By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Preparing for the post-Islamic State (IS, ISIS. ISIL) era is not premature — it is a fundamental issue that Iraqis, including the political and cultural elite, have already begun to address. […]
At least 13 people have been killed in 2 explosions in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The bombs went off just minutes apart, in a popular commercial area. The first was a suicide car bomb that detonated near restaurants and cafes filled with customers. The second bomb struck in the same neighbourhood.Some lawmakers are blaming ISIL […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Thanks to Nuclear Deal, Iranian Migrant Workers Plan To Leave Iraq The nuclear compromise between Iran and Western powers is a chance to return home and be with our families, […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Blank Pages: Financial Crisis Kills Off Iraqi Kurdish Media, Endangers Fourth Estate Before the current financial and security crisis, some of the media in Iraqi Kurdistan had been thriving. Now, […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Teenage Fanclub: In Mosul Extremists Ramp Up Under-20s Recruitment One of the latest inventions by the Islamic State in Mosul is the mobile pulpit. Most recently a caravan for propaganda […]
By John Lee. Jean-Louis de Brouwer, head of the European Union's humanitarian aid department, warned on Thursday that the situation in Iraq is deteriorating rapidly, while the world is preoccupied with crises elsewhere. He told The Associated Press that the number of displaced people in Iraq has quadrupled in the past year and shows no […]
The Washington DC-based think tank the Bipartisan Policy Centre (BPC) says the United States must look for a new reliable strategic partner such as the Kurds, to replace Turkey, as Turkey is no longer a dependable ally. According to the BPC, Turkey has failed to secure the length of its 560 mile with Syria against the […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tikrit After The Extremists: A Ghost Town Ruled By Gunmen It's been almost a month since the Islamic State group was expelled from Tikrit. NIQASH went there and found a […]
By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. It appears that neither Iran nor Saudi Arabia, the two rival parties to the proxy and direct wars in the Middle East, was satisfied with the signals sent by Iraqi Prime […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. An Officer but No Gentleman: Fraudsters Promise Army Jobs in Karbala Criminals in Karbala are exploiting the security crisis and expectations about military corruption by promising young men a job […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Matter of National Security? The Turkish-Kurdish 'Secret Agreement' An 18-month-old “secret agreement” between Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey goes for 50 years and potentially affects national security and oil exports. Nobody […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has reportedly rejected a request for referendum to make Basra an autonomous region. Anadolu Agency reports that Commission said it had received an official request from Basra city that included the signatures of 44,366 citizens, but the lists were missing the signatories' identification numbers and ration […]
