Iraq
Iraq’s fiscal position will ease as war debt repaid
UN Chapter VII sanctions were lifted after 30 years following Iraq’s final repayment of war reparations to Kuwait
IraqElectricity trade in the Middle East will grow slowly
Cross-border electricity trade in the Middle East and North Africa is expanding slowly
Middle EastGovernment creation made harder by Iraqi federal court
A federal court has declared a Kurdistan regional oil and gas law unconstitutional
IraqPolitical tensions will delay the new Iraqi government
Hoshyar Zebari of the Kurdistan Democratic Party was disqualified by the Supreme Court from the presidential election
IraqIraqi politics is exacerbating tribal conflict
Moqtada al-Sadr and Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi have both sent delegations to de-escalate violence in Maysan
IraqRelations between Iraqi and Syrian Kurds worsen
Iraqi Kurdistan temporarily closed its border with Syria out of irritation with one of the Kurdish factions there
SyriaIraqi government formation will be delayed further
The Iraqi president’s main electoral challenger has had his nomination suspended
IraqIslamic State will mount revenge operations in Syria
The Islamic State leader has died during a raid by US special forces
Syria
