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By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq […]
By Brenda Stoter for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Berma, 26, lies in a white hospital bed in the female burn unit in Erbil. Her body lies in an uncomfortable position — because her legs are not allowed to touch […]
The official visit to Baghdad of Kuwait's prime minister, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, appears to mark a significant development in the improving relations between the two countries. Following their meeting on Wednesday, officials from both sides signed a series of agreements relating to diplomacy, the economy, transport, culture, higher education and the environment. In […]
By Abdel Hamid Zebari for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After three years of negotiations on the law regarding the right to information in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the ruling bloc, comprised of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's prime minister has made a rare visit to the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region in an attempt to mend ties between the Kurds and the central government in Baghdad. Nouri al-Maliki on […]
The Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, received on 28th of May, 2013, at Al Seif Palace, Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his accompanying delegation. The Emir praised the efforts made by the Iraqi Government to end the third phase of the joint border pillars maintenance in implementation of Security […]
By Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What did controversial Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr mean when he issued on May 27 “a final warning to the government to assume its duty of protecting the people"? Political observers […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hoshyar Zebari received on May 26, 2013, at Baghdad International Airport Mr. Walid al-Muallem, Foreign Minister of Syria. The Syrian delegation met Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and discussed relations between the two brotherly countries and peoples, and ways of developing them, in addition to the latest developments in Syria and […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Press TV has conducted an interview with Kevin Barrett, author and Middle East expert, Madison, about the situation in Iraq and the growing terrorism there. (Source: PressTV)
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims in Iraq have taken part in anti-government protests to demand the creation of their own federal region. Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports that the organisers of the […]
By Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On the evening of May 14, 2013, dozens of people had gathered in front of a small shop in Baghdad to buy alcohol. Rabie Square — a vital commercial center in […]
By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Adil Abdul-Mahdi, the former Iraqi vice president who resigned from his post, vehemently criticized Iraq’s economic policy, describing it as a failure. Abdul-Mahdi warned that tampering with the balances of nature […]
