By Michael Knights for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi CMC Draft Regulation of Digital Content in Iraq The below is a translation of the March 16, 2023 Draft Regulation by the Iraqi Communications […]
By John Lee. US President Joe Biden has extended for one year the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq, declared in Executive Order 13303 in 2003. Full text of the President's statement: On May 22, 2003, by Executive Order 13303, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic […]
By John Lee. A security spokesperson has told Kurdistan 24 that Iraq will build 36 surveillance towers along its border with Iran. He said the aim of the project is to strengthen security and prevent smuggling. More here. (Source: Kurdistan24)
By Dr Renad Mansour for World Politics Review (WPR). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Regional Reintegration Is Still a Work in Progress In early March, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced that they had reached a deal to reestablish diplomatic ties […]
The Zet International Gate between the Kurdistan Region and Turkey, located in the Soran administration, officially opened on Wednesday. The crossing is open daily between 8am and 8pm. Construction of the new crossing started in 2021, and it is now welcoming tourist travellers. It will open for commercial transport in a second stage. The Supervisor […]
By John Lee. The Minister of Health in Iraq, Prof. Dr. Saleh Al-Hasnawi, and the Secretary-General of the Anti-Narcotics Committee in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Iskandar Momeni, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Thursday, May 11, 2023. The signing took place at the Ministry's headquarters and aims to strengthen cooperation between the […]
On Tuesday, Rebar Ahmad, the Kurdistan Regional Government's Minister of Interior, welcomed the KRG's Financial Action Taskforce for money laundering and terrorist financing. The taskforce includes representatives from 15 other organisations in the region and operates in accordance with international standards. Minister Ahmad praised the taskforce's efforts and emphasised the government's transparent policies for combating […]
From Vanguard Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Labour recruiters exploiting Nigerian Women in Iraq Prof Fatima Waziri-Azi (pictured), the Director-General of Nigeria's National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that Nigerian women working in Iraq […]
By John Lee. The French Consul General in Mosul, Jean-Christophe Augé, has opened a new visa application centre in Mosul. This makes France the first EU country to open visa service in the city. Based in the offices of Mosul Space, the centre is run by TLScontact, part of Paris-based Teleperformance Group. (Source: @AugJeanChristo1)
By John Lee. The Guardian has claimed that a new cache of documents undermines key evidence used to jail a pair of foreign businessmen in Baghdad. Australian engineer Robert Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan have been detained since April 2021. They have been sentenced to five years in prison and jointly fined $12 […]
By Bilal Wahab, for the Wall Street Journal. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Twenty Years After the War, Iraq Needs U.S. Support As a partner to Baghdad, Washington can establish a bulwark against malign influence in the Mideast. Click here to […]
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. Iraqi religious official dies of heart attack following escape from prison Saad Kumbesh, the former head of Iraq's Sunni waqf, died after he was caught by police. He was […]
