News & Announcements
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Ambassador Faily Statement on Developments toward Forming the New Government in BaghdadAmbassador Lukman Faily today responded to the announcement that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will forego a third-term and will support Prime Minister-Designate Haider al-Abadi’s efforts to form a unity government. |
Thu, Aug 14, 2014 | ||
Embassy of Iraq Repatriates Antiquity ItemsThe Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in Washington, D.C. repatriated three pieces of antiquity artifacts. |
Thu, Aug 14, 2014 | ||
Iraq arranges for displaced Ninawa students to sit final examsThe Ministry of Education opened four examination centres to allow students to participate in the secondround of exams, set for August 16 and 17, and September 2, 2014. |
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Wed, Aug 13, 2014 | |
Ambassador Faily - Sky News InterviewAmbassador Faily spoke with Sky News on August 13, 2014 about the latest developments in Iraq. |
Wed, Aug 13, 2014 | ||
Iraq's Maysan begins development projectsFoundation stones laid for eight development projects worth $7.7M for cities across the province. |
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Fri, Aug 8, 2014 | |
Ambassador Faily speaks to Alhurra about the situation in IraqOn Thursday, July 31, 2014, Ambassador Lukman Faily had interview with ALhurra Tv to discuss the relationships between Iraq and the United States and the ongoing events in Iraq. |
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Sat, Aug 2, 2014 | |
Eid Al Fitr GreetingsThe Embassy of the Republic of Iraq extends its warmest greetings on the occasion of Eid-al-Fitr. |
Mon, Jul 28, 2014 | ||
Ambassador Faily participates in Panel Discussion on ISIS, Iraq and the region"The Enemy of My Enemy: An Uneasy Coalition and the Threat of ISIS" at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC discussed geo-strategic implications of the rise of ISIS. |
Mon, Jul 21, 2014 | ||
Ambassador and Mrs. Faily host Ramadan Iftar for Iraqi CommunityAmbassador and Mrs. Faily extended their well wishes to the Muslim community in the United States and around the world on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. |
Wed, Jul 16, 2014 | ||
Iraq earmarks funds for emergency medical aidFunds will be used to buy medical supplies, medicines, and generators. |
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Wed, Jul 16, 2014 | |
Maritime traffic remains normal at Iraqi portsRecent arrivals have included food shipments for Iraqi citizens, with more shipments expected from world suppliers. |
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Wed, Jul 16, 2014 | |
Airport operations remain normal throughout IraqIraq’s Ministry of Transport reports no irregularities in air traffic. |
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Tue, Jul 8, 2014 | |
Iraq to subsidize Ramadan foodsThe government allocated $500 million to subsidize basic foods during Ramadan, in an effort to protect families from price hikes. |
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Tue, Jul 8, 2014 | |
Ambassador Faily Speaks at Carnegie: 'The Future of Iraq'Ambassador Faily recently spoke at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. about the future of Iraq. Watch the event video. |
Thu, Jul 3, 2014 | ||
Ambassador Faily Responds to Developing Security Situation in IraqIraqi Ambassador to the United States Lukman Faily today responded to security developments in Iraq, including terrorist gains in some critical areas of Mosul, and highlighted new directives approved by Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki and his Cabinet to address the ongoing crisis. |
Tue, Jun 10, 2014 | ||
Iraq oil exports increase by 8% in MayThe average price of a barrel of Iraqi oil stood at $100.80 dollars in May, which added revenues of $8.07 billion dollars. |
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Mon, Jun 9, 2014 | |
New Gulf infrastructure opens up export growthA new platform metering crude in the Basra Gulf was put into action. |
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Mon, Jun 9, 2014 | |
Clarification on status of the Development Fund for IraqWashington, DC (June 5, 2014) – In response to several queries regarding the U.S. government’s recent decision to terminate immunities granted to the Development Fund for Iraq and other Iraqi entities, the Embassy of Iraq would like to make the following clarification: The Republic of Iraq welcomes the decision by the U.S. government to remove decade-old immunities that were granted to protect certain Iraqi financial entities and sectors from lawsuits following the collapse of Saddam Hussein’s regime. |
Thu, Jun 5, 2014 | ||
Ambassador Faily delivers keynote address at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution“Totalitarianism in Saddam’s Iraq: Documents as a Window to a Dictatorship” centered around a set of documents that were originally recovered from the Ba’ath Party Headquarters in Baghdad in 2003. |
Wed, Jun 4, 2014 | ||
Ambassador Faily Speaks at Potomac Exchange LuncheonAmbassador Faily gave insight about business opportunities in Iraq and the need to strengthen the mutually beneficial economic relationship between Iraq and the United States. |
Fri, May 30, 2014 |