The story: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has met with top officials in Baghdad in his second visit to Iraq in the past two years. The Emir held discussions with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ Al-Sudani, culminating in a Qatari pledge to invest billions of dollars in Iraq “in the coming years.” The fledgling economic partnership follows recent Emirati and Saudi investments in Iraq to boost the country’s economy following a period of political crisis. 

The coverage: Qatar’s Amiri Diwan circulated a joint press statement by the Emir and Sudani following their consultations in Baghdad on June 15.

• According to the readout, the two leaders stressed “the importance of growing trade exchanges between the two countries,” particularly in the fields of energy, hospitality, and infrastructure development.

• The Emir expressed his support for regional projects such as the Iraqi “Development Road Initiative,” which seeks to...