Archive | 2024

Iraq Accedes to Oil Pollution Convention

By John Lee. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has notified the Director of the IOPC Funds, Mr Gaute Sivertsen, that the Republic of Iraq deposited its instrument of accession to the 1992 Fund Convention [the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution] on 5 August 2024. The Convention will therefore enter into […]

National Strategy for Sustainable Land Management in Iraq

FAO and MoE are developing the National Strategy for Sustainable Land Management in Iraq [EN/AR] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq, conducted the annual National Project Steering Committee under the project "Sustainable Land Management (SLM) for Improved Livelihoods in Degraded Areas of Iraq," funded by the Global Environment Facility […]

Iraq's Watergate and the Fallout for US Relations

By Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Watergate and the Fallout for U.S. Relations The politicized corruption of the country's best intelligence agency has exploded into a major eavesdropping scandal directed […]

PM meets with Daewoo, Technital, re Al-Faw Grand Port

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired a meeting this week to follow up on the progress of Al-Faw Grand Port, attended by representatives from Daewoo, the Korean company, and the Italian consultancy firm, Technital. The Prime Minister's Office said he reviewed the details of the ongoing work on the key projects within […]

Iraq and Batelco Discuss Strategic Telecom Cooperation

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Communications, Dr. Hayam Al-Yasiri, met with senior officials from Bahrain's Batelco to explore potential partnerships in telecommunications and undersea cables. The discussions focused on utilizing Iraq's strategic geographic location for international data transit, positioning the country as a key route for data traffic to Europe. Al-Yasiri emphasized Iraq's secure […]

UK-based Firm a "Third Party Monitoring Agent" in Iraq

By John Lee. R.M Team FZE has won a contract with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to act as a "Third Party Monitoring Agent" in Iraq. The annoucement from the UN gave no further details, but stated a contract value of $279,277. Registered in UK, and with an apparently significant presence in […]

New Report: Social Cohesion in Iraq

By John Lee. The Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich has published a report titled, "Social Cohesion in Iraq: Leveraging Religious, Political, and Tribal Authorities for Conflict Transformation." The aim of this report is to explore the nature of conflict transformation activities that engage informal religious and political authorities to foster social cohesion […]