Archive | 2013

Basra Increases Influence on Oil & Gas Market

Advertising Feature With proven reserves of around 143 billion barrels, Iraq has the third largest reserves in the world situated across 79 oil and gas fields. Of these fields only 23 are currently producing, and it has only been in recent years that Iraq has administered bids from international and national oil and gas companies […]

Attock Cement to Invest $25m in Basra

By John Lee. Pakistan's Attock Cement Pakistan Limited (ACPL) intends to invest around $25 million in a new cement grinding unit in Basra. Summit Capital analyst Muhammad Sarfaraz Abbasi commented: "Since Iraq is an economy which is coming out of war with a huge potential for reconstruction activities, we expect the project will pay ACPL […]

Maliki Prioritises Health Care

By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Last week, despite the major political crises that have been ongoing for several months now due to protests against his policies by his opponents, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki seemed to […]

Anti-Corruption Drive in Schools

The Ministry of Education has today launched new curricula for both primary and secondary schools in Iraq. The aim is to raise awareness and understanding of the concepts of integrity, transparency, human rights and honesty. The new curricula were designed by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the UN Development Programme (UNDP). This innovative […]

Syrian Foreign Minister Visits Baghdad

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hoshyar Zebari received on May 26, 2013, at Baghdad International Airport Mr. Walid al-Muallem, Foreign Minister of Syria. The Syrian delegation met Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and discussed relations between the two brotherly countries and peoples, and ways of developing them, in addition to the latest developments in Syria and […]

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Video: Maliki Reshuffles Security Chiefs

From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's prime minister has ordered a reshuffle of his senior security commanders, including those in charge of the capital Baghdad. A major escalation in sectarian violence has pushed the government deeper into a […]

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KRG Representative to Spain visits Portugal

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Representative to Spain, Mr Daban Shadala, made his first visit to Portugal, where he held meetings with officials and private sector representatives. The objective of the visit was to meet with various Portuguese government and private sector entities, to determine points of interest for future cooperation in the areas of education, […]

Video: "Sunni, Shia must Unite Against Enemy"

From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Press TV has conducted an interview with Kevin Barrett, author and Middle East expert, Madison, about the situation in Iraq and the growing terrorism there. (Source: PressTV)

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Video: Sunnis Want Sovereign Federal Region

From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims in Iraq have taken part in anti-government protests to demand the creation of their own federal region. Al Jazeera's Omar al-Saleh reports that the organisers of the […]

Iraq to Assemble Iranian Cars

By John Lee. Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro (IKCO) is to open a 30,000-units-per-year assembly line in Iskandariya [Alexandria], south of Baghdad, by the next month. Iran Khodro deputy director for exports, Abdol’azim Sa’dian, told IRNA that the preliminary agreements were made three years ago, and Iran Khodro has been exporting its products to Iraq for about […]