By John Lee. Foreign Minister Dr. Ibrahim al-Jaafari met Minister of State for Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil Armando Monteiro in his office in the Brazilian capital as part of a series of meetings during an official visit to promote relations in a number of areas. During the meeting the Minister pointed out […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place between 8 a.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. Thursday, local time, noting that assessments of results […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that it's running out of money to help nearly 3 million Iraqis displaced by violence as the Islamic state of Iraq and the Levant (IS, ISIS, […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. It's nearly a year since the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) seized control of Mosul. Almost as significantly, it is also roughly one year since the price of crude oil began its latest descent, severely limiting Iraq's ability to fund its defence and development. Many expect these two phenomena to be with […]
By John Lee. Serco, the UK-based international service company, has announced a 1 year contract extension with the Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA). The contract covers a full range of services including the continued development of Air Traffic Services and Academy Training at Baghdad International Airport. According to a statement from Serco, the partnership between […]
The European Commission has just announced an extra €25 million in aid for the victims of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The funding will help the internally displaced people, including those who recently fled the fighting in Ramadi, Anbar governorate, with water, food, sanitation, shelter, medical supplies and health care. Speaking today in Brussels […]
The British Consulate General Erbil has a vacancy for a Head of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) C4 (L) position. Interested candidates should forward the following to [email protected]: An updated Curriculum Vitae. A fully completed Application Form. Please provide examples of performance in each competency on the summary section of the application form. A covering […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, which took place between 8 a.m. Tuessday and 8 a.m. Wednesday, local time, noting that assessments of results […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Several Sunni tribal sheiks and tribes in Anbar province have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (IS, ISIS, ISIL). They met in the city of Fallujah on Wednesday, […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government has published its Monthly Export Report for May 2015. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) exported 17,906,242 barrels of crude oil (an average of 577,621 barrels per day (bpd)) in the month of May through the Kurdistan pipeline network to the port of Ceyhan in Turkey. Of this amount, fields operated by […]
Restrata has been awarded a $1.2 million dollar (1.4 billion Iraqi dinar) contract to deploy a new managed internet network across six locations in Iraq, including West Qurna 2 Oilfield, Baghdad, Basra Central and Iraq Energy City. This new managed network enables Restrata to provide their clients with IP connectivity required to access bandwidth-hungry services […]
The National Ranking of Kurdistan Region Universities is a project of the KRG Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which is scheduled to be launched for the first in the region in next September. “Preparations for the National Ranking of Kurdistan Region Universities, including both the public and private sector universities, are ongoing. Currently […]
