The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad congratulates the Government of Iraq (GOI) on its launch of the Social Safety Net (SSN) program. The Social Safety Net helps ensure that unemployed and disabled Iraqi citizens have access to sufficient financial aid and benefits from the government. Many vulnerable Iraqis will benefit from this important system. The U.S. […]
From USAID/Tarabot. This video provides an overview of the historic accomplishment of the Iraqi government and those who support them - the rollout of the country's first social safety net. The video features interviews from both project staff and members of the Iraqi government, such as Nassar al-Rubaie, Iraq's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs:
Following the recent article by our Expert Blogger, Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, Iraq's Ministry of Oil has issued a statement regarding Satarem's involvement with the Missan [Maysan] refinery project. The statement is carried here in full and unedited: Commenting about the news that was declared by the media, press & some websites about the memorandum of […]
By John Lee. Energy Global reports that the Turkish construction firm EID Insaat is to build a 120-km pipeline for ExxonMobil in Iraq. The $90-million project is expected to take approximately one year to complete. The company Chairman said that this was in addition to an 85-km long pipeline project currently under construction. The Iraqi […]
By John Lee. Aljazira Capital has raised its rating on Astra Industrial Group to overweight from neutral after the Saudi industrial conglomerate started a new steel millin Iraq. The Jeddah-based investment bank was initially expecting the melt shop of 450,000 metric tons/year of billet and mill of 300,000 mt/y of rebar to begin operations in […]
By John Lee. Dubai-based MAG Container Lines (MCL), a division of the multinational MAG Group, has added three new automated vessels to its existing fleet on the UAE-Iraq route. According to the report from TradeArabia, the addition of the Al Hussein, MAG Bride (pictured) and MAG Pearl boosts the company's potential capacity on the route by 60 […]
The Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Shohei Hara, met with the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, on Tuesday to discuss JICA’s new projects in the region as well as other areas of mutual interest. The meeting was also attended by the Assistant Head of the DFR, Siham […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government of has approved plans to build a $472-million industrial city in Anbar Governorate. According to Zawya, a spokesman for the General Directorate for Industrial Development (GDID) said the contract to develop this project has been awarded to the State Company for Industrial Design and Construction (SCIDC). Dedicated to small […]
By John Lee. The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani (pictured), has said that Iraq is keen to see oil shipped via pipeline from the Iraqi Kurdistan, but any exports must be approved by Baghdad. Turkey and the KRG signed a multi-billion-dollar energy deal last month, but Reuters reports that the Iraqi central government is […]
A trade delegation representing companies from the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia met with the Governor of Karbala as well as members of the Provincial Council last week. The companies presented their capabilities and discussed with officials and technical experts of the provinces a wide range of economic and social development and […]
By John Lee. A US man who helped steal two 10-ton electrical generators from a military base in Iraq in four years ago has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $352,111 in restitution. Ruebin S. Thomas, a former civilian contractor, had pleaded guilty to stealing the two generators from the […]
Building on the theme of UTN1’s music video “While We Can,” the Iraqi Children Foundation (ICF) is launching a year-end fundraising campaign to raise $15,000 for food, tutoring, and a safe place for Iraqi orphans and street children to go during the day. After 10 years of war in Iraq, bombings and killing are on […]
