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A witness to the engineering prowess of ancient civilizations.. “Taq Khosra” awaits the removal of the damage
Taq Khosra, or the Iwan of al-Mada'in, is the last remnant of the Sassanian civilization in Iraq. It is located southeast of the capital, Baghdad. It is a towering ruin that has many indications of the architectural creativity that was embodied in the remains of the Iwan of the ruler of the Sassanid Empire at…
“Comprehensive deal”.. internal disputes and political conditions decide the “concerned” positions
With the approaching session to elect the Speaker of the House of Representatives, scheduled for the day after tomorrow, Saturday, the political movement between the blocs is increasing to reach a “comprehensive deal” to resolve the aforementioned position, with amendments being made within the Al-Sudani ministerial cabinet and the Baghdad Governorate, while sources attribute this…
How was a mass grave hidden under the sidewalks of Hilla for 33 years?
In the middle of a vital area in the center of Babil Governorate, and near the maternity hospital, no one expected that under one of the sidewalks of Bab al-Mashhad intersection, a mass grave containing the remains of many of the city’s residents since the March “Shaabaniyah” uprising in 1991 against the former regime, would…
The crisis of the Speaker of Parliament.. Will this “Saturday session” be the last?
Although next Saturday has been set as the date for holding the session to elect the Speaker of Parliament, the indicators are still “ambiguous,” as members of the Coordination Framework and the Taqadum Party suggest the possibility that the position will not be decided in this session, due to the division occurring between the forces…
Get to know the sources of Russian influence in Iraq
On September 9, Baghdad and Moscow will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as they enter a new phase of the relationship, in which Russia has increased its influence in various sectors in Iraq, especially in the energy sectors and military and security cooperation, which has gained…
New licensing rounds… “necessary”, so what are their negatives?
The new licensing rounds that Iraq launched yesterday include 29 projects and many oil and gas fields. While an oil expert describes these rounds as necessary, an economic researcher records many observations about them, stressing that they give foreign companies control and a greater share of the revenues, at a time when the Parliamentary Oil…
Babylon…disappointment after Al-Sudani’s visit and observers describe its services as a “hoax”
Observers and activists from Babil Governorate (about 100 km south of Baghdad) expressed their disappointment with the visit of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani, the day before, Thursday, especially after monitoring machines that had been rotating to paint a number of sidewalks and the landing of new machines to work on projects that had been…
The Iranian President is in Baghdad at the end of this month.. What are the files of the visit?
Economic and security files top the agenda of the upcoming visit of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi to Baghdad, at the end of this May, along with political understandings and agreements concluded between Iraq and Iran in various fields, in addition to discussing regional events, while the visit gains its importance from its closeness to high-level…
The Parliament’s Presidency position complicates the Kirkuk crisis
The Kirkuk scene has become complicated again in light of the inability of any political party or component to name a new governor, accompanied by increasing disagreement and conflict within the Sunni house over the position of presidency of the House of Representatives, which indicates that there is a possibility of linking the two positions,…
Spending schedules delay the approval of the 2024 budget
More than four years ago this year, the federal budget is still oscillating between the Ministry of Finance and the Council of Ministers, while the House of Representatives waits for the tables to reach it in order to view them and make whatever amendments it deems necessary to vote on and then return them again…
