18/09/2019By Ali Nassiri, Dhi Qar The names of the vehicles, written on their windshields in Arabic, might seem strange…
26/08/2019Nawzat Shamdeen On June 9, 2014, the extremist group known as the Islamic State declared it had taken control…- 26/08/2019Kamal al-Ayash, Anbar The formerly popular tourist resort west of Baghdad was most recently in the middle of Islamic…
- 22/08/2019Mohammed al-Zaidi, Wasit The restaurant in the central Iraqi city of Kut (K.S.G) has only been open one month but…
21/08/2019Menasa , Karbala It is highly unusual for Iraqi courts to side with the wife’s family over a husband’s…
21/08/2019Manar al-Zubaidi, Diwaniya A complicated conflict in the province of Diwaniya shows again how local politicians use accusations of…
18/08/2019Waheed Ghanim, Basra Religious extremists have caused many musicians in the southern province to leave home. Those that stay…- 02/08/2019Iraq desperately needs more private sector growth, in order to provide jobs. Some new anti-import policies seem to be working.…
29/07/2019By Mohammed Al-Zaidi Whole families descend upon a landfill south of the city before dawn, waiting for the rubbish…- 26/07/2019Waheed Khanim, Basra A plucky group of around 35 children from Basra are busy learning Beethoven and other classical…
