By Simon Kent. Iraqi PM Haider al Abadi (pictured) has thanked the role that the British Royal Air Force played in supporting Iraqi troops during the battle of Ramadi. Iraq's western city of almost half a million people fell to ISIS, also known as Daesh, in May this year. The defeat for Iraqi forces was a […]
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Iraqi Government Delegation Visits UK for Talks
By Bob Tollast on 17th September 2015 in ‘Your Country’ – United Kingdom, Iraq Industry & Trade News
By Simon Kent. A delegation of Iraqi lawmakers, led by the Speaker of the Parliament, Mr Saleem Al Jabouri, visited London this week for talks with British business leaders and politicians. The group visited the House of Lords, the UK’s Upper House, and met Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to […]
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‘Britain is Neglecting Iraq's Economic Future'
Whatever one's views about the Iraq war and its legitimacy (the Chilcot Inquiry is grandstand viewing in that respect); all of us have a common belief that we have a duty to assist in the reconstruction of Iraq and in developing its economic future. It is clear, however, that British business is punching well below […]