An anti-corruption raid in Iraq has drawn widespread attention after reports that authorities have recovered millions of dollars in cash and gold after raiding an MP’s home. According to multiple media reports in Iraq, security forces searched the home of an Iraqi member of parliament, Hind Al-Abbasi. They allegedly discovered approximately $57 million in cash,
Iraq has suspended all operations at its strategic oil terminals following attacks on two foreign oil tankers in the port of al-Faw. The assaults involved explosive-laden boats targeting vessels that had recently loaded crude oil at Umm Qasr port in Basra Province. Farhan al-Fartousi, head of Iraq’s General Company for Ports, confirmed the suspension to