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Iraq's Defence Industries Commission presented the country's first domestically-manufactured handgun. The Babel handgun has been developed in partnership with China North Industries Corporation (Norinco).

Leaders from across the Arab Gulf states and Egypt have been travelling around the region to heal fractures and head off the perceived threat from Iran’s nuclear ambitions, amid speculation that more GCC member states could move towards normalisation with Israel when US President Joe Biden comes to the region.

Dana Gas has suspended a project to expand output at the Khor Mor gas field, following a series of rocket attacks in Iraq.

Iraq's state-owned Basra Oil Company (BOC) will acquire the biggest share in ExxonMobil's stake in the West Qurna 1 oilfield. Others involved in the field include PetroChina, Japan's Itochu, Indonesia's Pertamina and Iraq's Oil Exploration Company.

After months of failed efforts to form a new government, Shia leader Moqtada Al-Sadr’s call for his 73 Council of Representatives (parliament) members (MPs) to resign has thrown the Iraqi political scene into fresh turmoil.

GSN Risk Grade: D4↓ Recent developments- Presidential compromise: Talks between the main Kurdish political parties appear to have led to a breakthrough on an agreed candidate for the federal presidency – which has divided them since the October general election.

GSN Risk Grade: D4 Recent developments- Kadhimi to remain? A group of Iran-backed Shia parties known as the Co-ordination Framework may back Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi for another term of office, according to local media reports.

Iraq’s post-Saddam record as a democracy has hardly been flawless but at least the political rules of engagement were clear and, for the most part, observed by the participants – until now, it seems. The outlook for a political settlement in a dysfunctional system looks bleak, meaning a government is likely to take many more months to emerge.

A fifth round of talks between Saudi and Iranian officials was held at Baghdad International Airport on 21 April, after a seven-month hiatus. The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the atmosphere as positive.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to roil global oil and gas markets – particularly in Europe where countries are chasing alternative supplies to reduce their heavy energy dependency on Russia.

Crude exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) totalled 75.2m bbls in H2 2021, a fall of 2.8% on H1 21, according to the latest audited figures released by Deloitte.

Iran has named Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadeq as its new ambassador to Baghdad. As is often the case with Iranian ambassadors to Iraq, Sadeq is reportedly a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp’s elite Quds Force.

The Council of Representatives (parliament) failed to elect a new federal president for a third time on 30 March, four days after the previous abandoned effort, which followed an initial failure in February.

US President Joe Biden has nominated Timmy Davis as US ambassador to Qatar. Arabic-speaking Davis spent almost a decade in the US Marine Corps before joining the diplomatic service.

The Turkish TB-2 uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) already has buyers in the Mena region and by proving its worth in Ukraine is likely to find even more.