From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Many Syrian refugees have spent months living in makeshift tents in sprawling camps. And with the onset of winter, life is about to get even tougher. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from the […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 28th November 2013). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,802 (+2.9%)/ $1,917 (+2.7%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 6.3bn and the weekly trading […]
The Romanian Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Jacob Prada, met with Minister Falah Mustafa today to discuss ways to further develop ties with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The meeting took place a day after the Romanian Consular Office hosted their first National Day celebration in Erbil. Also present in the meeting was the Assistant Head […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq’s Constitution So Divisive, There are Calls for a New One The Iraqi Constitution, formulated in 2005, is often described as one of the best in the Middle East. […]
Youth Conference for Social Peace: UN Envoy says recommendations must be implemented “Iraq Youth Conference for Social Peace is a needed reminder that young people coming together against terror can be a powerful force for good," said the Special Representative of the United Nations for Iraq (SRSG), Mr. Nickolay Mladenov, at the National Youth Conference […]
The Department of Foreign Relations has hosted a meeting for the Kurdistan Region’s diplomatic corps, providing them with the first update since the region's elections on the political, economic and security developments both in Kurdistan as well as Iraq. The Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, welcomed the diplomats and thanked […]
According to casualty figures released today by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), in November a total of 659 Iraqis were killed and another 1,373 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence. Some 565 civilians (including 120 civilian police) were killed last month, while some 1,186 persons (including 239 civilian police) were […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. For Power and Money: Kirkuk Extremist Groups’ Play Dirty Tricks on One Another Kirkuk security forces have recorded 21 incidents of extremist violence and around 30 deaths in the […]
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will visit Tehran following the historic agreement that Tehran reached with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (P5+1) over its nuclear program. […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Justice Minister Hassan al-Shammari announced Oct. 23 that he had prepared a Sharia-based personal-status law and submitted it to the cabinet for approval and referral to the Council of Representatives for […]
By John Lee. ExxonMobil signed agreements on Thursday with PetroChina for a 25 percent participating interest in the West Qurna I project in Iraq, and with Indonesia's Pertamina for a 10 percent participating interest in West Qurna I. ExxonMobil retains 25 percent interest and remains lead contractor. The transfer has been approved by the South Oil […]
By John Lee. The next meeting of the Iraq-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission has been fixed for 3-4 December in Baku. APA reports that the Commission is headed by the ministers of communications and information technologies of the two countries, Turkhan Mufti and Ali Abbasov. At the end of the meeting the sides are expected to sign […]
