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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The Iraqi government is warning that a pair of pending deals with General Electric could be at risk from President Donald Trump's travel ban, according to internal State Department documents. The industrial conglomerate, which builds everything from nuclear reactors to aircraft engines, already has sizable interests in Iraq, including power contracts worth more than a billio
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Tillerson firm spending billions to drill for oil DUBAI (CNNMoney) - ExxonMobil may have a problem in Iraq. The country is one of seven covered by President Trump's travel ban. And the company is the only American firm still operating under an oil license granted by the Iraqi government. ExxonMobil's presence in Iraq is the work of former CEO Rex Tillerson, now Trump's pic
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WELCOME TO IRAQ ENERGY FORUM 2017 On behalf of the Iraq Energy Institute it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 3rd Iraq Energy Forum (IEF 2017), taking place in Baghdad, overlooking the River Tigris, at the 5-Star Babylon Hotel, on the 2nd and 3rd of April 2017. With the patronage of the Iraqi Government and the support of H.E. Prime Minister Haider al Abadi and H.E. Oil Mi
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Beginning in mid-July 2015, the major cities of central and southern Iraq, including the capital Baghdad, have been engulfed by one of the largest social protest movements in modern Iraqi history. The movement erupted spontaneously in the city of Basra, where protests emerged against the deterioration of public services, particularly electricity - at the peak of Basra’s summ
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