As part of its special program for the holy month of Ramadan, Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue RCD held a discussion session in which His Eminence, Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim , head of the Reform and Reconstruction Alliance was hosted. The session was held at Babylon Hotel in Baghdad in May 11, 2018 under the title "Reform in Iraq: Political Reality and Internal and External Challenges". Mr. Al-Hakim talked about all the hot political files in Iraq, and presented his views on them. With regard to the reform...

Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Khaled Battal Al-Najm, Minister of Planning. Moderator: Dr. Aqeel Al-Khaqani, Senior Fellow of Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD). Date: August 22, 2020

Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue held an economic symposium entitled "Potential Effects of Reevaluating the Exchange Rate for the Dinar: From an Academic Standpoint". A number of professors, specialists and politicians participated in the symposium, along with more than 180 participants who attended it. At the beginning, Prof. Dr. Hassan Latif Al-Zubaidi welcomed the participants and attendees of the symposium. Then it was moderated by Dr. Kamel Allawi Al-Fatlawi. Dr. Sawsan Al-Jubouri, Dean of the...

Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue RCD held a seminar entitled "Higher Education in Iraq: Problems of Central Administration, Privatization, and the Need for Development" on Friday, February 26, 2021 via (ZOOM) platform, in which an important group of academics and professors in Iraqi public and private universities lectured at. The seminar was moderated by Dr. Ahmed Al-Mammouri, the Director of the Research and Development Department. Where it was opened with a speech by the Executive director of...

The Rafidain Dialogue Center (RCD) organized a symposium entitled "Iraqi-European Cooperation: Vision and Partnership Prospects", held at sergio de Mello Hall at RCD's headquarters, lectured by Mr. Martin Huth, Ambassador of the European Union in Iraq. The lecturer reviewed the European Union's policy towards Iraq, in which Mr. Huth pointed out that it stems from two aspects, the first is valuables and the second is political, because Iraq represents a neighbor of the European Union and that any...

Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue RCD held a symposium entitled " Water resources in Iraq among the hammer of dams, irrigation policies, and external influences ", at Sergio de Mello Hall in August 20, 2020, in which the Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani present a lecture. The minister reviewed water situation in Iraq in terms of the international and internal dimensions, focusing on the crucial challenges in that file. Outside, the lecturer mentioned the absence of agreements with Turkey and Iran constitutes an ongoing challenge, as for the internal level, the most prominent challenges are to overtake rivers water and it’s pollution. However, Mr. Al-Hamdani also mentioned the security problems and financial crisis have delayed Iraq a lot from carrying out modernization of its water system. The symposium was attended by a group of academics and specialists in the field of water in the holy province of Najaf. Below are the most important outcomes of the symposium:

Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue held a symposium titled: "The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs: The Vision, Challenges, and the Development Project,” in which the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Dr. Adel Al-Rikabi, hosted at Sergio de Mello's hall at RCD in May 14, 2020, and delivered a lecture. The lecturer reviewed the ministry's tasks, projects, and the crucial obstacles that facing its work, indicating that it is one of the ancient ministries in the Iraqi state, which was established in 1939, it is currently sponsoring multiple segments of society that include several millions who are victims of wars and difficult situations that the country has gone through.

Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue RCD organized an interactive symposium entitled "Anti-Corruption: Legal Obstacles and Political Challenges", on RCD's S rgio Vieira de Mello Hall in July 31m 2019, during which, Professor Jamal Al-Asadi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, gave a lecture on how to address the phenomenon of administrative and financial corruption that is widespread in the country. Al-Asadi spoke about the most prominent legal and political obstacles and difficulties in combating...

Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue RCD organized an interactive symposium entitled "Iraq and the European Union: Prospects for Partnership and Reconstruction", in April 9, 2019 on RCD's S rgio Vieira de Mello Hall. At the symposium, His Excellency Ambassador of the European Union in Iraq, Mr. Ramon Plecoa, and His Excellency Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Iraq, Mr. Hendrik van Devlede, gave a valuable lecture on the nature of the relationship between Iraq and the European Union and the nature...

On 25/03/2019, Al-Rafidain Center for Dialogue RCD organized an interactive symposium entitled " The Ministry of Construction and Housing: The future vision and obstacles to implementation ", on RCD's S rgio Vieira de Mello Hall in March 25, 2019. At the symposium, His Excellency the Minister of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, Mr. Bankin Rikani gave a lecture on the nature of the projects implemented by the Ministry and ways to solve the technical problems facing it. Mr....