News & Announcements
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US announces $56 million in humanitarian aid to Iraqis affected by violenceToday at the UN General Assembly event on the humanitarian emergency in Iraq, Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall announced that the United States is providing more than $56 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Iraqis who have been affected by violence and are in urgent need of help from the international community. This new funding brings total U.S. humanitarian assistance for the Iraq humanitarian response to nearly $534 million since the start of Fiscal Year 2014. |
U.S. Department of StateWed, Sep 30, 2015 | Tue, Oct 6, 2015 | |
Ambassador Faily talks ISIS fight as Russia ramps up in SyriaMichael Holmes, in for Christiane Amanpour, speaks with Iraqi Ambassador to the U.S. Lukman Faily about the anti-ISIS fight in his country. |
CNNThu, Oct 8, 2015 | Thu, Oct 8, 2015 | |
Ambassador Faily's speech on “US-Iraq Relations: A View from Baghdad"Thank you, Dr. Anthony, for the kind introduction. And thank you all for coming here this week for the 24th annual Policymakers Conference. I have been asked to discuss the state of relations between Iraq and the United States, and I will address this issue in the context of the theme for this year’s conference... |
Thu, Oct 15, 2015 | ||
Forgotten origins of Iraqi music celebrated in award-winning documentaryIt's hard to say what's most remarkable about an Australian film winning best documentary at the 2015 Baghdad Film Festival. Yes, the revelations in Melbourne filmmaker Marsha Emerman's On the Banks of the Tigris are profound – for Iraqis at home and in diaspora, for the Jewish songwriters it reinstates in the nation's cultural history, and for an anxious world looking always for signs of unity and reconciliation. |
The Sidney Morning HeraldFri, Oct 30, 2015 | Mon, Nov 2, 2015 | |
Speaker Jabouri urges Erbil to remain committed to IraqSpeaker of the Council of Representative, Dr. Salim al-Jabouri, spoke at the annual MERI conference in Erbil on Wednesday. |
Thu, Nov 5, 2015 | ||
Switzerland nominates Iraqi Odyssey for the OscarsTracing 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 | ||
Iraqis are grateful, and still need GIs’ helpOver 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 | |
Iraq Joins the ICSID Convention: Announces Additional Incentives and Protections for InvestorsWashington 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 | ||
Statement by the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq to the United States regarding H.R. 1654The 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 | ||
The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Internship OpportunitiesFall-Spring Internships |
Mon, Jan 11, 2016 | ||
Iraqi prime minister touts plan to retake Mosul, says ISIS is losing momentumClaiming 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." |
CNNFri, Jan 29, 2016 | Fri, Jan 29, 2016 | |
CNBC: Interview with Prime Minister Haider Al-AbadiCNBC’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-born artist Wafaa Bilal is using an exhibit in Windsor, Ont., to resurrect a Baghdad LibraryIn 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 | |
Address of the Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-AbadiIn 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, |
Iraq Prime Minister's Media OfficeThu, Feb 11, 2016 | Thu, Feb 11, 2016 | |
Fallujah’s Liberation From ISIL Control Progressing, Official SaysBy Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity 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 | |
Iraq says total oil output 4.7 million bpd; exports at recordIraq'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 | |
Iraq honors policeman who stopped would-be suicide bomberBy Karim Kadim | AP May 26 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 | |
US air strikes kill Isis leader Maher al-Bilawi in Iraqi city of FallujahUS 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 | |
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a farewell reception honoring His Excellency Lukman FailyThe 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 | ||
The Council of Arab Ambassadors hosted a farewell reception honoring His Excellency Lukman FailyThe 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 |