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By John Lee. A $65-billion investment is planned to transform the Al-Tayeb border area into a multi-service economic city, according to the National Investment Commission (NIC). Commission Chairman Dr Haider Mohammed Makkiya (pictured) told the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Al-Tayeb is envisaged as an economic city covering more than 120,000 dunams, with total […]
By John Lee. Nouri Al-Maliki (pictured), head of the State of Law Coalition, has confirmed that he will not withdraw his candidacy for the post of Prime Minister, in remarks to Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday. He said that any US messages are directed to the Iraqi state rather than to him personally, and rejected […]
By Dr Renad Mansour for Chatham House. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What Nouri al-Maliki's prime minister bid tells us about Iraq The surprise return of the controversial former leader has revealed that Iraq is still a US-Iran battleground. Click here […]
By John Lee. The Council of Ministers has designated the Mandali-Sumar border crossing as an international border point. The crossing is situated between Diyala and the Iranian province of Kermanshah. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, the decision was made in accordance with the Border Crossings Authority Law No. 30 of 2016. […]
By John Lee. Mark Savaya, US President Donald Trump's special envoy to Iraq, has said that corruption must be tackled decisively if Iraq is to achieve stability, arguing that militias are a symptom rather than the root cause of the country's challenges. He identified fake payrolls, fake loans, and fictitious assets as major sources of […]
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: Iraqi Kurdistan caught in the middle amid Iran-US escalation Iraq's Kurdistan region has in recent weeks been rocked by seismic events on its borders. To the east, Iran has been reeling from […]
By Hasan Hamra, for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Hezbollah Disarmament Debate Hits Iraq Beirut and Baghdad are both watching how the other seeks to give the state a monopoly of weapons. Click […]
By Guest Blogger. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. One Year of Trump: Iraqi Dinar Speculators Still Waiting for a Miracle That Will Never Come As Donald Trump marks his first anniversary back in the White House on 20th January, one group […]
By John Lee. The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister has briefed Iraq's Foreign Minister on the continuing protests in Iran, emphasising, "the importance of continued joint efforts to support regional stability." According to some estimates, thousands of people have been killed in what the UK's Foreign Secretary described as, "the most brutal and bloody repression against […]
From Trend.az. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran and Iraq hit brakes on eTIR system to boost cross-border trade The eTIR system for transporting Iranian goods through Iraq has been temporarily suspended for three months under an agreement between the […]
By Ronen Zeidel, for the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel-Aviv University. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The 2025 Iraqi Parliamentary Election: Results, Dynamics and Implications This report examines the 2025 Iraqi parliamentary election, revealing a […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. More questions than answers in Iraq as key gas facility comes under fire An attack on key natural gas facilities in Iraqi Kurdistan has cut output and temporarily left millions suffering from widespread […]
