But there were wealthy and powerful Islamic states before anyone had need for massive quantities of petroleum, and the way ...
By Kayleigh Long Last September, zoologist and conservationist Bejan Lortkipanidze received a video file from a collaborator, ...
Following the initial reports of a fresh Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Friday, a deeper ...
How would you capture the cultural heartbeat of soccer in your country? These 48 artists gave 48 windows into the many ways ...
New Black Book Research report analyzes Israel's EHR/EMR maturity, national health information exchange, AI in medicine, hospital cybersecurity, wartime continuity, digital mental health, diagnostic ...
Israel operates a covert military base in Iraq, raising regional tensions. Israeli strikes in three or more countries by 2026 ...
The real story of Zaidi is that he is largely unknown and appears to have been chosen almost by chance, as if Iraq’s politicians simply settled on a random figure to lead the country. Iraq’s chaotic ...
President nominated businessman Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister-designate. US pressure influenced political leaders to support Zaidi over Maliki. Zaidi, a 40-year-old businessman, faces 30 days to form ...
After months of political wrangling, Iraq’s Coordination Framework on Monday named Ali al-Zaidi, a multimillionaire business figure, as the compromise candidate of the governing Shia bloc. “After ...
The Strait of Hormuz crisis is driving nations’ efforts to develop alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, with Iraq’s $24 billion "Development Road" project at the forefront, analyst says. The route ...
In September 1980, Saddam Hussein ordered a full-scale ground and air attack on Iran, hoping for a quick victory. He told the Iraqi people he would reach Tehran within weeks. Instead, the war lasted ...
The United States has halted dollar shipments to Iraq’s cash-based economy in an effort to force the Baghdad government to distance itself from Iran. The money comes from Iraq’s oil revenues. By Erika ...