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New MPs "must Unite to achieve Genuine Change"

By Hayder Al-Shakeri, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's new MPs must unite to achieve genuine change A new generation of independent MPs and parties emerging from the protests in Iraq can reform the country's politics, but only […]

NIC appoints Firms to Investigate Bismaya Housing Project

By John Lee. The Chairwoman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Suha Daoud Najjar, has received approval from Iraq's Council of Ministers to hire an international law and an international auditing firm to investigate previous contracts at the Bismaya Residential City. According to a statement from the NIC, the firms will "propose a financial model, […]

Will Iran's Electricity Cut turn Iraq towards Gulf?

By Muhammad Jawad Adib for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will Iran's electricity cut turn Iraq toward Gulf? Iraq is facing reduced electricity and gas supplies from Iran, which might lead Iraq toward an electricity connection with the […]

Iraq falls to New Low in Democracy Index

By John Lee. Iraq has fallen to a new low in the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual Democracy Index. Ranking joint 116th out of 167 countries, along with Mozambique, Iraq is classified as "authoritarian". The score is Iraq's lowest since the Index was created in 2006. Within the Middle East region, Iraq ranks 9th out of […]

Will Iraq overcome its Pollution Crisis?

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the iews of Iraq Business News. Will Iraq overcome its pollution crisis? Iraq is the tenth most polluted country in the world by some estimates. The poor air quality in Iraq is the result of vehicle emissions, war-induced pollution, […]

UN Reparations Panel Concludes; Iraq pays $52.4bn for Kuwait Invasion

The Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission held a special session on Wednesday under the Presidency of Ireland to mark the fulfillment of the Commission's mandate. Delegations from Iraq and Kuwait addressed the Council at the opening plenary meeting. Almost 31 years ago, the Commission was established in Geneva as a subsidiary organ […]

Will a Sadrist-led Govt improve Iraq-Turkey relations?

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will a Sadrist-led government improve Iraq-Turkey relations? Shiite leader Muqtada Al-Sadr is likely to form a "national majority" government after his political movement won 73 of the Iraqi parliament's 329 seats in the […]

Sadr Committed to forming Iraq's first Majority Govt

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. Sadr committed to forming Iraq's first majority government The Coordination Framework, comprised of several Shiite parties is seeking a national unity coalition modeled on previous governments, while Sadr whose bloc won […]

Iran, Iraq exchange accusations over Water Flow

By Muhammad Jawad Adib 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, Iraq exchange accusations over water flow Iraq is planning to complain to the International Court of Justice about the drop in water flow from Iran. Click here […]