

Iraq’s budget shortfall crisis: can oil revenues save the second half of 2025?
In recent days, Iraq’s finance ministry published its report for May 2025, detailing total expenditures and revenues. Notably, the oil revenue figures for that month
In recent days, Iraq's finance ministry published its report for May 2025, detailing total expenditures and revenues. Notably, the oil revenue figures for that month - both in the report
In this article I want to discuss two interconnected points, albeit in two different worlds, the first in the world of politics and the second in the world of religion
Early Tuesday, the Sarsang oil field was attacked by a drone. The American company HKN, which operates the field and owns 62 percent of its shares, is the main stakeholder.
Syria has experienced a bloody 14-year civil war. Hundreds of thousands killed, hundreds of thousands imprisoned, millions displaced... The country and people of Syria were devastated! On December 8,
In recent days, Iraq’s finance ministry published its report for May 2025, detailing total expenditures and revenues. Notably, the oil revenue figures for that month
In this article I want to discuss two interconnected points, albeit in two different worlds, the first in the world of politics and the second
Early Tuesday, the Sarsang oil field was attacked by a drone. The American company HKN, which operates the field and owns 62 percent of its
Syria has experienced a bloody 14-year civil war. Hundreds of thousands killed, hundreds of thousands imprisoned, millions displaced… The country and people of Syria were
The armed struggle of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has come to an end, a development many view as an appropriate and necessary step. Now
In late May, the Federal Government of Iraq’s Ministry of Finance issued an official letter claiming that the Kurdistan Region’s total expenditures – including public
Iran and the United States have moved from correspondence to open threats of war. While it can be said that both sides do not want
The history of Russian-Kurdish relations is full of diverse events. Moscow has always supported the Kurds’ aspiration for freedom. In 1946, after the fall of
United States President Donald Trump has set a two-month deadline for reaching an agreement – or facing confrontation – with Iran. Meanwhile, the Iranian leadership
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