The first flight carrying pilgrims has taken off from Ninewa Airport to Jeddah International Airport, a civilian source said on Saturday. “The plane, carrying 223 pilgrims from local residents aboard, took off this afternoon,” the source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Umra is a pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, performed by Muslims […]
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KRG's UK Representative Announces London Trade and Investment Conference
The High Representative to the UK on Wednesday announced that a major conference will take place in London in June this year to promote international trade and investment in the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. Ms Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman said, “The conference, which has the full support of Prime Minister Barham Salih, gives international companies […]
Tags: Industry & Trade
OPEC to Keep Quota Unchanged With Oil Above $80, Survey Shows
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will uphold its target of 24.845 million barrels a day when it meets in Vienna on March 17, according to 42 of 44 analysts surveyed this week. Shokri Ghanem, chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corp. said on March 9 that “no new decision is expected,” while Saudi Arabian Oil […]
Poultry Research Project Ended
A source in Karbala’ agriculture directorate said that poultry raising research had ended. The project aimed at training farmers to use new techniques. ( Al SumariaTV )
Tags: Agriculture
Loan Program for Teachers Launched in Wassit
A loan program for school teachers and education department personnel has been launched in Wassit province, a local official said on Thursday. “The program is being implemented in coordination with Al-Rafidayn Bank,” an official from the Loans Committee, Abbas Kadhem, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Beneficiaries will be given 5 million Iraqi dinars (ID) each […]
Tags: Educational
Ports Personnel Contracts Extended to May after protests
Part-time personnel working for the Ports Company have had their contracts extended to May following a peaceful demonstration in Basra city. “The procedure came in the light of instructions from the minister of transportation, Eng. Aamer Abduljabbar Ismail…,” a media official from the company, Anmar al-Safi, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. On Thursday, dozens of […]
Najaf Book Fair Opens
Najaf’s third book fair opened on Friday (March 12) with the participation of Arab and foreign publishing houses, a local official said. “Tomorrow, the Cultural Affairs Department in Najaf will open the largest book fair in the province…,” the head of the intellectual and cultural affairs department in the province, Jihad al-Hassani, told Aswat al-Iraq […]
Tags: Industry & Trade, Najaf
Cement Public Company Signs Rehabilitation Contracts
Cement Public Company affiliated to Iraq Ministry of Industry and Minerals said that the ministry signed many contracts with Iraqi and international companies in order to renew cement facilities in Iraq and to increase their productivity. A source in the company said that the ministry signed a contract with Al Massira Iraqi Company to rehabilitate […]
Tags: cement, Industry & Trade
Furnaces and Compressors saught
The Iraqi Ministry of Industry has signed an investment contract to purchase rotary furnaces for its factories. The Ministry also received air compressors that have been installed and are operational. (Aswat Al Iraq)
Tags: Industry & Trade, Ministry
Intersection Bridge Opened in Muthanna
A new intersection bridge was opened in al-Muthanna province on Thursday at a total cost of seven billion Iraqi dinars. “The project is strategic,” Ibrahim al-Mayiali, the governor of Muthanna, said in a speech during the inaugural ceremonies. He said that other projects will be opened in Muthanna soon. Samawa, the capital city of Muthanna […]
Tags: Bridge, Construction & Engineering
Iraq Investors Trade Polls for Portfolios
The room is buzzing. Men lean on wooden shelves as they phone brokers sitting behind a glass barrier. Others focus on screens showing the latest trades on the Iraq Stock Exchange, while an AK-47-wielding guard keeps his distance behind. The market has resumed trading after a five-day break because of Sunday’s general election and the […]
OPEC Likely to Face Iraq Test Sooner Than Expected
The storm brewing on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) horizon over future Iraqi oil output could engulf the producer group sooner than it would like. "There's only one issue, but it's a big one. It's a tsunami. Iraq," said Leo Drollas at the Centre for Global Energy Studies. After years of sanctions and […]