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By John Lee. Iraq's prime minister has pledged to pursue corruption cases without exception, seek a fairer OPEC production quota, and announce a political and economic partnership with the United States, in a wide-ranging interview broadcast on Al Arabiya. Ali al-Zaidi told Al Arabiya that anti-corruption efforts would be pursued without regard to sectarian, ethnic, […]
By Devorah Margolin and Gabriel Wein, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Visit Can Help Shape the Future Fight Against the Islamic State Despite other pressing priorities and the imminent end of […]
By Mujab Salaheddine, for OCCRP. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Intensifies Anti-Graft Drive with Dozens of High-Profile Arrests, Asset Seizures While the government's latest crackdown resulting in the arrest of top officials and the seizure of millions has won praise, […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq And Türkiye Reach One-Year Oil Export Protocol Through Ceyhan Pipeline Iraq and Türkiye have agreed on a one-year temporary protocol to ensure the continuation of oil exports through the pipeline linking the Kurdistan […]
By Salam Jabbar Shihab, for the Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How Do Businessmen Manage the Economy When They Hold Power? And Do They Shift the Principle of Economic Management from Patronage to Added Value? […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can Baghdad's Air Defense Umbrella Bring US Oil Back to Iraqi Kurdistan? Several years of intermittent regional conflict appears to be bringing Baghdad and Erbil closer together amid high-level negotiations to deploy air defense […]
By John Lee. A high-level Iraqi delegation visited Ankara on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the future of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) and explore cooperation in oil exports and energy. According to Iraq's Ministry of Oil, the visit forms part of the Ministry's policy of diversifying crude oil export sources and expanding cooperation with neighbouring […]
By Omar Mohammed, for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. There is more to Iraq's corruption crackdown than meets the eye The wave of arrests that swept Baghdad's Green Zone before dawn on Sunday is being presented, at home […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. UNDP estimates 20% of Iraq's public funds lost to corruption Up to 20 percent of Iraq's public funds have been lost to corruption, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) official in Iraq told Rudaw […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Zaidi gambles on anti-graft offensive, but will Washington be wooed? A sudden wave of arrests in recent days targeting Iraqi political elites over alleged corruption has animated local media and set off intense […]
By Dr. Sura Mawfaq Maqsoud, for the Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Geo-Economic Competition and Regional Balance: The Development Road and Iraq-Iran Railway Link as a Model Amid various international interactions, a number of major […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, met on Monday with Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa at the People's Palace in Damascus. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani was also present. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the talks covered bilateral relations and avenues for expanding joint cooperation across various fields. The two […]
