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By John Lee. Iraq's Anti-Corruption Central Criminal Court has sentenced the director of the legal department at the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) to seven years in prison on charges of corruption. According to a statement from the Supreme Judicial Council, the director "received a bribe from the complainant to carry on a job that […]
By John Lee. Iraq has ranked 107th out of 146 countries in the latest World Happiness Report, a small improvement on its ranking of 111th last year. The report, produced by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), uses global survey data to report on how people evaluate their own lives around the world. Co-author Lara […]
By John Lee. Iraq has extended its suspension of customs duties on basic commodities such as foodstuffs, construction materials and essential consumables from two months to three months. It has also similarly extended its suspension of the import ban on some goods, including foodstuffs, consumables, and medicines from two months to three months. The initial […]
By Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran's Cross-Border Strikes: A Pattern in Search of a Policy The latest strike on Iraq points to a brazen, illegal, and dangerous strategy of exercising […]
By John Lee. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) has claimed responsibility for a missile attack early on Sunday near the US consulate in Erbil. Among the buildings damaged were the offices of the Kurdistan24 news agency. No injuries were reported, which Iran said was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two […]
By Amberin Zaman for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran missile attack on Erbil goes beyond retaliation for IRGC deaths The attack early Sunday could also be related to both the now stalled Iran nuclear talks and Iraqi […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why Iraq cannot afford a stronger dinar While Iraq's political elites remain in deadlock over government formation, the value of the Iraqi dinar has reemerged as a source of contention over which to […]
By John Lee. Protests have erupted in Iraq's impoverished south over a rise in food prices that officials attributed to the conflict in Ukraine. Click here to read the full story. (Source: Asharq Al-Awsat)
By John Lee. Iraq will suspend customs duties on basic commodities such as foodstuffs, construction materials and essential consumables for a period of two months. In response to the increasing prices of various commodities, Iraq will also suspend the import ban on some goods, including foodstuffs, consumables, and medicines. The ban was in place to […]
By John Lee. Transparency International has said that Iraq's ranking has risen slightly in its global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2021. From a total of 180 countries, Iraq came in at number 157; the previous year's position was 160th out of 180 countries. This result puts it on equal ranking with Honduras and Zimbabwe. […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss food security following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The meeting included the Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs, Planning, Trade, Agriculture, Water Resources, Industry, the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, and a number of advisors. As the situation […]
By Knox Thames and Sarhang Hamasaeed for the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A New Test for Iraq's Democracy and Stability The 2021 election was hopeful. But forming a government, including minorities remain uncertain. […]
