Iraq Business News brings you the latest Iraqi politics news, keeping you up to date with the latest information and developments.
By Adam Lucente for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Khamenei pushes for US withdrawal from Iraq in meeting with Sudani Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's trip to Tehran is his first since the ouster of Syrian President Bashar […]
By Ahmed Tabaqchali for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdistan's share of the 2024 Iraqi budget: More than meets the eye The KRI's share of the budget has always been more than meets the eye, a share […]
By Azhar Al-Ruabie, for The Telegraph. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi marshland drought: Climate change pushes existence to the edge of extinction Storied marshlands thought by some to be the original Garden of Eden could see conflict over water, activists […]
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Is Iraq facing a cash crisis? With two months of expenditures still unaccounted for, it is evident that the dinar reserves derived from oil-based dollar revenues have been exhausted. Click here to read the […]
By John Lee. Iraq's National Development Plan (NDP) 2024-2028 has finally been released. The plan was a collaboration between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Iraq's Ministry of Planning with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Launched (sic) to great fanfare back in August, the plan has been kept […]
By Hayder Al-Shakeri, for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Postcard from Baghdad: How climate activists are turning the 'Tishreen dream' green The 2019 uprising ended violently, but young people's fight for a better future carries on. Hayder Al Shakeri […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Experts warn government's move to cancel UN Mission could harm Iraq's stability While Iraq maintains the mission's time has passed, experts caution that the absence of UNAMI could have extensive consequences for Iraq's democratic […]
By Christy-Belle Geha for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's prohibition zeal threatens Baghdad's boozy subculture Although a law banning the sale and import of alcohol was passed in 2016 and came into force at the start of […]
By John Lee. The ninth session of the Omani-Iraqi Joint Committee has taken place in Baghdad, chaired by Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi and Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Dr. Fuad Hussein. Two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed during the session to solidify bilateral cooperation: Political Consultations: An agreement between the […]
From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC). IBBC holds successful Dubai business conference with senior membership and government dignitaries IBBC held a successful two-day conference in Dubai including a full education day followed by the business day, attended by senior officials from Iraq including HE Mohammed Al Darraji, senior technical advisor to the Iraqi PM […]
By John Lee. Handicap International (HI) has published a positioning paper on the recent disability legislation in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) (Law No. 8 of 2021). The paper was developed by HI's local partner, Sheyaw NGO, as part of the "Promoting Effective and Active Civic Engagement among persons with disabilities in Iraq (PEACE)" project. […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has blocked a proposal to provide a sovereign guarantee for a rail project. A statement issued on Thursday evening through the Media Office of the Prime Minister stated: "Based on the investigation results issued by the investigative team of the Commission of Integrity regarding the partnership contract concluded between […]
