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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

Iraq's government's call to end the United Nations mission in Iraq by 2025 has sparked diverse reactions from Iraqi politicians and observers.

13 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

Four Yemeni nationals were killed and two others wounded in an assault on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan.

28 April, 2024

In its latest annual report, the US State Department criticised worsening human rights and increased restrictions on freedom of expression and press in Iraq.

25 April, 2024