By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday. In a joint statement after the meeting, the two highlighed a number of business-related points: Iraq's Financial and Banking Reform: President Biden and Prime Minister Sudani discussed Iraq's efforts to reform its financial and […]
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: Iraq's prime minister embarks on first visit to DC Baghdad is hoping for more constructive strategic engagement with the US that does not undermine its relations with Iran. The full article […]
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. Kataib Hezbollah is Part of Iraq's PMF U.S.-designated terrorist group KH [Kataib Hezbollah] is the most significant player inside the Popular Mobilization Forces [PMF], which […]
By Dana Stroul and Bilal Wahab, 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. What Biden and Sudani Need to Start the Next Chapter of U.S.-Iraq Relations To move beyond the years-long focus on Iran and […]
By Yerevan Saeed, for The Wilson Center. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime Minister Sudani's Pivotal US Visit and Its Implications for Iraq's Future Iraqi Prime Minister Sudani's White House visit will discuss US forces in Iraq, sanctions, and bilateral relations. […]
By Mina Al-Oraibi, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Don't Abandon Iraq The issue of the American troop presence in Iraq has become a test of wills between Iraqi political actors who want to see Baghdad clearly aligned […]
By Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Needs a New Kind of Partnership With the United States Two decades ago, the United States assisted the Iraqi people in overthrowing the dictatorial regime […]
By John Lee. Australian engineer Robert Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan have now spent more than three years in prison in Iraq. The pair were detained in April 2021 by authorities in Baghdad in relation to a dispute over the construction of the new Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters in Baghdad. They […]
By John Lee. The Defence Industries Commission of Iraq (DICI) has said it started to produce armoured military vehicles. Janes identifies the vehicle as the Chinese Norinco VN22 6x6. More here from Janes. Click here to view the DICI video. (Sources: DICI, Janes)
By Renad Mansour, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why America Is Still Failing in Iraq U.S. military force and sanctions can't fix the country's broken politics. Click here to read the full article.
By Sardar Aziz for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why the Iraqi ruling elites pivot to China Over the past 15 years, China has executed a strategy in Iraq that has been incredibly effective. By February 2024, Chinese firms […]
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. Who is Najah al-Shammari, former Iraqi defense minister arrested in Sweden? Shammari served in the Iraqi military under Saddam Hussein and following the 2003 US invasion, and was under […]
