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    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...

    Iraq narrows deficit with $1 billion bond sale

    Iraq marked an important milestone last week after it wrapped up its first independent bond sale worth US$1 billion. Iraqi government officials and advisors completed a weeklong roadshow that included stops in London, Boston and New York. Citi, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and the Trade Bank of Iraq were the...

    Towards A Framework for Tackling Corruption in Iraq

    The war on corruption has been fought on many fronts, internationally and domestically, with differing degrees of success. The existing commentary on corruption in Iraq is extensive but some studies have focused on post-2003 Iraq without accounting for the roots of corruption that extend back to the Ba’athist regime....

    The British General Election 2017: Impacts on the Middle East

    On the 18th April 2017, during a time of uncertainty in contemporary British history, the Prime Minister Theresa May announced that a snap election would be held on June 8th, 2017. The announcement draped in the shadow of Brexit negotiations, (the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union)....

    Post-Brexit Foreign Policy of the United Kingdom

    On June the 23rd 2016, the British public went to the polls to have their say on whether they wished the United Kingdom to remain part of the European Union or whether it should leave. In an outcome that shocked many observers, analysts, members of the public and politicians,...

    Transparency International: a case study for assessing corruption in Iraq

    Working in parallel with the effort to support Iraq’s armed forces to defeat Daesh, the international community recognises that it also has an important role to play in Iraq’s economic reform agenda. Only a rejuvenated and robust economy can effectively address the country’s reconstruction and governance challenges. Forging a...

    Iraq’s 2017 Federal Budget: Key features and trends

    After a series of contentious debates that saw parliamentary blocs withdraw from the chamber over disagreements about revenue sharing, Iraq’s Council of Representatives eventually approved the 2017 federal budget on December 7 in the presence of 189 members. The 2017 budget reduces government spending by about 5% compared to this...