Iraqi Government Warns Kurdistan Region Against 'Smuggling' Oil

The ongoing dispute over oil between the central Iraqi government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil has intensified, writes Omar al-Shaher.

Iraq

KRG Minister: Our Problem With Baghdad Lies in the Budget

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s reconstruction minister talks about the ministry’s plans to revitalize the housing sector and notes that the region’s problems with Baghdad center on budget allocations, writes Abdel Hamid Zebari.

Iraq

Iraq Set to Expand Free-Trade Zones

Iraq is preparing to expand existing free-trade zones and create new ones throughout the country, writes Omar al-Shaher.

Iraq

Iraq’s Arab-League Presidency: Wasted Opportunity?

Iraq's term as president of the Arab League left no mark, writes Mustafa Al-Kadhimi.

Iraq

Iraqi Aviation Industry Takes Off

More than 10 years after the US invasion of Iraq, the country’s aviation industry is starting to show strong signs of recovery, reports Omar al-Shaher.

Iraq

Iraqiya List Frays As Constituents Splinter

As Iraq continues to struggle with widespread anti-government protests, the prominent Sunni Iraqiya list has gone through a series of defections that have dealt a serious blow to its influence, writes Ali Abel Sadah.

Iraq

KRG Prime Minister Promotes Kurdish Oil on European Visit

Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minster Nechirvan Barzani has used a trip to Europe to drum up interest in Kurdish oil, as the region announces plans to expand its export capabilities, writes Abdel Hamid Zebari.

Iraq

Egypt’s Interest in Iraq, Iran Is Economic, Not Ideological

Despite the concerns of Gulf states that Egypt’s recent rapprochement with Iraq, and by extension Iran, is founded on an ideological basis, experts assert the reason is purely economic, Abdelrahman Youssef writes.

Egypt

Anbar Protesters Form Committee To Negotiate With Maliki

Four months into their demonstrations, the protesters of Anbar have formed a committee to negotiate with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and enter the political process, writes Ali Abel Sadah.

Iraq

Maliki Takes Steps to Ease Political, Social Divisions in Iraq

Following months of protests in Sunni-majority regions of Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has finally agreed to take steps to mitigate the crisis and listen to protesters’ demands, writes Mushreq Abbas.

Iraq

Will Anbar Elections Go Ahead?

Questions have been raised in Baghdad over the decision to postpone Anbar's provincial elections, and the decision may be reversed, writes Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

Iraq

After 10 Years of Iraqi Conflict, Only Kurds Emerge as Winners

The Kurds of Iraq have been one of the few unequivocal winners from the U.S.-led invasion of 2003, with a greater role in politics and a burgeoning economy, writes Abdel Hamid Zebari.

Iraq