The Karbala governor has opened a modern butcher’s shop in the city, which was constructed by a local company at a total cost of 1 billion Iraqi dinars, a media spokesperson said on Saturday. “The shop is located on the main road between Karbala and Najaf,” Zaheer Majli told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The butcher’s […]
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Tags: Industry & Trade
New Fuel Cards for Baghdad
The Ministry of Oil has discussed with Baghdad City Council a mechanism for the distribution of fuel and Kerosene Oil to them through a fuel card. “ Mr. Akram has stressed the establishment of a committee, composed of representatives of the Ministry and City Council for the printing of new fuel cards” as the current […]
Tags: fuel cards, Oil & Gas
Ministry Studies Market Needs
The Iraq Ministry of Agriculture has said that the domestic production of agricultural crops and eggs has started to supply a big part of the needs of the Iraqi market. A source in the Ministry said that banning the importation of some crops from neighbouring countries comes after studying the needs of the local market […]
Tags: Agriculture
30 Girls on Stained Glass Course in Talafar
Thirty girls in Talafar have graduated on Friday from a training course in stained glass. “The girls were different ages and all were from Talafar (60 km) northwest of Mosul,” Mahdi Ghazi Ilias, a source from the course, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that during the course, experts trained the girls to develop […]
Tags: Educational
Importance of Joint Oil Agreements - Expert
Oil expert Abduljabar al-Halafi on Friday highlighted the importance of signing an agreement to benefit from potential oilfields between Iraq and neighboring countries. “There are no joint oilfields between Iraq and neighboring countries, but there are potential geographic reserves on borders,” al-Halafi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The use of any part of these oilfields […]
Iraq Pushes Boeing for New Aircraft
Iraq's ministry of transport is pressing Boeing to pull forward its scheduled to deliver of 55 new aircraft the state-owned Iraqi Airways. The fleet of 55 new Boeing 737s, 777s and 787s are not due to arrive until 2013, but they are hoping to get some delivered this year. Currently the airline owns just four […]
Tags: Aircraft
Iran to Open Bank in Baghdad
The Central Bank of Iraq has given permission to the Parsian and Karafarin Iranian banks to open offices in Baghdad, according to local agency reports. The banks were given a month to determine the place of offices and to transfer their capital to Iraq. ( Trend )
Irregularities Uncovered in Salah al-Din Council
The Board of Supreme Audit has discovered financial irregularities in the Salah al-Din provincial council, an official statement said on Thursday. This came during a session headed by the board’s president, Abdulbaset Turkey, to discuss the 2009 financial statements of the council, according to a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The session has […]
Banks Cancel Holiday
The state-run banks in Thi-Qar province have canceled their Saturday holiday and extended their working hours until 05:00 p.m. in an attempt to serve more clients. This decision came after Governor Taleb al-Hassan had met with retired people who were queuing for a long wait to receive their salaries, according to a statement released by […]
Gulfsands Shares Surge After Approach
Gulfsands Petroleum (AIM: GPX) noted its recent share price movement on London’s AIM market and confirmed that has received a preliminary approach, which may or may not lead to an offer for Gulfsands. The company’s shares have surged over 19% to trade at 310p on the London Stock Exchange today (19 March). Gulfsands Petroleum is […]
Tags: Oil & Gas
OPEC Symposium Baghdad - Sept
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will hold a symposium in September for its 50th anniversary, Iraq's oil minister said Wednesday. Hussein al-Shahristani told Dow Jones Newswires of the planned event after exiting an OPEC meeting in which the cartel decided to keep output quotas steady. OPEC was founded in Baghdad on Sept. 14, 1960. […]
New Water Dam in Diyala
The Iraqi Water Resources Ministry said it has opened a new water dam in Diala province. “The dam will accumulate rain water,” the Ministry said in a release posted on its website. The Ministry said that the dam, constructed by local staff, can store up to 3.62 million cubic meters of water. “The project’s total […]
Tags: Public Works, Water