Author: Zukaka

Meloni, who is in Baghdad on her first bilateral trip outside Europe, hailed Iraqi-Italian ‘cultural cooperation’. Iraq’s prime minister appeals to his visiting Italian counterpart for closer economic ties, as oil-rich Iraq continues to suffer from power cuts and decaying infrastructure. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who leads the eurozone’s third-largest economy, is on a pre-Christmas visit to Italian troops posted in Iraq – her first bilateral trip outside Europe. “We expressed our disposition to develop economic cooperation in all fields, especially agriculture, water and health,” Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said at a joint news conference on Friday. Meloni,…

The country’s online system is making it easier for women entrepreneurs to access the benefits of registering their company with the government. Saja al-Bayati has been fascinated by information technology and news since she can remember. While pursuing a master’s degree in computer engineering, she merged her tech and cyber-security interests with a budding freelance journalism career to start digital awareness campaigns – beginning a journey that would combine her two passions into a business endeavour. “The field of information technology in Iraq is quite important. We have high rates of digital illiteracy – and that can put people at…

Iraqi authorities yesterday destroyed some 5.9 tonnes of illegal drugs including vast piles of cannabis, captagon and cocaine, in what officials said was the largest quantity to be destroyed since 2009. The burning operation took place in a desert area adjacent to a military base near the capital, Baghdad. The Iraqi Minister of Health, Saleh Al-Hasnawi, said the drugs were seized by the security forces at the border crossings and in various locations across Iraq. Speaking to reporters the minister said this is the largest quantity to be destroyed since 2009. The drugs were placed in a sand pit, doused…