Asia Iraq The country imposed a ban on eight local commercial banks preventing them from participating in dollar transactions, with the aim of reducing fraud, money laundering and more illicit uses of the US currency
Asia Iraq Iraq will soon begin talks with the US to conclude the mission of the US-led military coalition formed to fight the Islamic State group in Iraq, both governments said
Asia Iraq An Iranian missile strike against targets in northern Iraq has sparked a dispute between neighbouring allies, with Baghdad recalling its ambassador in protest and Tehran insisting that the attack was intended to deter Israeli spy threats
Asia Iraq $697 million have been allocated for Baghdad first metro project, following a delay of several years; the funds cover design studies and project management
Asia Iraq With a turnout of 41%, Iraq's first provincial elections have come to an end; the Coordination Framework alliance won 101 of the 285 council seats
Asia Iraq Provincial elections in Iraq have begun, starting with the security forces' vote: polling centres were opened to members of the security forces, displaced persons and prison inmates to cast their votes in the special elections for provincial councils
Asia Iraq A missile attack on the US embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties Friday morning, US and Iraqi officials said
Asia Iraq An inscription written in Aramaic and Greek meaning 'donor of the two brothers' and a drachma suggest to archaeologists at British Museum the discovery of a temple in Iraq requested by Alexander the Great and dedicated to Greek gods and the warrior king
Asia Iraq The Iraq Future Foundation for Economic Studies and Consultations has predicted that US goods exports to Iraq will exceed two billion dollars in 2023 for the first time in five years
Asia Iraq The country earned over $9,6 billion from oil sales in October, according to a survey by the state oil market agency, SOMO
Asia Iraq A 2700-year-old sculpture of the winged deity Lamassu was unearthed in a recent excavation in northern Iraq; the sculpture, weighing 18 tonnes and measures 3,8 by 3,9 metres, is made of alabaster
Asia Iraq The country intends to invite investors for its first waste-to-energy project as part of its post-war development plans
Asia Iraq Washington has rejected Iraq's request for $1 billion in cash from the Federal Reserve, on fears that it contradicts efforts to curb Baghdad's use of the dollar and stop the flow of illicit money to Iran