From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Leaders say they have put aside differences with the Islamic State group to focus on removing Iraq's government. Zeina Khodr reports:
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) threatened on Wednesday to take legal action against buyers of Iraqi oil unless the autonomous region is paid its share of revenue from any sales. The full text of the statement from the KRG follows: Under Article 112 of the Iraqi Constitution, the Iraqi federal government is legally required to […]
The Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations (DFR), Minister Falah Mustafa, received the new British Consul General to Kurdistan Region, Mr Angus McKee. During the meeting which was attended by Ms Siham Jabali, Assistant Head of the DFR, Minister Mustafa congratulated Mr McKee on his new posting and expressed the DFR’s readiness to […]
By John Lee. The Provincial Council of Najaf has reportedly decided to boycott Saudi Arabian merchandise because of what it describes as Riyadh's support for sectarian and terrorist groups fighting in Iraq. The Media Director of Najaf's Provincial Council told AIN: "The merchants who will violate this decision will be punished after the period given […]
Canon Middle East has appointed Creative Force to expand its professional video business in Iraq. Focused on the broadcast and production industry, the collaboration is part of Canon's strategy of diversification into new business domains such as professional cinematography and pro-video. According to a BBC report, up to 97% of homes in Iraq have a […]
By John Lee. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hoshyar Zebari received on July 8, 2014, Mr. Ajay Kumar, the new ambassador of the Republic of India in Baghdad and received a copy of his credentials in a ceremony took place in the office of the ministry. The minister welcomed the guest praising the friendly relations […]
A sophisticated Chinese hacker group is now reported to be focusing its efforts on US policy towards Iraq. The group, called "Deep Panda," started targeting US policy experts and think tanks with links to Iraq on 18th June, the day that ISIS began to attack the oil refinery at Baiji. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and CTO of […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government is reportedly threatening to cancel the strategic framework agreement (SFA) it signed with the US in 2008, because of a delay in the supply of 36 F-16 fighter jets. Air Force Technology cites a U.S. official as saying that the plan to deliver the F-16s and Apache helicopters is […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with U.K. Ambassador to Iraq Simon Collis.
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Interview With Ninawa’s Governor: “Getting Rid of the Extremists in Mosul Should be Easy" Prominent Sunni Muslim politician, Atheel [Athil] al-Nujaifi, who is also the governor of Ninawa province in-exile, […]
With security in Iraq continuing to deteriorate, field teams from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have delivered emergency assistance and are gathering information on the needs and locations of large numbers of displaced people. Because of the ongoing fighting, the teams are unable to reach some areas of the governorates of Ninewa, Salah al-Din, […]
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Hala Gorani speaks to terrorism expert Peter Neumann about video that purports to show ISIS' leader in Iraq.
