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By John Lee. At its regular meeting the Iraqi Cabinet approved the recommendation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to open consulates in the Iranian city of Isfahan; in Melbourne, Australia; and the Irish capital, Dublin. A Cabinet statement added that Iraq "reserves its right to open an Iraqi consulate general in the People's Republic […]
By Bilal Wahab 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. The Death of Oil Federalism? Implications of a New Iraqi Court Ruling The legal decision and its political fallout are threatening some of the country's […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Federal Supreme Court has ruled that sales of oil and gas by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), independently of the central government in Baghdad, is unconstitutional. In a statement on Tuesday, the court said that the Oil and Gas Law of the Kurdistan Regional Government, No. (22) of 2007, violated the […]
From The Brookings Institution. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Saudi Arabia and Iraq: An evolving relationship Saudi Arabia and Iraq have long had a complex relationship, at times vying for positions of leadership in the Arab World and often closely […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has denied reports that its multi-billion-dollar deal with France's TotalEnergies has stalled amid disputes over terms, and that it risks being scrapped by the next government. On Monday, Reuters cited sources at the Ministry, and other oil industry sources, as saying that the deal was mired in disputes. […]
By John Lee. An Iraqi court has ruled that Hoshyar Zebari is not eligible to run for the position of President. The former foreign minister, who had been accused by some of corruption, said he respected the judiciary's decision, but described it as an injustice. According to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), there are currently […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
