The most senior delegation of Yazidi religious leaders ever to visit the UK has arrived in London on a three-day mission to encourage more dialogue between the Yazidis and other more mainstream faiths. Hosted by the UK-based AMAR International Charitable Foundation, the Yazidis will hold talks with Government ministers and other senior politicians, meet religious […]
Germany has contributed an additional US$3.9 million to UNDP’s Funding Facility for Immediate Stabilization (FFIS), which finances fast-track initiatives in areas liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, ISIS, Daesh, IS). This contribution brings Germany’s total financing of the Facility to $16 million. Based on priorities identified by local authorities, UNDP helps to quickly […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Monday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Tuesday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Remotely piloted aircraft […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraq: Emergency Operations Coordinator (Handicap International) Rapid Response Coordinator (Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC) Support Manager (Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC) HLP Analyst for UN Habitat (UNDP) (Source: UN) (Recruitment image via Shutterstock)
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 26 banks and 12 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Tuesday. A total of $98,756,000 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
By John Lee. According to a report from Reuters, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has started selling local bonds worth 1.5 trillion Iraqi dinars ($1.29 billion). The first local bonds sale to the public since 2003 is aimed at relieving the government budget deficit caused by falling oil prices and the costs of fighting […]
By John Lee. In its First Quarter 2016 Results, oil services company Weatherford said that it has now largely completed its Zubair project in Iraq. Net cash expenditure on the project to date amounts to $47 million. Shares in Weatherford have fallen by almost 30 percent since the results announcement. (Source: Weatherford, Yahoo!)
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraq: Associate Information Analyst (UNAMI) Logistics Officer (UNAMI) HLP Analyst for UN Habitat (UNDP) International Consultant for GEF Midterm Evaluation (UNDP) Administrative Assistant (UNOPS) (Source: UN) (Recruitment image via Shutterstock)
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has opened a new camp in a football stadium in the northern Iraqi town of Debaga for people displaced as the Iraqi military presses its offensive Islamic State […]
A U.S.-led coalition airstrike May 6 targeted and killed Abu Wahib, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s military emir for Iraq’s Anbar province, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said today. The spokesman said Wahib is a former member of al-Qaida in Iraq and has been seen in ISIL execution videos. That strike also […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Monday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Ground-attack, attack, fighter […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 31 banks and 19 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $96,533,333 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
