Iraq’s parliament on Monday approved a 2023 budget of 198.9 trillion dinars ($153 billion) that sets out record spending on a growing public wage bill and development projects to improve services and rebuild infrastructure ruined by neglect and war. The budget deficit is estimated at a record 64.36 trillion Iraq ...
An Iraqi politician says all judicial procedures are underway in Baghdad regarding the assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander General Qassem Suleimani and his companions, adding that the results of the investigation will be announced soon. Jabbar Odeh, a member of Iraq’s Coordination Framework Alliance, said on Monday that the ...