Washington: No U.S. contribution to Iraq in upcoming reconstruction conference

February 9th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The United States does not plan to contribute any money at a conference in Kuwait next week to fund Iraq's reconstruction drive after the war against ISIS militants, U.S. and Western officials said, a move critics say could deal a new blow to American standing internationally. "We are not planning to announce anything,"...

Abadi: Iraq’s reconstruction may cost $100 billion

January 26th, 20180 DAVOS, Switzerland — Iraq called on Thursday for foreign investors to help it rebuild after defeating ISIS and making progress in reuniting the country, saying it would need up to $100 billion to fix crumbling infrastructure and war-torn cities. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said help was needed with dozens of projects, as Iraq...