By John Lee. Imperial Brands, formerly Imperial Tobacco Group, stated on Tuesday that “continued instability in [Iraq and Syria] held back trading particularly in Gauloises and Gitanes in the first half." (Source: Imperial Tobacco)
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi forces retake a key town from the Islamic State group, a crucial objective on the southern front of the offensive to wrest back the city of Mosul:
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Thousands of civilians flee their homes as military operations to retake the city of Mosul and outskirts from IS jihadists intensifies.
Archeologists from the Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies (IANES) at the University of Tübingen in Germany have uncovered a large Bronze Age city not far from the town of Dohuk in northern Iraq. The excavation work has demonstrated that the settlement, which is now home to the small Kurdish village of Bassetki in the […]
WHO establishes rapid response teams to safeguard the health of newly displaced people from Mosul In light of increasing risks of disease epidemics and life-threatening health conditions among displaced populations from Mosul, the World Health Organization (WHO) has established 82 rapid response teams to provide life-saving health services and respond to public health threats. A […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq on Sunday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack and remotely piloted aircraft […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 33 banks and 15 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $147,578,051 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. UNICEF has picked UK-based Morningside Pharmaceuticals to supply medicines for emergency aid projects in the Middle East as well as Haiti and Liberia. According to a report from Leicester Mercury, the £1.2-million [$1.5-million] contract will include the supply of emergency medicines to Syria and Iraq. (Source: Leicester Mercury)
Iranian pilgrims are forbidden from traveling to the Iraqi city of Samarra until further notice in the wake of a Sunday terrorist attack that killed and wounded scores of Iranian pilgrims in the holy city, an official announced. Majid Aqababaei, a deputy interior minister for border affairs, told Tasnim on Monday that the decision to […]
The Department of the Army announced today the deployment of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with approximately 1,700 soldiers to U.S. Central Command area of responsibility this winter in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team will replace the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st […]
Kurdish authorities bulldoze homes and banish hundreds of Arabs from Kirkuk Kurdish authorities have carried out a wave of attacks, demolishing the homes and driving out hundreds of Arabs from Kirkuk, as apparent revenge for an attack carried out by the armed group calling itself the Islamic State (IS) on 21 October, said Amnesty International […]
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) reports a dramatic increase in the number of people arriving at displacement camps around Mosul. 9,018 people received relief packages from NRC during Friday alone. With the assault launched by Iraqi forces to retake the city of Mosul, the NRC warns that the fate of some 1.2 million Iraqis is […]
