STANDPOINT by Atique Naqvi

Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Saleh Muhammad Al Mutlaq, says sectarian politics will push toward disintegration of the nation. "If government forces are fighting against the extremists, nobody will stop them and we will also support them, our only condition is that they should not fight against the people of Iraq." The interview was published in the March 2014 issue of the Dubai-based magazine TRENDS - An International Magazine on Arab Affairs. Below is the jpeg file of the TRENDS magazine.

The semi-autonomous Kurdistan government of Northern Iraq is a magnet for regional trade, oil production and Iraqi migrants, Barham Salih explains. "Many Arab investors are coming from the Gulf and are exploring investment opportunities, whether in energy, infrastructure, tourism, agriculture or food production sectors", he said in 2011. The interview was published in the March 2011 issue of the Dubai-based magazine TRENDS - An International Magazine on Arab Affairs. Below is the jpeg file of the TRENDS magazine.