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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. Sudden Silence? Why Local Media Have Shut Up About Iraqi-Saudi Arabia Wikileaks Scandal In late June, the whistle blowing organisation, Wikileaks, published a raft of formerly confidential documents said to […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. While serving his second term as prime minister in February 2011, former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told AFP he did not aspire to serve a third term. He averred that “the premier […]
By Wassim Bassem for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. For displaced Iraqi citizen Saad al-Jabouri, this year’s Ramadan has been a good one. He left Kirkuk with his family of four on July 20, 2014. They were generously welcomed in the city of […]
By Khales Joumah. 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. Interview with Yazidi MP in Baghdad: 'Yazidi Are Divided But We Still Want Our Own Region' Yazidi MP, Haj Kandour al-Sheikh, updates NIQASH on his people's security […]
By John Lee. On Sunday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi received the new Minister of Industry, Mohammed al-Darraji [Daraji, Derraji]. Al-Darraji takes over from Naseer al-Issawi, who submitted his resignation at the request of his political bloc, the Ahrar bloc of the Sadrist movement. He served as Minister for Housing and Reconstruction in the previous al-Maliki administration. […]
By Amberin Zaman for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Masrour Barzani: Kurdish independence would help defeat IS The war against the Islamic State (IS) is continuing full force in Iraq and Syria. And Kurds from both countries remain the most effective […]
By Ibrahim Saleh. 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. Changing The System: Call For New Political System Opens Back Door to Iraq's Unpopular Former PM There have been calls to move Iraq from a parliamentary political […]
By Alaa Latif. 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. Fighting About Religion and Power: Will Iraqi Kurdistan Ever Get It's New Constitution? Iraqi Kurdistan is now working on re-drafting its Constitution. It would define the region […]
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. Kurdistan in 10 Years: The Future For the Kurdish, The End of Iraqi Borders? As Turkish voters went to the polling booths, Iraq's Kurds were watching eagerly. The result, which […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Anatomy of Perceived Failed States in MENA Region: The Case of Iraq The latest and severest manifestation of resource curse attacks in MENA region is the potential threat of dismantling the “nation state” model through a transitional phase of creating the conditions of a “failed state”. This could be the case […]
By John Lee. The US Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by Iraq to revive a lawsuit against companies for allegedly conspiring with Saddam Hussein's government to subvert the United Nations oil-for-food program. According to the Reuters report, more than 80 companies and other entities were named as defendants in the 2008 lawsuit over the […]
Nina-iraq has been hacked. This is not a simple sabotage. In a hacking attempt similar to the one that saw data being stripped from the US government a few days ago the entire server of this leading, bilingual Iraqi magazine has been corrupted, bringing down many other sites also. Nina has been fending off constant […]
