaign to change Iraq's patriarchal citizenship laws stirs controversy Global citizenship policies usually fall into two categories: Birthright citizenship (jus soli) is more common in the New World, granting nationality to anyone born […]
By Harith Hasan, for Carnegie Middle East Center. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Low Turnout, High Drama Iraq's parliamentary elections show a shift in the balance of power in favor of Moqtada al-Sadr and Nouri al-Maliki. Click here to read […]
By Mina Al-Oraibi, for Foreign Policy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Biggest Loser of Iraq's Election Could Be Iran Pro-Iran parties lost support, say they'll reject the results, and are threatening violence. Click here to read the full story […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Data: What the election results say about political contestation in Iraq The voting tallies for Iraq's 2021 parliamentary elections have yet to be finalized, but preliminary results released by the Independent High […]
By Ben van der Merwe, for The New Statesman. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's election shows a society fraying at the edges Turnout hit a record low as opinion polls suggest many Iraqis have lost trust in government, religious […]
By Al Monitor staff. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi and Kurdish prime ministers discuss election tensions in Kirkuk Tens of Kurdish residents of disputed Kirkuk were arrested and later released after celebrating the victory of Kurdish parties in the […]
By John Lee. Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar has reportedly told reporters that Iraq hopes LUKoil will keep its stake in the West Qurna-2 oil field. Russian news agency TASS quotes the Minister as saying that Iraq is "negotiating improvement of conditions" for the project. In July, Lukoil Chief Executive Vagit Alekperov was quoted as saying […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi cabinet has selected a site in Bismaya to build the new Sports City, which was gifted by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in 2019. Iraq's Ministry of Youth and Sports will supervise the Sports City project in coordination with the Saudi side through the Iraqi-Saudi Coordination Council, which was […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 14th Oct 2021). Note: ISX will be closed on Monday (Oct. 18) due to the religious holiday of the Prophet's Birthday. The next trading session will be held on Tuesday. Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated […]
By Andrew Parasiliti, Elizabeth Hagedorn and Joe Snell for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sunni 'awakening' is a big story from Iraq's elections Thirteen years after the United States deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, an Arab Sunni, Iraq's […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sadr and independents biggest winners under Iraq's new election law The new election law was beneficial for large political blocs and independents, but it also harmed a number of […]
