دولة علي بابا
دولة علي بابا في تشريح سلطة الفساد والمحاصصة في العراق صلاح النصراوي “متى كان ذكر المهتوك حراما، والتشنيع على […]
Category Archives: Iraq-Corruption
Iraq’s odd anti-graft drive
Iraq’s odd anti-graft drive The war against corruption in Iraq is being waged by an unexpected warrior, writes Salah Nasrawi As Iraq’s war against the Islamic State (IS) group remains under the international spotlight, an anti-graft war in Baghdad has gone largely unnoticed. But while the war against IS could reshape Iraq’s future, the war […]
Iraq tightens its belt
Iraq tightens its belt The people of Iraq will face severe hardships under the country’s new austerity budget, writes Salah Nasrawi With oil prices plummeting and the economy squeezed by inefficiency and corruption, Iraq’s parliament has approved a belt-tightening budget. The step is widely seen as having significant ramifications for the country’s volatile domestic politics and […]
Iraq’s fishy business
Iraq’s fishy business A mysterious Russian plane landing in Baghdad airport prompts questions of illicit oil-for-weapons deals with IS, writes Salah Nasrawi The news came first from a Jordan-based television channel owned by an Iraqi Kurdish tycoon and well known for his dubious business. A Russian cargo plane landed at Baghdad airport on 2 November […]