By John Lee. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on a network of shipping companies and vessels led by Iraqi-Kittitian businessman Waleed al-Samarra'i, accused of smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi-origin crude. According to the Treasury, the network covertly blended Iranian oil with Iraqi oil and […]
Advertising Feature By Veronica Cotdemiey, CEO of Citizenship Invest. Obtaining a dual a nationality or second citizenship has long been a significant goal for many families in the Middle East. The constant struggle of not being able to travel freely; being scrutinized by immigration and governmental entities; as well as being a citizen of countries […]
By John Lee. The escalating tensions between Baghdad and Erbil have triggered an unprecedented upsurge in applications from wealthy Iraqi nationals for second citizenship programs. Data collected by Savory & Partners, one of the largest companies in the Middle East that provides citizenship-by-investment programs, shows that compared to the same quarter last year, interest has […]
Advertising Feature By Veronica Cotdemiey, CEO of Citizenship Invest. Citizenship with no commotion: Which countries offer a passport without migrating? The vast majority of people believe that the process of obtaining a second citizenship or another nationality is long and tedious. Most look to countries such as the US, Canada, Australia and the UK, along […]
