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From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Inside story: Will visit to Iran reconcile Iraq's divided 'Shiite House'? When the Sadrist Movement in early January called for a mass "unified Friday prayer," there was some consternation among observers. As the […]
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. Trilateral Biden-Abdullah-Sudani call reiterated support for Iraq The Iraqi prime minister also discussed Iraq's economic situation with the president as the dinar continues to slide against the dollar. Jordan's […]
By John Lee. Iraq has fallen to another new low in the Economist Intelligence Unit's annual Democracy Index. Falling eight places to 124th out of 167 countries, Iraq is classified as "authoritarian", and scores lower than countries such as Jordan, Lebanon and Cambodia. The score is Iraq's lowest since the Index was created in 2006, […]
By Dr Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi, for the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can Iraq's New Prime Minister Achieve a Balanced Foreign Policy? The new Iraqi prime minister, Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, has been signalling his intention […]
Readout of President Biden's Call with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani of Iraq President Joe Biden spoke on Friday with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani of Iraq to reaffirm U.S. commitment to Iraq and consult on regional developments. The President reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to the Strategic Framework Agreement with Iraq and commended the Prime […]
By Bachar Halabi for Argus Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Basrah-Aqaba oil pipeline 'will never be': Iraq militia Iraqi aspirations to move ahead with a long-planned crude pipeline from Basrah to Aqaba in Jordan have been dealt a major blow […]
By Omar Al-Nidawi for The Middle East Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Taking stock of the first 100 days of Iraq's new government In its first 100 days in office, the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani has […]
Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region Masrour Barzani on Thursday received UK Ambassador to Iraq Mark Bryson Richardson. Latest developments in the Kurdistan Region and the importance of the election's preparation process were among main topics of the discussions. Prime Minister Barzani highlighted the significance of the Kurdish parties' common stand to achieve Kurdistan's constitutional rights. […]
By John Lee. The reopening of Morocco's embassy in Baghdad will be a starting point for the partnership between the two countries, according to a statement from Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, confirmed a new generation of diplomatic interaction between Iraq and Morocco, at a reception […]
By John Lee. Transparency International has said that Iraq has maintained its ranking and score in the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022. From a total of 180 countries, Iraq came in at number 157, the same position as last year. This result puts it on equal ranking with Honduras, Myanmar and Zimbabwe. Denmark […]
From International Crisis Group. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: Staving Off Instability in the Near and Distant Futures Iraq has a new government after months of delay, but various challenges to stability persist. In this excerpt from the Watch […]
By Jane Arraf and Yasmine Mosimann, for the New York Times. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Baghdad Loses Green Space to Real Estate Boom The problem is driving up temperatures in what is already one of the hottest cities in the […]
