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By John Lee. The first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament has reportedly said that Iraq plans to sue Israel for monetary compensation for bombing the Osirak nuclear reactor in Baghdad in 1981. Homam Hamoudi called on the UN to implement Security Council Resolution 487 from 1981 which gives Iraq the right to ask for […]
By Mohammed A. Salih for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Gen. Hadi Halabjayi and his peshmerga troops were getting settled in the new territory in the Khazir area they had captured from the Islamic State (IS) in late May after a day and a […]
By John Lee. Donald Trump has accused US soldiers of stealing millions meant for the reconstruction of Iraq. Describing Iraq as “crooked as hell,” the presumptive Republican nominee said: “How about bringing baskets of money? Millions and millions of dollars and handing it out ... I want to know. Who are the soldiers that had […]
By Omar al-Jaffal, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.v The anti-government movement led by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (pictured) along with secular young people seems to be headed for violence and clashes with the Iraqi security forces, especially if Haider al-Abadi’s government fails […]
UNDP partners with a Canadian non-profit institution to advance Iraq’s crises management ability The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Canadian non-profit Institute on Governance (IoG) signed a partnership agreement in Baghdad that aims at advancing Iraq’s crises management ability. Accordingly, UNDP will support IoG to implement Fiscal Federalism, Decentralization and Resilience Building Project, […]
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has asked for an explanation from the Saudi authorities for campaigns inside the kingdom with the purpose of raising money to prop up the Daesh (ISIL) terrorists in the Iraqi city of Fallujah in the guise of donation to children. In a statement on Saturday, Iraqi Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmad Jamal said […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As extremists are driven out of northern Iraq, the much contested Kirkuk province looks to the future. Politicians are discussing their options, including becoming an independent region. There are all […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Iraq expects to sell $2 billion in eurobonds in the last quarter of this year, when international aid starts coming in, helping lower its cost of borrowing. Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari (pictured) told the news agency that Iraq expects to receive $600 million in September from the International Monetary […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Halabja appoints its first female mayor in over a century. But the 38-year-old knows it won't be an easy job. Almost exactly a century ago, the Iraqi Kurdish city of […]
By John Lee. Former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq and Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has said that Iraqi Shi’ite officials have complained of Iran’s interference in their country’s affairs, saying the militias backed by Tehran might turn against each other in the future over a dispute on oil. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, he added: "[Iraqis] […]
By Mohammed A. Salih for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In a dramatic shift, 13 years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, the once-ignorable Shiite cleric, has reinvented himself as the central figure in a chaotic push to reform the country's broken […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran's Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani has stirred a great deal of controversy in Iraq, where people have started arguing over whether his role is a positive or a negative one. Some Iraqi youths […]
