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By Farhad Alaaldin, Advisor of foreign relations to the Prime Minister of Iraq, for Asharq al-Awsat. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Building a Strong, Capable Iraq Will Shape Its Foreign Policy Partnerships, common interests, and economic cooperation is key for […]
By John Lee. The Malaysian government has decided to open an embassy in Baghdad. At a meeting with Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, on Wednesday, Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambri Abdul Qadir confirmed the decision, and emphasised Malaysia's support for Iraq. Minister Hussain welcomed the decision and said that Iraq will provide all means […]
By John Lee. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) [Doctors Without Borders] has closed two health facilities in Mosul, claiming that their work has been made impossible by the bureaucracy in Iraq. Full text of statement from MSF: MSF halts medical activities in Mosul due to administrative obstacles Essential medical activities have been suspended at two health […]
The United Kingdom and the Republic of Iraq agreed a joint communiqué to mark the UK-Iraq Strategic Dialogue, held in London on 3-4 July 2023: The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, the Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, hosted, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of […]
By Mehmet Alaca for the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington (AGSIW). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey's Spymaster-Turned-Foreign Minister Could Reshape Iraq Policy While Turkey's new foreign minister may reshape its Iraq policy, Ankara will likely prioritize economic relations above all […]
By Joseph Daher for The New Arab. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. With Iraq's new budget, Baghdad goes after Kurdish oil Taking advantage of festering divisions within Kurdistan and the weakening of the KRG government, Iraq's central government has seized its […]
By John Lee. The Institute for Economics and Peace has ranked Iraq 154th out of 163 countries in its 2023 Global Peace Index. This represents an improvement of three places on last year's ranking. The report also estimates the economic impact of violence in Iraq at over $82 billion. The most peaceful countries were listed […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Will Sudani's three-year budget bring stability to Iraq's economy? Almost five months after taking office, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' Al-Sudani (pictured) in March this year submitted a draft budget law […]
By John Lee. Iraq's parliament has published the text of the Federal General Budget Law for the coming three years (2023, 2024 and 2025). The budget was ratified last week by President Abdullatif Jamal Rashid. Click here to download (Arabic) (Source: Iraqi Parliament)
By John Lee. US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller (pictured) has explained the background to Iraq's payment of its debt to Iran, despite the sanctions that are in place with regard to Iran. At a press briefing, he was asked: "Iraqi electricity ministry, they told the state media that Iraq has paid off all the […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Emir's second visit in two years highlights rising Qatari role in Iraq Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has met with top officials in Baghdad in his second visit to Iraq […]
From Tasnim, under Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said Iran has expressed its readiness to increase the volume of gas exports to the Arab country. Ahmad Musa al-Ebadi said on […]
