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Weekly Security Update 22 - 28 May

By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk NEWS UPDATE Several bomb blasts in Iraq have killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens more in the latest eruption of violence, officials reported this morning. The blasts, including at least one car bomb, targeted the capital, Baghdad, and the northern city of Mosul. At least one car […]

Sadr Gives Maliki 'Final Warning'

By Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What did controversial Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr mean when he issued on May 27 “a final warning to the government to assume its duty of protecting the people"? Political observers […]

Video: Iraq Needs Counterterrorism Strategy

From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Press TV has conducted an interview with Nabil Mikhail, professor at George Washington University, about the recent bomb blast in Iraq:

Anti-Corruption Drive in Schools

The Ministry of Education has today launched new curricula for both primary and secondary schools in Iraq. The aim is to raise awareness and understanding of the concepts of integrity, transparency, human rights and honesty. The new curricula were designed by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP). This innovative […]

Syrian Foreign Minister Visits Baghdad

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hoshyar Zebari received on May 26, 2013, at Baghdad International Airport Mr. Walid al-Muallem, Foreign Minister of Syria. The Syrian delegation met Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and discussed relations between the two brotherly countries and peoples, and ways of developing them, in addition to the latest developments in Syria and […]

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Video: Maliki Reshuffles Security Chiefs

From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's prime minister has ordered a reshuffle of his senior security commanders, including those in charge of the capital Baghdad. A major escalation in sectarian violence has pushed the government deeper into a […]

Video: "Sunni, Shia must Unite Against Enemy"

From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Press TV has conducted an interview with Kevin Barrett, author and Middle East expert, Madison, about the situation in Iraq and the growing terrorism there. (Source: PressTV)

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Video: Sunnis Want Sovereign Federal Region

From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims in Iraq have taken part in anti-government protests to demand the creation of their own federal region. Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports that the organisers of the […]

Iraq's Yazidis in Crossfire In Baghdad

By Ali Abel Sadah 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 May 14, 2013, dozens of people had gathered in front of a small shop in Baghdad to buy alcohol. Rabie Square — a vital commercial center in […]

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Basra Becomes Battleground For Iraqi Politics

By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The results of the Iraqi provincial elections held April 20 initiated a new political balance between the main Shiite powers in Iraq’s south, particularly in Basra. These powers are the State […]

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