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. One Man’s Rubbish: Basra’s Poor Fight for Wealthy Neighbours’ Garbage Gangs of poor people in Basra are making a living sifting through rubbish in the oil boomtown’s affluent neighbourhoods. […]
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. Militiamen in Iraq do not only carry weapons, they also wield religious, moral and economic power over their social environment. They play the role of neighborhood governors in times of peace […]
By Harith Hasan for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Dawa Official Calls for Opening Another American University in Iraq While the number of Iraqi students studying in the United States has been on the rise in the last few years, the […]
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka, Sumith Nakandala, has visited the Kurdistan Region and met with the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa to discuss a wide range of issues including ways of enhancing bilateral relations. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Head of the DFR, Karwan Jamal and the […]
A high-level Jordanian delegation headed by the Prime Minister of Jordan, Mr. Abdullah Alnusur, arrived on December 25th accompanied by eight ministers and a number of senior advisers. The delegation was received at the airport in Baghdad, by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Minister of Youth and Sports. A formal reception took place at the […]
By John Lee. Canada's SNC-Lavalin has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Iraq Ministry of Oil's State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) to provide engineering services for the Iraq Export Pipeline Project. Working closely with SCOP, SNC-Lavalin will provide front-end engineering design (FEED); long-lead items tendering and evaluation; and engineering, procurement […]
By John Lee. The Head of Iran's Petrochemical Research and Technology Company (PRTC), Gholam Reza Jokar, has said the company is negotiating the export of services to Iraq. He said he hoped that a final deal for exporting PRTC services to Iraq will be reached soon, adding that Iraqi officials have shown interest in Iranian […]
By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has opened the new Iraqi embassy in Abu Dhabi , capital of the brother United Arab Emirates with the participation of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zaied Al Nuhaiyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, senior officials, members of the Arab and foreign diplomatic corps and a group of […]
The Head of the KRG, Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, recently welcomed the non-resident Canadian Ambassador to Iraq, Bruno Saccomani, to discuss the ways in which both sides can work together more closely. This visit follows a similar visit by the Canadian Ambassador to Kurdistan this past October. The meeting was attended by […]
The Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, has welcomed the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Jeannette Seppen where they discussed a wide range of issues related to further strengthening ties between both sides. The Assistant Head of DFR, Siham Jabali and the Head of the Dutch Embassy Liaison […]
By John Lee. John Crane, part of Smiths Group, has announced it will supply Italian pump designer Termomeccanica Pompe (TMP) products from across the company’s portfolio for the development of the Zubair Oil Field, one of largest in Iraq. The agreement covers mechanical seals and systems, high-performance couplings and hydrodynamic bearings used in the 24 centrifugal […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem Luaibi [Elaibi] (pictured) said on Saturday that he is optimistic Baghdad will soon come to an understanding with Turkey over a contested oil-export agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, he said Turkey understands that it can't enter […]
