Actions like the travel ban on Iraqis could have the unintended effect of derailing the U.S. alliance with Baghdad -- an outcome that would benefit Iran, the Islamic State, and no one else. The first few weeks of Donald Trump's presidency have been a political roller coaster for Iraq. On Jan. 21, the newly minted commander in chief raised his oft-repeated mantra that the Un
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Almost a year ago, in February 2016, Lise Grande, the United Nations’ humanitarian coordinator in Iraq, stated that “we know the Iraqi government has its back against the wall fiscally. In order to stabilize areas and to help displaced families go back, we’ve got to do more.” Since then, however, little effort has been made by Baghdad or its international partners to heed thi
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The Iraqi Transport Ministry has signed a long-term agreement with Lufthansa Consulting, the consultancy division of Germany’s flag-carrier, in an effort to restructure Iraqi Airways after its ignominious blacklisting from European airspace. Lufthansa Consulting announced the “long-term strategic advisory and implementation project” last week, pledging to make Iraqi Airways
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BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with G7 leaders on Sunday (Feb. 7), while the House Speaker Salim al-Jubouri met with the British and Romanian Ambassadors to Iraq on Monday (Feb. 8). Ambassadors of the major industrialized countries expressed their countries' full support for Iraq in its financial crisis, which is suffering as a result of the collapse in oil prices
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During the visit of the former Federal Foreign Minister Steinmeier to Baghdad in February 2009, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research (MoHESR) signed a "Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of a Strategic Academic Partnership". To continue reading please download the whole document as PDF file *) D
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