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    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    Sheikh Abdul-Mahdi Al-Karbalai  Dear Brothers and Sisters, A few days ago, it was officially announced the liberation of the last part of the Iraqi territory from the control of the terrorist organization, and on this occasion, we have the following comment: Noble Iraqis, after more than three years of fierce fighting,...

    Report: Iraq gas imports from Iran exceed 1.2 billion cubic meters

    Iraq began importing gas from Iran in late June 2017 from the oil refinery at Shahr. Iraq has so far - as the most recent buyer of Iranian gas – imported 1.2 billion cubic meters of gas through Iran’s pipeline to Baghdad; thus, Iraq is the second largest buyer...

    Reforming the Electoral System in Iraq: A Detailed Assessment

    The electoral system in Iraq has become a controversial issue that has driven demonstrators to call for major reforms to the electoral commission and the electoral law. Last month, parliament approved the new commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) but the current debates center on whether to...

    Oman Positions on the Regional Crises

    The Middle East region has faced monumental challenges in recent times. It all started with the political upheavals in Iraq in 2003, affecting as it did the various economic, political and security spheres, and which some observers believe gradually spread into neighbouring countries of the region; leaving in their...

    Iraq and the Three Nations

    Hussein Darwish al-Adly, a Researcher and Academic. “Iraq is the epicentre of three nations (the Arab, Iranian and Turkish). Its cohesion implies the unity of the three Middle East nations, while its disintegration certainly means the redrawing of the entire region’s geopolitics. Iraq’s division is forbidden and surviving as a...

    United Kingdom’s Counter-Extremism Strategy

    The terrorist attacks in New York on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have exposed the West to notions of extremism never seen before. Whereas many of the conflicts during the Cold War and its immediate aftermath were characterised by political ideologies or ethnic...

    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    Sheikh Abdul Mehdi Al-Karbalaei Dear Brothers and Sisters, I present to you the following: Everyone is aware of the latest developments in the political and security arena and the redeployment of the Iraqi army and the federal police in the governorate of Kirkuk and some other regions. We express our high...

    Higher education in Iraq and the need for major transformation

    By Ahmad Alja’fari, Researcher and Academic, Educational Administration and Policy - University of Buffalo - America When analysing the vocational paths of higher education in South Korea, America, Germany, Singapore, Japan, Britain, and Australia, it soon becomes clear that these countries were receptive to a philosophy that provided them with...

    Friday Prayer Sermon in Imam Hussain’s Holy Shrine

    His Eminence Sayyid Ahmad al-Safi My brothers, my sisters, I bring to your attention the following matter regarding the recent situation of the country...          Just as the patient, wise nation of Iraq was on the brink of overcoming the terror of ISIS all due to the noble sacrifices of the heroic...

    An Assessment of Electricity Sector Reforms in Iraq

    The Iraqi government has begun to privatize the electricity sector amid much skepticism. The issue of privatization has quickly become controversial one among political factions, especially after the vocal opposition of five southern provinces, namely Dhi Qar, Muthanna, Wasit, Diwaniyah, and Najaf. Privatization is driven by well-established reasons, such...