Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraqi politics news, keeping you up to date with the latest information and developments.
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqis vote in the country's first polls since US troops departed, a key test of its stability in the face of a spike in attacks that has claimed more than 100 lives: (Source: AFP)
By Padraig O'Hannelly. Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in the first elections since the withdrawal of US troops at the end of 2011. While these provincial elections are important in themselves, they may also serve as a barometer of public satisfaction with the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But the real decision […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Discussions over the possibility of re-electing the president of Iraq's Kurdistan region for a third term in office have raised controversy. The Kurdish opposition is firmly against extending Masoud Barzani's time in office. […]
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. Throughout March, the Iraqi parliament held only three sessions, passed five laws and did not discuss a single decision concerning public affairs. Al-Monitor has examined parliament’s activity for this month and […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It's ten years since a statue of Saddam Hussein was pulled down in Baghdad amid a US-led invasion. The falling of the bronze statue is regarded as symbolising the end of Saddam's 24-year […]
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. The visit of a delegation representing the Iraqi National Alliance to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region and its meeting with the region’s president, Massoud Barzani (pictured), was largely considered a step toward […]
From PBS. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. From the crumpled remains of deposed leader Saddam Hussein's statue, to ink-stained fingertips of happy Iraqis signifying a first free election, to the rise of an insurgency against coalition troops that introduced the scourge […]
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seemed confident that he will achieve “a landslide victory” in the local elections on April 20. His confidence was apparent in the statements he made while […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Negotiations between Iraq's central government and Kurdistan's regional government have been described as productive. Officials in the Kurdistan Region have sent a letter to Iraq's ruling National Alliance. The alliance has visited Kurdish […]
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 […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq marks a decade since US-led forces took control of Baghdad, sealing the ouster of Saddam Hussein's brutal regime, but the country remains plagued by deadly attacks and mired in political crises: (Source: AFP)
By John Lee. Iraq's Undersecretary for Policy Planning and Bilateral Relations, Labeed Abbawi, has met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Rita Wagner. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the political situation in Iraq and relations between the two friendly countries. Wagner also touched upon the issue of the detention of […]
