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Members and affiliates of the US-Iraqi Youth Institute with a host of community leaders and politicians met at Greenfield Manor on June 5, 2015 for the Iraqi American Peace Conference. This year’s theme was ISIS: Terrorism Against Childhood.

Groups of students with the organization, families with children, and political and community leaders from Detroit to Baghdad gathered in the main banquet hall for an evening of discussion, video presentations, dinner, and a closing awards ceremony.

It'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.

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.

July– 18- 2019

Foreign Minister Mr. Mohamad A. Alhakim participated in the 6th Istanbul Mediation Conference which is taking place in Turkey with the participation of representatives from different countries of the world.

The conference will discuss mediation, efforts to resolve disputes through peaceful means, and prepare guidelines . In addition, experts, researchers and academics from around the world will seek ways to promote the use of mediation as an important means of preventing conflicts and finding solutions through diplomacy.

July-20-2017

His Excellency Prime Minister and supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Dr. Haider Al-Abadi received The U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Joseph Votel

Dr. Al-Abadi stressed the determination to end the presence of Daesh gangs in the Iraqi territories,liberating the rest of territories , protecting and securing borders, moving a head to stabilize and return IDPs to their homes,Continuing to strengthen the capabilities of Iraqi forces , armament and training

His Excellency Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Adil Abd Al-Mahdi received this day in his office, The Commander of United States Central Command Gen. Joseph Votel on the occasion of Completion of his Duties.

They discussed the cooperation in the war against Daesh Terrorist gang, training, the positive developments in Iraq, the Government's tendencies to promote security, stability, and the reconstruction of liberated and affected cities, as well as efforts to eliminate the remnants of Daesh in Syria.

His Excellency Prime Minister Dr.Haidar al-Abadi arrived in kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a one-day visit due to an official invitation .
His Highness the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef received His Excellency Prime minister in a formal reception at King Abdulaziz Airport.

Iraq participated in the Roundtable convened by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on investment in education and support for women on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari stressed that: "The real indicator of the democracy of each country is the amount of women that enter the parliament and reach the government, questioning : Why women are half the society, and not half the institution?!, Explaining: This is the truth and pointing out that this human civilization concept makes women in front of a new world... Read more...