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By John Lee. The new Syrian Ambassador in Baghdad, Sattam Jadaan Al Dandah, presented his credentials to Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Thursday. During the meeting, they discussed relations between the two countries and peoples, in addition to the developments of the Syrian crisis. The Minister stressed the ministry's readiness to provide assistance and support […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has decided to grant both Sudan and Yemen a total of $15 million. The Republic of Sudan is to get $10 million in the form of direct funding to Sudan's federal budget for FY 2013. "The funds will be channeled to the post-conflict rehabilitation in Darfur region, west Sudan," […]
Thousands of Syrians are fleeing the conflict at home to take refuge in neighbouring countries. Jordan has announced it will open a second camp meaning as many as 250,000 refugees could be held in the country. But Iraq, another Syrian neighbour , is now limiting the numbers coming over the border saying it lacks the […]
By John Lee. The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) has denied a report it had received cash or letters of credit from Syria for fuel supplies from Iraq, according to a report from Bloomberg. Chairwoman of the bank, Hamdiyah Al-Jaff, said in an emailed statement: "The Trade Bank of Iraq has not conducted such transaction(s)." […]
On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Al Jazeera's James Bays spoke to Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyer Zebari about his country's role in the Syrian conflict. Bays asked the minister about claims Iraq has allowed Iranian planes to use its airspace to send supplies to the Syrian government: (Source: Al Jazeera)
By John Lee. Iraq reportedly reopened its main al-Qaim border crossing with Syria to refugees on Tuesday, having closed it for several weeks, but it continues to deny entry to single men under the age of 50. A spokesman for the displacement and migration ministry told AFP that 150 people had crossed from Syria on […]
By Mohammed Hamid al-Sawaf. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Syrian violence has seen illegal weapons dealers in Iraq get richer. Now even the relatively safe, prosperous city of Karbala, where locals must check their […]
By John Lee. Iraqi forces have closed the Al-Qaim border checkpoint with Syria with a three-metre concrete wall, Xinhua reports. Syrian rebels waged fierce battles with regime troops in the town of Albu Kamal [Al-Bukamal] along the Iraqi border, capturing a string of security posts and the local police headquarters. Taking full control of the […]
Control of large parts of Syria's north east is now in the hands of the Democratic Union Party - the main Kurdish party in the region. About 2 million Kurds live in the area, making up 10 per cent of the population. There are also significant Kurdish populations in Turkey and Iraq and more in […]
By Ahmad Salama. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The conflict with Syria is threatening to spill over borders, as Iraqi Kurdistan and Baghdad line up on opposing sides. Now the face-off has gone beyond […]
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Kurdish security forces have prevented Iraqi government soldiers from reaching a disputed area that borders Syria, according to this video from Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera's Omar Al Saleh reports from the Fishkhabour border crossing between Iraq and Syria: (Source: AlJazeera)
