By John Lee. Iraq has scored 113th out of 133 countries surveyed in the latest Social Progress Index. The Social Progress Index is an aggregate index of social and environmental indicators that capture three dimensions of social progress: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity. The Index measures social progress strictly using outcomes of […]
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. Ninawa Governor Al-Nujaifi: 'Iraqi Govt Promised Us Shiite Militias Won't Fight in Mosul' The governor-in-exile of Ninawa, Atheel al-Nujaifi, outlines his ideas for how best to liberate Ninawa's capital, Mosul, […]
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. After The Islamic State: Who Takes Over When Iraq's Battles Are Won? A wave of victories against extremists should have seen civilian life slowly return to Iraq's liberated cities. Instead […]
By John Lee. Passengers arriving in Lebanon on flights from are reportedly being forced to receive oral polio vaccinations. Writing in Rudaw, Judit Neurink says "these forced immunization boosters are a human rights violation, as they breech the integrity of one’s one body. More importantly, it discriminates against and scandalizes a whole population already plagued […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. More than 200 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority were freed by the Islamic State group after eight months in captivity and crossed Wednesday to the safety of Kurdistan.
Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari arrived in the Belarusian Capital, Minsk, on Wednesday on an official visit upon an invitation from his Belarusian Counterpart, Vladimir Makei. Minister Jaafari stressed that the aim of the visit is to bolster Iraqi-Belarusian relations as part of the Iraqi foreign policy due to the joint interests in addition to […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued an overview of the migration trends and living conditions of Iraqi returnees from Syria. Based on a series of household questionnaires, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions, IOM Iraq has collected information on the household level regard first, the initial displacement of Iraqis to Syria; second, patterns […]
By John Lee. Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has been awarded a $7,970,818 (9.3 billion Iraqi dinar) firm-fixed-price contract for sustainment support for the Iraq air defense system. It will provide spares, a logistics management system, remote access capabilities, and facility upgrades. Work will be performed in the U.S. as well as Imam Ali […]
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. On the evening of April 2, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the liberation of Tikrit from the Islamic State (IS) and the raising of the Iraqi flag over the local […]
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. Lies, Lies And Crazy Rumours: What Iraqis Believe About the USA Iraq’s security crisis has caused local media to take sides more than ever. Amid the misinformation are conspiracy theories […]
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. Missing Millions? The Mystery of Iraqi Kurdistan's Border Taxes Money collected at Iraqi Kurdistan’s borders with Iran and Turkey should amount to hundreds of millions of dollars for the cash-strapped […]
By Nour Hamid. This is an extract from an article originally published by Nina Iraq, and is reproduced here with permission. Life is all about making choices; choosing to live in your home country should be normal. If your home country is Iraq though, things look slightly different. In a war-torn Iraq, the ‘normal’ is […]
