By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On Aug. 31, 2013, Iraqi security forces used force to disperse demonstrations organized by activists and intellectuals in Baghdad and other cities to demand the cancellation of privileges and salaries for MPs […]
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. With Iraqi political turmoil once more making headlines in the United […]
By John Lee. British-based bank Standard Chartered is to open its first branch in Iraqi Kurdistan early next month, reports Reuters. Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Iraq, Gavin Wishart, told the news agency that the business environment in Kurdistan was "progressive" and described the pace of development as "encouraging". The bank opened its country […]
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. Iraqi Kurdistan vs Baghdad: Oil Crisis Not About Money, its About Independence The announcement by Iraqi Kurdistan that they had started exporting oil to Turkey, despite numerous warnings from […]
By John Lee. The National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad may reopen in April, having been closed since being partially damaged and ransacked in 2003. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, museum director Qais Rashid said the museum was being rebuilt with cooperation from Italy, adding that the final step of the planned renovation would be the […]
This 105-page report documents abuses of women in detention based on interviews with women and girls, Sunni and Shia, in prison; their families and lawyers; and medical service providers in the prisons at a time of escalating violence involving security forces and armed groups. Human Rights Watch also reviewed court documents and extensive information received […]
By John Lee. India's Desh Bhagat University has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iraq. While welcoming the Iraqi delegation, chancellor of the university Zora Singh (pictured) said that the aim of this educational exchange programme was to provide opportunities to the students and faculty of both countries to interact with each other on […]
By Robert Tollast. Robert Tollast is a consultant at Noorbridge, a Helsinki based consultancy with staff in London and Nasiriyah, Iraq. He has written extensively on security, politics and economic issues in Iraq for various publications, and is currently researching a modern history of Iraq with support from The Middle East Forum. email: [email protected] twitter: […]
By John Lee. The Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) is among the state-owned Korean energy firm that have come under heavy pressure from the country's new government to shed assets and pay off debt by 2017, reports Reuters. Korea's Yonhap news agency says that the company is considering selling a 49 percent stake in its fully-owned […]
The Governments of the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America reaffirmed their commitment to joint cooperation in the areas of oil production and export, natural gas, electricity resiliency and reliability, clean energy, and critical energy infrastructure protection during the second meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on Energy, held February 5, […]
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, has met the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin. Foreign Minister Steinmeier welcomed President Barzani to Germany and spoke about his visit to Erbil back in 2008, highlighting his desire to visit Kurdistan again soon. He added that he was aware of the rapid developments happening […]
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