By 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. How to Stop Iraqi Kurdistan's "Bleeding" Federal pressure and disastrous internal missteps have brought the KRG to the brink, raising the need for more active […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Water Wars - Part 2 Part 2 of a People & Power investigation into Iraq's intensifying water crisis and how it's impacting rural communities: Click here to view.
By John Lee. The Iraqi Prime Minister addressed the United Nations General Assembly earlier this week, addressing issues including elections, corruption and climate change. Statement from the UN: MOHAMMED SHIA' AL SUDANI, Prime Minister of Iraq, said that his country has always believed in the principles the UN was founded upon. The spirit of consensus […]
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Al-Monitor/Semafor summit: Iraq's Sudani says 'solution is in Baghdad' to issues with KRG The prime minister also pleaded for more US investment in Iraq's energy sector amid the oil […]
By Bekir Aydoğan 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. Ethnic Tension in Kirkuk Signals Fractures in Ankara-Erbil Relations Longstanding tensions in the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk in Iraq may once again spark confrontations between […]
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-Kuwait tension escalates amid renewed focus on maritime boundary Kuwait is ramping up pressure on Iraq to safeguard a 2012 deal on the demarcation of boundaries in a small but vital […]
By Dana Taib Menmy for The New Arab. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Strong criticism follows appointment of Iraqi minister of justice to oversee human rights commission In a profoundly ironic move, the Iraqi government's recent decision to assign the role […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Scoop: Plans for historic GCC-Iran-Iraq dinner in New York collapse Plans for a historic meeting in New York gathering the foreign ministers of Gulf Arab states, Iran and Iraq have collapsed at the […]
By John Lee. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has called on Iraq to address what it says are the, "negative effects of developments over the Khor Abdullah maritime agreement." Their statement follows a declaration from the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court that the law approving the agreement between the Iraq and Kuwait on the regulation of […]
By Baria Alamuddin, for Arab News. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Militia state or transport hub: Iraq can't be both The unveiling of a bounty of megaprojects should be Baghdad's moment of decision: Does it want to perpetuate its isolation […]
By Natasha Hall and Husam Sobhi, for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Whose Water Is It Anyway: How Political Violence and Corruption Has Become Iraq's Existential Challenge Iraq's Lake Habbaniyah was once a […]
By Fehim Tastekin for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Explainer: Why Iraq's Kirkuk has reached brink of conflict Tensions flare up in Kirkuk ahead of provincial elections in December amid Arab and Turkmen fears of renewed Kurdish control […]
