From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi parliament has passed a bill to officially recognise Shia armed groups collectively known as the Popular Mobilisation Forces. The PMF are currently playing a vital role in the battle for the […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 35 banks and 14 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $149,497,790 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
Under the theme “From Peace in the Home to Peace in the World: Step Up for Freedom and Equality”, the United Nations in cooperation with the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government launched the 16 days of Activism campaign against gender-based violence in Iraq. The campaign was launched in Baghdad on 26 November […]
KRG Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani kicked off a two-week campaign to eliminate violence against women. During a speech on Sunday, Prime Minister Barzani said the Kurdistan Regional Government has taken important steps to legally protect women rights, however more awareness campaigns are needed to end the violation of women rights. Below […]
Imperial College Iraqi Society is proud to announce the arrival of London’s biggest Iraqi networking event – the Iraqi Cultural Exhibition – ICE. But this year it has been revolutionised to be bigger and better than ever before! The Iraqi Cultural Exhibition has been privileged enough to host in excess of 400 guests every year […]
On Day 1, 93 children and family members arrived at the door of the "Peace Zone" clinic for medical care. After fleeing from ISIS to Tikrit, 123 miles south of Mosul, these families are very vulnerable and in need of so much, including basic health care. The project is the brainchild of the Iraq Health Access Organization (IHAO) founder […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Health Coordinator, Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) Project Manager, UN Development Programme (UNDP) Head of Iraq Program, International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) Procurement Manager, International Medical Corps Stabilization Unit Medic, International Medical Corps Health Officer, International Medical Corps Rehabilitation Trainer, Handicap […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: SCOPE IT Solution Associate, World Food Programme (WFP) Information Analyst, Political Affairs, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Administrative/Finance Associate, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) French Speaking Experts in WASH, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Administration and Finance Officer, International Commission […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq Thursday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber, fighter and remotely […]
By John Lee. Iraqi oil minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi [Allibi] is reported to be reshuffling senior officials within the Ministry of Oil. The Deputy minister of upstream operations, Fayadh al-Nema, will become deputy minister for refining operations, replacing Dhiaa al-Mousawi [Dhia Jaffar] who is being made an adviser at the Ministry. An official who declinined […]
By John Lee. A suicide truck bomb has killed more than 80 people, most of them Iranian Shia pilgrims, in the city of Hilla, 60 miles (100km) south of Baghdad. The Islamic State group (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) has claimed responsibility for the attack. The pilgrims were on their way back to Iran from the […]
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has issued an update on the Iraq situation as at 23rd November: Key Figures 68,340: People currently displaced from Mosul district since the military offensive began on 17 October 9,207: UNHCR kits of core relief items distributed to families (assisting some 55,000 people) displaced from Mosul corridor 9,097: […]
