Kirkuk's Governor, Abdulrahman Mostafa, met with representatives of a US consortium on Sunday, investing in the fields of petroleum, refineries, prefab construction and cell phones, and discussed with them a project to produce electricity through waste incineration, a local official said. “The U.S. investors briefed the Kirkuk officials on the nature of their work and […]
The Second Fair for Municipalities, Constructions, and Ceramics was opened on Monday, 12th July, in Erbil city. “The fair will last for one week,” a source from the fair told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Sunday. He noted that 259 foreign firms from 10 countries are participating in the fair. AK News reports that Iran, […]
Iraq needs to spend more than $1 billion a year to develop its water sector in the coming years as the war-battered country grapples with water shortages, Iraq's minister for water resources said on Sunday. Iraq has spent $1 billion each year since 2007 for water projects with funding from the government as well as […]
The Iraqi Minister for Construction and Housing, Bayan Dzehyi [Bayan Dezei], received the Bahraini ambassador to Baghdad, Salah Ali Al Maliki, to discuss cooperation in the construction sector. An official source at the ministry said that the minister discussed with the Bahraini ambassador, means of mutual cooperation in the implementation of projects or partnerships with […]
Iraqi عربي English ashkurak أشکُرَك I thank you shgad شگد how much, how many nisayt نِسیت (I) forgot gilitlii گِلِتلي (you) told me alfehn الفين two thousand aani at-thekkar آني أتذَکَر I remember aani ariid آني أرید I want aani adfa’ آني أدفَع I pay aani adfa’lak آني أدفَعلَك […]
A delegation from Bahraini investment companies met with the chairman of Basra Council on Thursday to discuss investment in the energy sector in the southern city, according to a report from Aswat al-Iraq. “Chairman of the Basra council Jabar Amin Jaber received on Thursday a delegation representing Bahraini investment companies in the energy sector,” said […]
The 12-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) crude oil production output averaged 29.12 million barrels per day (b/d) in June, down 160,000 b/d from an estimated 29.28 million b/d in May, according to a just-released Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials and analysts. Lower volumes from Iraq and Nigeria accounted for […]
Basra's Governor, Shaltagh Abboud al-Mayah, held discussions on Thursday with a company regarding projects in the oil sector, a media source said. “Al-Mayah met with a delegation from the Top Oilfield company to discuss the maintenance of oil rigs in Basra,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The meeting also addressed the local government’s […]
AK News quotes a spokesman of the American military in Iraq as saying that they will supply Lockheed Martin F-16 jets to the Iraqi Air Force. "There are discussions between Baghdad and Washington to buy F-16 jets to support the Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi air force," Gen. Stephen Lanza said. "My country is […]
The Spokesman of Kurdistan Electricity Ministry declared that the completion of Dohuk's power generating station will cover the power requirements of Kurdistan. Dohuk's 500 megawatt power generating station is comprised of four units, each producing 125 megawatts, Diyar Baban told AKnews on Thursday One of the units is expected to be ready by the end […]
LESSON 5: AT THE HOTEL AHmed drives Ryan to the front door of the Baghdad Hotel. AHmed: Haatha finduq Baghdad. Itfathal, ustaath. أحمد: هذا فِندُق بَغداد . إتفَضَل أُستاذ . This is the Baghdad Hotel. Please, sir. Ryan: Ashkurak. Shgad il ujrah? Aani nsayt inta shgilitlii. راين: أشکُرَك . شگد الأُجره ؟ آني نسیت إنتَ […]
On July 6, the website of Kurdistan’s Peyamner News Agency reported that Iraq’s second stock exchange had “opened” in the Kurdish city of Erbil. It wasn’t clear what was meant by opening, however. The Erbil Stock Exchange (ESX) was licensed in February and trading is not due to start until later this year. I believe […]
