By John Lee. Radioactive material that went missing in Iraq in November has been found, apparently undamaged, on Sunday near a patrol station in Zubair. The chief of the security panel at the Basra Provincial Council told Reuters: "A passer-by found the radioactive device dumped in Zubair and immediately informed security forces which went with […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Engineers say the Mosul dam in northern Iraq is the world's most dangerous - despite millions of dollars that have been spent to strengthen it. They need more cash - after discovering that […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 18th Feb 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD959 (-0.9%) / $992 (-0.9%) (weekly change) (-12.0% and -13.4% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
By John Lee. The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) has awarded a contract for the supply of 100 prefabricated shelter units for IDP’s at the Eyon Missan IDP camp. The contract (Reference: 15-IQOH-ITB-089), valued at $589,690, has been given to Wadi Albarari for General Contracting & Engineering Consultancy & General Trading and Oil […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported Sunday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Airstrikes in Syria Attack, fighter, and remotely […]
From Amnesty International. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The 40 death sentences handed down today in Iraq after a fundamentally flawed mass trial show a reckless disregard for justice and human life, said Amnesty International and brings the total sentenced in […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 28 banks and 21 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $107,570,000 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. Mohammad Reza Nematzadeh, Iranian minister of Industry, Trade and Mines, has opened a new assembly line at Iran Khodro (IKCO)'s assembly plant in Iskandariya, Iraq. The factory has the capacity to manufacture 30 Arisan pickup trucks per day; the Arisan, also called the “PU1”, replaces the Paykan pickup in Iran’s market. Parts […]
By John Lee. A new 30-percent customs tariff in Iraq is reported to be slowing business at the port of Umm Qasr (pictured), which handles 80 percent of the country's imports, choking the port with thousands of uncollected cargo containers. But according to the report from Reuters, the new rate does not apply in Iraqi […]
By John Lee. Iraq’s Commission of Integrity has referrd four former senior officials to court on charges of corruption. Middle East Monitor reports the the Commission referred two former deputies of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the former director of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s military office, and Baghdad’s former mayor. Bahaa al-Araji, Saleh al-Mutlaq, Farouk […]
UltiSat has been awarded a contract by SOS International (SOSi) to provide an integrated and managed satellite communications network solution in Taji, Iraq. SOSi is a provider of logistics, construction, training, intelligence, and information technology solutions to clients in the defense, diplomatic, intelligence and law enforcement communities. UltiSat is tasked to deploy, operate, and maintain […]
By John Lee. High-ranking officials from Iran and Iraq are to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to improve cooperation in fighting financial corruption. The Head of the General Inspection Office of Iran, Nasser Seraj, hosted a visit from Hasan Al-Yasiri, the head of Iraq's Commission of Integrity, at which various aspects of the anti-corruption […]
