Iraq

Parliamentary elections, chances for forming Iraqi government, Forum

2018-06-14

Annabaa Dialogue Forum in collaboration with Himmam Dialogue Knowledge Forum held a joint intellectual seminar

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Whither the Kurds?

2018-06-14

As Kurds contemplate the future, they have the advantage in contrast to the Palestinians, that the transition calls into question the future political structure of Syria and Iraq

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Concepts needed to be understood by governing groups and security dialectics, Iraqi journalist

2018-06-11

Since the downfall of Mosul city and the start of liberation operations, I warned, many times, against the polarization of international media organs, taking into consideration that they try to get the information without any heed to ethical values

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Annabaa Forum for Dialogue discusses formation of coming Iraqi government

2018-05-31

Annabaa Forum for Dialogue held its session to discuss the “Scenarios to form the Iraqi government

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Saddams Disney for a Despot: how Dictators Exploit Ruins

2018-05-31

The Iraqi dictator followed Mussolinis lead in appropriating ancient ruins to tell a flattering story about his own authoritarian regime.

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As Iraqi elections end, power play begins for prime minister

2018-05-31

The Islamic Dawa party, which has held sway over Iraqs government for a dozen years, could lose its power to select the prime minister unless it can resolve major differences between its inner rivals and unify the party.

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Congress rebels against Trump’s Middle East war secrecy

2018-05-28

I would say since the Trump administration came in, we have seen a gradual increase in limitations on congressional delegations, especially Iraq and Afghanistan and understandably Syria

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Iraq’s election may have had widespread voter fraud

2018-05-28

It is a truism that Iraqis disappointed in their results often imagine cheating rather than acknowledge their own failures to appeal to a broader electorate

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Iraqi politicians look to calm tensions in wake of US withdrawal from Iran deal

2018-05-25

The US withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear deal poses questions about the role of the Iran-backed Shiite armed factions in bringing the US-Iranian confrontation into Iraq.

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Iraq’s Top 10 Potential Prime Ministers

2018-05-23

Will it be the Harvard- and MIT-educated mandarin, the coveralls-wearing man of the people — or someone else the world has never heard of?

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On former battlefield, Kuwaiti investor plans date palm groves, ostrich and deer reserve

2018-05-23

We hope to have 100,000 (trees) in the next five to six years

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The Man Who Could Shape Iraq's Future

2018-05-19

Moqtada al-Sadr, who once led part of the insurgency against U.S. troops in Iraq, may pick the next prime minister.

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Incidents of Anti-Shiism in April, 2018

2018-05-06

With 673 incidents of anti-Shiism during the month of April, Shia repression is on the rise. The reduction in February and March from January’s equivalent 673 incidents was too good to be true, as this month concluded with 128 deaths, 180 injuries, 236 ar

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Crime and No Punishment for the Iraq War

2018-04-08

It is unlikely that former US President George W. Bush or any member of his administration will ever stand trial for initiating a war of aggression in Iraq

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Trump Can’t Afford to Forget About Iraq

2018-04-06

Having won the war, will the United States end up yet again squandering the peace?

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Islamic State has been stashing millions of dollars in Iraq and abroad

2018-02-26

As their so-called caliphate crumbles, the jihadists are saving up to fight another day

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The Fuzzy Math of Funding Iraq's Reconstruction

2018-02-20

The country is not getting all the money it is asking for, which is probably just as well.

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One in four Iraqi children live in poverty after war with Isis, United Nations says

2018-02-12

World leaders can show that we are willing to invest in children that we are willing to invest in rebuilding a stable Iraq

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Iraq reconstruction investment urged by World Bank's IFC

2018-02-12

Reconstruction of Iraq after war with Islamic State may cost $100bn

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U. S. Needs to Realize Iraqi National Constants

2018-01-06

US opposed Kurdistan referendum on independence but Kurdish leadership announced that the alternative did not provide guarantees

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The Remarkable Resilience of the Prime Minister of Iraq

2018-01-02

In December, Haider alAbadi declared victory over ISIS. But with Iranian militias still to contend with and tensions with the Kurds high, challenges to peace remain.

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Iraq and Iran sign Kirkuk oil swap agreement

2017-12-10

Deal allows Iraq to resume sales of Kirkuk crude, which has been halted since Iraqi forces took back control of fields from Kurds in October

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