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. Vacation Gridlock: Too Many Holidays Paralyse Karbala City Of all Iraqi cities, Karbala may well be the one with the most holidays. That’s because when there is a major […]
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. Mosul’s Ancient Arcades: Endangered by Progress and a Bad Attitude The city of Mosul is known for its unique architecture. But as with so many antiquities in Iraq, some […]
By John Lee. Korea's BIT Computer has said it will build a healthcare information system for the Health Ministry and public health centers in Iraq. The 24-month $260,000 project also includes creating data communications links between the ministry and health centers. The company will work with the Korea International Cooperation Agency as part of an […]
By John Lee. China's Caixin has reported that the Missan Oil Company (MOC) has suspended all activities of a company called Hermic, an oilfield service company controlled by former executives of the China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC). Hermic is said to have won at least 12 engineering outsourcing contracts worth US$75 million from CNPC at 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. In an interview with Al-Monitor, Basra governor Majid al-Nasrawi confirmed that his city had contracted a British security consulting firm (whose name he would not disclose before the completion of the contract) […]
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. 44 Iraqi MPs Resign: Who Are They, and What Are the […]
By John Lee. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz (pictured) said today that Kurdish oil has started flowing to the Turkish port of Ceyhan via the new pipeline, but it will not be shipped to world markets without agreement from Baghdad. According to Reuters, the Minister said he hopes a deal allowing exports to begin can […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sunni Muslim tribesmen in Iraq's Anbar province have seized control of all police stations in Fallujah, with armed men removing all officials from their posts as the army remains positioned outside the city's […]
According to casualty figures released by UNAMI, a total of 759 Iraqis were killed and another 1,345 were wounded in acts of terrorism and violence in December*. The number of civilians killed was 661 (including 175 civilian police), while the number of civilians injured was 1201 (including 258 civilian police). A further 98 members of […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. As we start another year, the focus of media attention has been, understandably, on Iraq's increasingly difficult security situation. But as always, there is more to the story. For example, professional services firm PwC has said its Iraqi business has grown by 30 percent over the past year; the government has just […]
According to Iraq Oil Report, the Ukrainian firm K&M Ltd. is tipped to win a $230-million contract to replace one of the two pipelines of the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP). If the firm has been selected by the North Oil Company (NOC) as its preferred contractor, the decision would still need the endorsement of the Oil […]
The Iraqi State Minister for Provinces' Affairs, Torurhan Mudhir Hassan al-Mufti, has reportedly said that Iraq is interested in using the services of Azerbaijan's Azerspace satellite. APA quotes the Minister as saying: “Our country is ... interested in Azerbaijan’s ICT projects. For example, Iraq is developing [a] project [to launch a] national satellite. However, this […]
