AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAnti-Corruption Push in Baghdad: Security forces raided the home of Baghdad Chamber of Commerce director Firas al-Hamdani, as Iraq’s Integrity Commission continues corruption sweeps. Cost of Living Pressure: A new report highlights how salaries and pensions get wiped out by rent, utilities, food, transport, and generator costs, leaving little room to save. Food Security Move: The Cabinet banned agricultural imports until the end of the domestic production season and approved a draft law to create a Food and Drug Authority. US-Iraq Ties and Withdrawal Deadline: Washington reiterated support for PM Ali al-Zaidi’s agenda ahead of the Sept. 30 coalition withdrawal, while the clock keeps ticking on weapons control and militia disarmament. Security and Trials: Iraq says it has finished interrogating 5,704 ISIS suspects transferred from Syria and is moving them toward trial. Religious Rights Ruling: Iraq’s appeals court upheld a woman’s right to change her official status to Christian after she was misclassified as Muslim as a minor. Oil and Helicopter Updates: Iraq’s PM called for boosting output to 10 million bpd by 2030, and the US approved a possible $800M Bell helicopter sale to modernize Iraq’s rotary-wing fleet.
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