By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani has received the Chairman of the Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture, architect Ahmed Al-Malak, accompanied by Iraqi architect Manhal Al-Habbobi and Jordanian architect Osayd Al-Aytan. The meeting discussed preparations for Baghdad's hosting of the Arab Architecture Festival in October, organised by the Tamayouz Foundation under the Prime […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has announced an increase in the ratio of total credit to total deposits, reflecting stronger lending activity and support for economic growth. The ratio reached 61 percent in the second quarter of 2025, up from 55 percent in the same period of 2024, representing an 11 […]
By John Lee. Kalaam Telecom Group has announced the successful completion of the first year of operations of its Iraq Transit route, launched in partnership with Iraq's Informatics & Telecommunication Public Company (ITPC). It says the terrestrial route has become a vital alternative for data traffic between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Europe, delivering […]
By John Lee. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) has said it is concerned by the decision of the Bnaslawa Misdemeanour Court in Erbil on 19th August 2025 to sentence journalist Mr. Shirwan Shirwani to four and a half years imprisonment on a charge that he denies. It said in a statement: "UNAMI's […]
By John Lee. BKPS, an affiliate of global energy company Karpowership, has signed a contract with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity and the General Company for Electric Energy Production / Southern to deliver up to 590 MW of electricity through two Powership vessels. The vessels, including the Orka Sultan, will be deployed to the ports of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Communications, Dr. Hiyam Al-Yasiri (pictured), has met with Ooredoo of Qatar to discuss joint projects aimed at strengthening Iraq's role as a regional and international data hub. Talks focused on implementing bilateral agreements to route communications traffic via the FIG submarine cable landing station in Al-Faw, managed by Ooredoo, […]
By John Lee. The National Investment Commission (NIC) has hosted a high-level meeting with an Omani delegation to discuss the establishment of advanced international data centres and the transit of fibre optic cables in Iraq under an investment model. The meeting, chaired by NIC Chairman Dr Haider Mohammed Makiyya, was attended by Oman's Ambassador to […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has received the President, Eastern Hemisphere, of Halliburton, Shannon Slocum, and his accompanying delegation in Baghdad. Al-Sudani emphasised that the presence of major international oil companies in Iraq reflects the government's commitment to developing the energy sector in line with global standards. He highlighted Iraq's plans to […]
By John Lee. Turkish logistics company DMN Lojistik has successfully delivered a shipment of goods from Gaziantep, Türkiye, to Amman, Jordan, using Iraq as a transit route under the United Nations-backed TIR system. According to a press release from the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the eight-truck convoy completed the journey in under five days, […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has authorised the Ministry of Electricity to sign an addendum with China's SEPCOIII [Electric Power Construction Corporation] for the construction of a dry gas pipeline supplying the Anbar Combined-Cycle Power Plant. The project involves a 250-kilometre pipeline, with the new addendum covering the construction of the section from the […]
By John Lee. Jordan's National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) has announced an agreement with Iraq to extend the electricity supply contract for one year. NEPCO's Director General, Dr. Sufyan Bataineh, confirmed that, at Iraq's request, the company will continue providing power from Jordan's grid to Iraq's Al-Rutba region until September 2026, or until the planned […]
By John Lee. Norway's DNO ASA has reported net production of 56,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) in the second quarter of 2025, out of a company total of 92,600 boepd. Gross production was ramped up on a test basis to 55,000 boepd, split roughly evenly […]
