Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraqi politics news, keeping you up to date with the latest information and developments.
By Harith Hasan for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is currently witnessing a huge discrepancy between the performance of the political class and the security, social and economic pressures experienced by the people. Despite its apparent failure in dealing with […]
The World Happiness Report 2013, published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN), reports that Iraqis are the 105th happiest nation worldwide, out of 156 countries surveyed. The country scored lower than neighbouring Kuwait (32nd), Saudi Arabia (33rd), Jordan (74th), Turkey (77th) and Iraq (115th). Denmark headed the table, with Togo in last place. […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW Levels of violence remained constant this week as Sunni insurgents continue to pressurize and attack the Shia majority. Unsurprisingly, the violence predominated in and around Baghdad but was also seen in the smaller satellite towns to the south and north of the capital. Late in the week […]
By Hayder al-Khoei for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A memoir published in 2012 by a representative of Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani sheds new light on the Battle of Najaf that unfolded in August 2004 in southern Iraq. Hamid al-Khafaf, Sistani’s Beirut […]
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. Iraq's ongoing conflicts are often linked to religious identities. Given the religious nature of these conflicts, the importance of icons, symbols and photographs are certain to emerge more prominently than at other […]
By Mustafa Habib. 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. Iraqis know better than most that military intervention comes at a price. Ten years after foreigners invaded their country and toppled their dictatorship, the country still […]
By Ahmad al-Rubaie. 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. Fantasy Buffer Zone: Baghdad Youths Plan ‘Mini-Iraq’ the Way it Should Be For many educated young Iraqis, there’s no escaping the grim realities of daily life: […]
More than 75 civil society leaders, government officials, and members of Parliament endorsed today the new policy on relations between the parliament, government, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Kurdistan Region. A signing ceremony was held at the Canyon Hotel in Erbil to mark adoption of the Compact on Partnership and Development between Public Authorities […]
By Ali Abdel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On Aug. 26, 2013, the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq announced that it had overturned a previous law, passed by parliament, that limits the president, prime minister and parliament speaker to two terms […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW It has been another brutal week in Iraq with many hundreds killed in a spate of bombings and shootings. August was a particularly bloody month with over 800 civilians reported killed, a figure that does not take into account ISF deaths and casualties. Nearly 5,000 civilians […]
Amid a continuing exodus of Syrians into Iraq's Kurdistan region, the heads of the UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme praised the regional government for giving refuge to almost 200,000 people, including some 47,000 who arrived in the last two weeks. Despite the burden of accommodating such a large influx of refugees, the […]
By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Japan has taught Iraqis an important lesson on tolerance and humanitarian devotion when it decided to open a hospital in the city of Fallujah in memory of Japanese journalist Shinsuke Hashida, […]
