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From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Zaidi gambles on anti-graft offensive, but will Washington be wooed? A sudden wave of arrests in recent days targeting Iraqi political elites over alleged corruption has animated local media and set off intense […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Seizes $130 Million in Cash, Gold, Luxury Assets in Expanding Anti-Corruption Crackdown Iraqi security forces have seized 170 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $130 million) in cash, along with large quantities of gold, weapons, […]
By John Lee. The head of the Federal Commission of Integrity, Dr. Mohammed Ali Al-Lami, has stressed the importance of using parallel financial investigations as a tool for tracking the proceeds of corruption crimes and exposing their pathways. Speaking during a meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), Nizar Nasser Hussein, […]
By John Lee. Iraqi investigators have seized $11m in cash, 4 billion Iraqi dinars ($3.05m), and a number of properties as part of a corruption investigation into a senior Ministry of Oil official. According to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the investigating judge at the Central Anti-Corruption Felonies Court said preliminary investigations into Ali Maarij […]
By John Lee. An investigative court specialising in integrity cases in Baghdad's Rasafa district has recovered 19 billion Iraqi dinars ($14.5m) in connection with a financial corruption case at Iraqi Airways. According to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the funds were recovered on Tuesday as part of an investigation into the manipulation of deposit records […]
By Hadley Gamble, for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US companies will be 'top priority' in Iraq, new PM says With his first trip to Washington only weeks away, Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi told The National […]
From the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Supreme Judicial Council and UNDP Review Findings of Third Trial Monitoring Report on Grand Corruption Cases in Iraq On 20 June 2026, the Supreme Judicial Council and the United […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sudani's Legacy in Question as New Iraqi PM Clamps Down on Corruption Iraq is being rocked by several high-profile corruption scandals, upping pressure on former premier Muhammad Shia' Al-Sudani (2022-26). Multiple arrests linked […]
9By John Lee. The Federal Commission of Integrity has issued a statement clarifying the background to a criminal complaint before the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court against a sitting member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives. According to the Federal Commission of Integrity, the unnamed MP is alleged to have extorted the owner of a residential […]
By John Lee. An investigating judge at Iraq's Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court has announced that preliminary investigations into a corruption case involving Adnan Muhammad Mahmoud, former deputy oil minister for refining affairs, have resulted in the seizure of significant assets linked to him and associates. The Supreme Judicial Council said the seizures include approximately 40 […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Competing Interests Threaten to Undermine Iraq's Resource Diversification Iraq's significant mineral riches remain woefully untapped, with hydrocarbons continuing to dominate Iraq's export-driven economy. As it stands, oil accounts for over 99% of the […]
By John Lee. The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking to seize a Beverly Hills mansion allegedly purchased with the proceeds from a scheme to defraud the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). The complaint alleges that a defence contractor obtained more than $700 million from DLA for fuel deliveries to U.S. forces […]
