Shafaq News / Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein is visiting Washington this week to discuss with U.S. officials the country’s faltering currency and a new money-tracking program aimed at cracking down on money laundering.

In an interview with VOA’s Kurdish Service, Hussein discussed h

Shafaq News / The US-Gulf Cooperation Council Defense Working Group held its third meeting in Riyadh on Wednesday, focusing on confronting the increasing threats posed by Iran in the region, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The group consisted of a senior US delegation led by Robert

Shafaq News / Iraq's Prime Mohammed Shia al-Sudani arrived in Munich to attend the Munich security council, heading a government delegation, a statement by al-Sudani's office said.

The President of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Nechirvan Barzani, will attend the annual Munich Security