Monthly Archive: June 2013

Iraq recently unveiled an ambitious Integrated National Energy Strategy, which aims to raise $6 trillion from oil and gas sales by 2030 and massively increase local power generation. Iraq anticipates it will increase employment levels and living standards through this strategy.

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met with his U.S. counterpart on June 11, 2013. Brett McGurk conveyed President Obama’s approval on extending the protection of Iraqi assets in the United States for another year — a decision which symbolizes the distinctive partnership between Iraq and the U.S.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with Kuwait’s prime minister on June 12, 2013. The meeting signaled improving relations between the neighboring countries. The leaders hailed the recent talks as the start of a new chapter in their relationship and signed a series of agreements aimed at improving bilateral ties.

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari headed the Iraqi Delegation to the Arab League Ministerial Meeting to discuss developments of the Syrian crisis and follow-up on international efforts to find a political and peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis.

In the interview, Appointed-Ambassador to the United States Lukman Faily said the first group of Iraqi pilots who were trained to lead F-16 fighter jets will graduate at the end of the month. Mr....

The American University of Iraq in Sulaimaniyah brings together Iraq’s various religious and ethnic groups, providing education away from the country’s sectarian divide.

The launch marks the rapid expansion by Qatar Airways in Iraq since the middle of 2012 when it began flights to Erbil, followed by the capital Baghdad and, earlier this year, Najaf.