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Open invitation

27 May 2021

After years of conflict and instability, Iraq is opening up to tourism. Thanks to a new visa scheme, citizens of almost 40 countries can gain access quickly and easily – but will they come?

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The battle to take back the Iraqi city of Mosul from Isis has brought a wave of journalists to Erbil. With the combat zone just a taxi ride away, war has brought a new frontline economy to the Kurdish city.

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Rock the Basra

15 November 2012

Iraq has plans to build a shipping route that’s a cheaper alternative to the Suez Canal, starting with a port just south of Basra. It’s the biggest project ever undertaken by Iraq but will the war-ravaged city’s residents…

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The road ahead

17 March 2011

Waking from the nightmare of war, occupation and civil unrest, Iraq has ambitious plans for the renovation and remodelling of its cities and infrastructure. The rebuiliding isn’t purely a physical process – a new mindset…

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The Foreign Desk - Kurdistan – the end of Iraq?

30 September 2017

This week more than 90 per cent of Iraqi Kurds voted in favour of seceding from Iraq – a predictable result that has nonetheless wrongfooted everybody. Can Iraq be kept together? Does it matter if it isn’t? And could Kur…

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Defence

17 September 2008

Iraq's military shopping list, Israel's luxury blowholes, plus a global army update.

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Diplomacy

17 May 2012

We meet Argentina's man in Paris and bring you a round-up of happenings in the world of diplomacy.

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The Foreign Desk - Iraq: is the future here at last?

6 October 2018

Just over 15 years since the US and UK invaded Iraq with a promise to remove Saddam Hussein and install democracy, the country is still struggling. Internal divisions and external interference aren’t making things any…

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Event horizon

19 January 2017

With Isis in retreat and the political and military situation in the Middle East more fluid than it has been for years, we asked leading experts what the future holds for the region – and terrorist-targeted capitals.

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Making a splash

15 March 2012

The Iraqi national rowing outfit – bidding for a spot at London 2012 – defy the odds. Shambolic security and ethnic violence make even getting to training an arduous task. On the water, though, none of it matters.

Radio

The Foreign Desk - Muqtada al-Sadr and the future of Iraq

16 October 2021

Last week Iraq held a parliamentary election several months early, with Shia cleric and militia commander Muqtada al-Sadr emerging as the winner. What kind of Iraq does al-Sadr want? Andrew Mueller is joined by Sofia Nitti…

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Peace and prosperity

17 January 2009

Arbil in Iraqi Kurdistan has escaped the worst of the war raging across the rest of the country. Its new airport, coupled with burgeoning trade, offer hope for this one corner of a ravaged nation.

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Defence

17 February 2011

Burmese insurgent armies, Iraq reinforcements and extremism in the Philippines.

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Conflict managers

17 January 2009

The Iraq war has been big business for US military contractors (AKA mercenaries). But now, as the withdrawal of troops becomes imminent, firms are looking to Africa as the next lucrative source of revenue.

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Africa/Middle East

17 March 2009

A fitness centre in Iraq? Entrepreneurial folly or viable business adventure? Ibrahim Abdullatif has no doubts: “Iraqi Kurdistan is the place to invest,” says the 31-year-old businessman who has opened the Fitness Health…

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The Foreign Desk - Explainer 211: Does Iraq have a new prime minister at last?

15 April 2020

As Iraq names its third prime minister-designate in 10 weeks, Andrew Mueller analyses the country's political deadlock and looks at Mustafa al-Kadhimi's chances of keeping the job.