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Reassessing Consequences of Occupation in Iraq

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. Evidence of the two occupations that Iraq has experienced — the British occupation at the end of 1914 and the US invasion in 2003 — can still be found in the country's cemeteries and […]

Bremer: We did a Good Job in Iraq

From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Hala Gorani speaks to Paul Bremer, former U.S. administrator in Iraq, about what he'd recommend President Obama do about ISIS' gains in Iraq:

Thanks to Extremism, Iraqis Revive Ancient Religion

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. The One, True Kurdish Prophet? Thanks to ISIS' Extremism, Iraqis Revive Ancient Religion One of the smallest and oldest religions in the world is experiencing a revival in the semi-autonomous […]

Fate of Kurdish Presidency Divides Kurds

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. Fate of Kurdish Presidency Divides Iraqi Kurds As the tenure of Iraqi Kurdistan's President Massoud Barzani (pictured) is coming to an end soon, the question of transfer of power has […]

Kurds 'Willing to Negotiate Disputed Territories'

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. Iraq's Borders Will Not Be Drawn In Blood: Iraqi Kurdish Say They're Willing to Negotiate Disputed Territories For over almost a year the military forces from the semi-autonomous region of […]

Protest Over Media Prizes

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. Rewarding Journalists For Bias? Iraqi Media Protest Over MPs' Unfair Prize Giving Recently the Iraqi Parliament decided to give out awards to journalists in the press corps in Baghdad. For […]

Iraqis use Social Media to Pressure Govt

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. Social networking sites in Iraq are turning into a real pressure tool on government decision-making centers. This became obvious April 28 when activists and bloggers started a media campaign on Facebook against the Iraqi […]

EU Support for KRG

KRG President Masoud Barzani welcomed Ms. Jana Hybaskova, the ambassador of the European Union in Iraq, this week. During the meeting President Barzani and Ambassador Hybaskova discussed the latest issues facing Iraq and the Kurdistan Region with emphasis on the latest terrorist development in Ramadi. Ambassador Hybaskova also took the opportunity to reiterate the support […]

Iraq’s Missing Money

By Walid Khoudouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is passing through a dangerous phase. There is a lot of waste and corruption and little transparency in state institutions. The security situation is deteriorating. And lately, there has been negative information about […]

KRG Appoints new Representative to UK

The Kurdistan Regional Government has appointed Mr Karwan Jamal Tahir as its new Representative to the United Kingdom. The Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, said that under the recommendation of the President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, and in order to develop and further strengthen bilateral […]

Lebanon to Open Consulate in Erbil

By John Lee. The Lebanese government is to open a consulate Erbil in August. According to BasNews, weekly flights connect Erbil and Beirut as over 6,000 Lebanese work in Iraqi Kurdistan, in mainly in education, tourism and investment. More than 25 countries have already opened consulates and representative offices in the Kurdistan Region. (Source: BasNews) […]