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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 […]
By Ksenia Svetlova, for The Jerusalem Post. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How Iraq became the top link in China's belt and road strategy Almost 20 years after the war in Iraq began, billions of Chinese yuan are being invested […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Is 'unfreezing' of Iranian funds in Iraq 'positive signal' from Biden? A prominent Iranian news agency says funds that have been frozen in Iraq due to US sanctions are now available for food […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Zeinab Shuker, for the Emirates Policy Center (EPC). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Economic Development and the Future of the White Paper in Post-Election Iraq In the summer of 2020, the Iraqi government introduced a roadmap and an economic […]
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 […]
By Hamzeh Hadad, for the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. Path to Government Formation in Iraq How Violence and Elite Sectarianism lead to Consensus Governments About three months after the Iraqi parliamentary election of October 10, 2021, no new government has been formed yet. Previous elections show that it takes time until the three presidencies - the speaker of […]
By John Lee. Brian Glackin, a partner at Washington DC-based lobbying firm The Livingston Group (TLG), has signed an agreement to represent Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the United States. Under the deal, the company will engage in activities to strengthen the ties between Iraq and the United States, including lobbying, perception management, and […]
