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minister of foreign affairs Welcomes Supportive Statement of the Security Council Concerning Efforts of the Iraqi Government to Regain Mosul

"Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its satisfaction and welcomes the statement issued by the closed meeting of the Security Council on 2016 November, 2, to discuss efforts of the Iraqi government to regain Mosul and the humanitarian situations in it

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsThu, Nov 3, 2016 Thu, Nov 3, 2016

Iraq Wins Membership in UNHRC

"As a result of the two-year-specific-efforts made by Iraqi ministry of Foreign Affairs, through its Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Human Rights Department; Iraq was elected member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time, by UN General Assembly, along with 13 other countries.

Iraq Ministry of Foreign AffairsTue, Nov 1, 2016 Tue, Nov 1, 2016

الندوة الحوارية مع الدكتور ابراهيم الجعفري وزير الخارجية العراقي في معهد السلام الاميركي في واشنطن

.معهد السلام الامريكي يستضيف وزير الخارجيّة

استضاف معهد السلام الامريكي وزير الخارجية الدكتور ابراهيم الجعفري على هامش مشاركة العراق في مؤتمر التحالف الدولي لمكافحة الارهاب الذي يعقد في واشنطن.

واكد السيد الوزير خلال الندوة التي اقامها معهد السلام بواشنطن ان مؤسسة الدولة تعكس وجه المصالحة الحقيقية والتي تجسد التنوع الواضح بين ابناء الشعب العراقي بمختلف دياناتهم ومذاهبهم.

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

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Sun, Jul 3, 2016

The Council of Arab Ambassadors hosted a farewell reception honoring His Excellency Lukman Faily

The Council of Arab Ambassadors set up under the auspices of the Arab League Mission to the United States on Monday evening, June 20th 2016, an Iftar farewell dinner in the honor of H.E. Ambassador Luqman Faily on the occasion of ending his tenure in the United States. The ceremony was attended by ambassadors and representatives of Arab diplomatic missions commissioned to Washington D.C.

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a farewell reception honoring His Excellency Lukman Faily

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a farewell reception on Thursday May 26th 2013 honoring His Excellency Lukman Faily Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to the United State. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Iraq Director expressed his appreciation for the support of H.E. Ambassador Faily in developing the business partnership of both countries. The event included a farewell speech from H.E. Ambassador Faily to the business community upon ending his tenure by thanking the support of the chamber and its members, confirming that Iraq will continue to welcome U.S.

Fri, Jun 24, 2016

US air strikes kill Isis leader Maher al-Bilawi in Iraqi city of Fallujah

US air strikes killed a leader of the Islamic State in the Iraqi city of Fallujah as US and Iraqi government forces continue a sustained attack to defeat terrorist networks.

Maher al-Bilawi, the commander of Daesh forces in Falluajh, was killed on May 25, according to the spokesperson of the US military campaign leading the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Operation Inherent Resolve army colonel Steve Warren confirmed the death of Mr al-Bilawi and more than 70 terrorists in recent air strikes.

The IndependentThu, Jun 2, 2016 Thu, Jun 2, 2016

Iraq honors policeman who stopped would-be suicide bomber

By Karim Kadim | AP May 26
BAGHDAD — Iraq has honored a police officer who stopped a would-be suicide bomber at a checkpoint in a northern Baghdad neighborhood this week.

Saad Ali Thabit’s brave act was caught on a closed-circuit camera on Wednesday in the Kadhimiyah neighborhood and has since gone viral, racking up hundreds of thousands of views on Thursday.

Thu, Jun 2, 2016 Thu, Jun 2, 2016

Iraq says total oil output 4.7 million bpd; exports at record

Iraq's total oil output has reached 4.7 million barrels per day (bpd) and exports are running at a record 3.9 million bpd, the state-run Iraqi Media Network reported, citing an oil official.

The figures are for all of Iraq, including the northern Kurdistan region and Kirkuk, Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh al-Nema said, according to the website.

The increased output came from the Luhais and Artawi fields in southern Iraq, he said.

(Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Kim Coghill)

ReutersThu, Jun 2, 2016 Thu, Jun 2, 2016

Fallujah’s Liberation From ISIL Control Progressing, Official Says

By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2016 — Iraqi security forces operations backed by the U.S.-led coalition are progressing toward liberating the key Iraqi city of Fallujah from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant control and killed the city’s ISIL commander, Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren told Pentagon reporters today.

Briefing from Baghdad by teleconference, Warren said Iraqi forces have cleared Karmah, 10 miles northeast of Fallujah, but have not yet entered the city of about 50,000 Iraqi residents.

Defense NewsThu, Jun 2, 2016 Thu, Jun 2, 2016

Address of the Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi

In the name of of Allah the Merciful

In the beginning I would like to congratulate our people on the occasion of the victories achieved by our heroes on the battlefield, these victories achieved today and especially to open the road between the towns of Habbaniyah and Ramadi after the liberation of this road.

Dear People,
Since I was honoured with the responsibility of being Prime Minister, despite the serious security challenges...

Iraq Prime Minister's Media OfficeThu, Feb 11, 2016 Thu, Feb 11, 2016

Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal is using an exhibit in Windsor, Ont., to resurrect a Baghdad Library

In the long history of cultural destruction caused by war in Iraq, the Art Gallery of Windsor, Ont., is the unlikely setting for a project of renewal.

Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal hopes to restock a library that was set on fire in Baghdad in 2003. His plan is surprisingly indirect: he’s created book-like objects filled with blank white pages and will exchange them for real books that the library needs.

To make this work he’s counting on help from visitors to his new exhibition.

National PostFri, Feb 5, 2016 Fri, Feb 5, 2016

CNBC: Interview with Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi

CNBC’s Hadley Gamble sat down with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi in Davos to talk about the country’s progress, economy and fight against the Islamic State. The interview, held during the annual World Economic Forum, began with the prime minister discussing the war against ISIS: “we are achieving victory over ISIS. We have liberated large areas of Iraq from ISIS control. ISIS are on the run now, and they have been defeated in many areas. We have planned for this year, 2016, to get ISIS out of Iraq.

CNBCFri, Jan 29, 2016 Fri, Jan 29, 2016

Iraqi prime minister touts plan to retake Mosul, says ISIS is losing momentum

Claiming a victory in Ramadi over ISIS, Iraqi security forces now plan to retake Mosul.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told CNN's Christiane Amanpour that Iraqi military and local police forces will work together to make it happen. That cooperation will make it "much, much easier," he said.

He repeated his pledge to give ISIS the boot from Iraq in 2016 "like we surprised the world by liberating al Ramadi -- nobody thought we would, or we can, but we did."

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The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Internship Opportunities

Fall-Spring Internships

Mon, Jan 11, 2016

Statement by the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq to the United States regarding H.R. 1654

The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the U.S. House of Representatives has scheduled a meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2015, to consider H.R. 1654, a bill to “authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government.”

Tue, Dec 8, 2015

Iraq Joins the ICSID Convention: Announces Additional Incentives and Protections for Investors

Washington DC, November 17, 2015

The Chairman of Iraq’s National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Sami Al-Araji, today signed the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention).

Iraq has become the 160th country to sign the Convention and the 152nd country to become a member of the International Centre Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The ICSID Convention encourages the flow of investment across borders by providing substantial legal protections for foreign investors.

Tue, Nov 17, 2015

Iraqis are grateful, and still need GIs’ help

Over the past 12 years, American and Iraqi soldiers have fought alongside each other, bled together, died together and wept together to mourn our fallen comrades.

On this Veterans Day, we should honor all the brave fighters who risked their lives and limbs, often making the ultimate sacrifice, to liberate Iraq from tyranny and terrorism.

Iraqis understand why the service and sacrifice of so many Iraqis and Americans must not be in vain.

Stars and Stripes Tue, Nov 10, 2015 Tue, Nov 17, 2015

IRAQI ODYSSEY - Official Trailer

Switzerland nominates Iraqi Odyssey for the Oscars

Tracing the emigrations of his family over more than half a century, this riveting 3D documentary epic from acclaimed expatriate Iraqi filmmaker Samir pays moving homage to the frustrated democratic dreams of a people successively plagued by the horrors of dictatorship, war, and foreign occupation.

Tue, Nov 10, 2015

Speaker Jabouri urges Erbil to remain committed to Iraq

Speaker of the Council of Representative, Dr. Salim al-Jabouri, spoke at the annual MERI conference in Erbil on Wednesday.
The speaker of Iraqi Parliament urged the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to remain committed to a federal Iraq.
Recognizing the importance of the KRG in attracting foreign investment and its role in sheltering an estimated 1.5 million internally displaced people (IDPs), Jabouri appealed for the KRG to consider their mutual interests and remain committed to a federal Iraq.

Thu, Nov 5, 2015