Wall Street Journal (subscription) | Iraq Set to Raise $1 Billion in Bond Sale Wall Street Journal (subscription) Iraq is set to raise $1 billion through its first independent international bond sale in more than a decade, bankers aware of the transaction said on Wednesday, as the war-torn country looks for cash to support its finances. The country is one of the ... |
Reuters | Iraq launches first independent bond sale Financial Times Iraq has today opened the books on its first independent bond sale in a decade, following a successful US-backed fundraising earlier this year. The $1bn bond, which matures in March 2023, is expected to price later this afternoon. Initial pricing is ... Iraq in market to raise $1 billion, first standalone bond in over decade Iraq floats $1 billion standalone bonds to worldwide investors |
Reuters | Embassy, mosque attacks fuel fears ISIS bringing Iraq war to Afghanistan Reuters KABUL (Reuters) - Attacks on the Iraqi embassy and a Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan have reinforced fears that Islamic State militants are seeking to bring the group's Middle East conflict to Central Asia, though evidence of fighters relocating from ... Embassy, mosque attacks fuel fears IS group is bringing Iraq war to Afghanistan IS attackers target Iraq Embassy in Afghanistan UN Security Council condemns attack on Iraq's Kabul embassy |
Variety | Samantha Bee Travels to Iraq in Latest 'Full Frontal' Journey Variety Bee, field producer Razan Ghalayini and a crew spent about four days shooting material in Iraq (Ghalayini, who has proven instrumental in finding people on the ground to interview in past travel segments, was there for several more days). In tonight's ... EXCLUSIVE: How Samantha Bee Took 'Full Frontal' to Iraq and Discovered Her First Pro-Trump Story |
Aljazeera.com | Iraq: Populations at Risk - Current Crisis (17 July 2017) ReliefWeb The extremist armed group the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant has committed genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in Iraq. As they confront ISIL, some Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish Peshmerga and Shia militias are also committing ... UN prepares Iraq's displaced children to return to school Iraq stands on the brink another devastating war 'I've seen the torture of prisoners and bodies of Isil members floating down the Tigris': What it's really like to ... |
UN News Centre | Conflict-affected rural families in Iraq to benefit from mobile cash-transfer technology – UN UN News Centre 2 August 2017 – Many vulnerable rural families in Iraq will now be able to safely receive income thanks to a newly adopted mobile money transfer technology that is part of a cash-for-work programme to rehabilitate farming infrastructure, according to ... |
BuzzFeed News | The Japanese Ambassador To Iraq Is The Unlikeliest Internet Star You'll See Today BuzzFeed News TOKYO — The day before a World Cup qualification match between Iraq and Japan in June, Fumio Iwai appeared in a video wearing the Iraqi national soccer team's jersey. He looked at the camera through his round sunglasses and, without a hitch, started ... |
Asharq Al-awsat English | Saudi Arabia's change of tack on Iraq The Interpreter For too long, the Saudis have complained about the 'loss' of Iraq to Iranian influence without acknowledging that their almost complete refusal to establish ties with Baghdad achieved little other than creating the vacuum that Tehran has sought to fill ... Saudi Arabia Finds Solution To Shia-Sunni Dilemma In Iraq Saudi Arabia pays Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr $10 million to set up consulate in Najaf |
Department of Defense | Strikes Continue Against ISIS in Syria, Iraq Department of Defense SOUTHWEST ASIA, Aug. 1, 2017 — U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 29 strikes consisting of 35 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ... Coalition forces conduct 29 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq against ISIS |
CBN News | Knights to send $2 million to restore Christian town in Iraq Catholic News Service A Catholic church destroyed by Islamic State militants in Karamdes, Iraq, is examined by a priest following the predominantly Christian town's 2016 liberation. (CNS photo/Archdiocese of Irbil) See KNIGHTS-KARAMDES-RESTORE Aug. 2, 2017. 8 Baghdad Churches Close as Christians Leave Iraq Knights of Columbus Donate to Iraq ISIS Victims |