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Dana Taib Menmy

Dana Taib Menmy

Dana Taib Menmy

Dana is an investigative journalist and The New Arab's Iraq reporter. His work has appeared in Al-Monitor, Al Jazeera English, Middle East Eye, The National, among many other outlets.

Areas of focus: analysis on Iraq's politics, security, economy, human rights, minorities, women and environment. 

Follow him on Twitter: @danataibmenmy

Saturday's race will be between Iraq's former parliament speaker, Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani, and Iraqi Sunni politician Salem al-Issawi from the Anbar province.

14 May, 2024

The political crisis in Iraq's Kurdistan region escalates as rival parties turn to Iraq's top court for rulings on their electoral interests.

10 May, 2024

This incident mirrors a concerning rise in crime in Iraq, especially the surge in mass killings and homicides by civilians.

09 May, 2024

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's first official visit to Iraq as president and the second to Baghdad in his lifetime.

09 May, 2024

This visit coincides with the Iraqi Kurdistan region's efforts to seek Iranian reassurance in tackling security issues and internal political challenges.

06 May, 2024

An Iraqi lawyer, speaking to The New Arab, connected the surge in drug use to recent amendments in the penal code, resulting in lighter sentences, mostly fines.

03 May, 2024

The Central Bank of Iraq's law was enacted on 6 March 2004 by the Coalition Provisional Authority after the US-UK-led invasion and occupation of the country.

02 May, 2024

President of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechirvan Barzani is set to postpone the region’s Parliamentary elections by at least three months.

01 May, 2024

The Khor Mor gas field, located southwest of Sulaimaniyah, is being developed by the UAE's Dana Gas company.

30 April, 2024

The Iraq-Turkey deal allows Turkey to militarily enter a 300km by 40km area within Iraqi territory, according to a KCK spokesperson and other Iraqi sources.

29 April, 2024