By Padraig O'Hannelly. Iraqis go to the polls on Saturday in the first elections since the withdrawal of US troops at the end of 2011. While these provincial elections are important in themselves, they may also serve as a barometer of public satisfaction with the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But the real decision […]
Avantha Group company CG (Crompton Greaves) has been awarded a $60-million contract for the turnkey construction of four high voltage GIS substations by the Electrical Transmission Project Office of the Ministry of Electricity (MOE) in Iraq. The company will design, manufacture, deliver and install the substations, thus helping upgrade and reinforce the existing 132 kV […]
By John Lee. Commenting in Oilprice.com on the newly-announced, $18-billion pipeline from Iraq to Jordan, John C.K. Daly says that while it is easy to understand the appeal of such a project in energy-starved Jordan, the geopolitical issues remain significant and seemingly unresolved. The 1,043 mile-long dual pipeline would be capable of transporting one million barrels of […]
The 2013 Goldman Environmental Prize has been won by Iraqi engineer Azzam Alwash, for his work on the revival of the Iraqi marshes. Giving up a comfortable living and family life in California, Azzam Alwash returned to war-torn Iraq to lead local communities in restoring the once-lush marshes that were turned to dust bowls during […]
By John Lee. Habtoor Leighton Group (HLG) chairman, Riad Al Sadik (pictured), has said Leighton's name “became very, very bad in Iraq” in 2012 following the bribery scandal. “HLG was definitely affected,” he told The Australian. “It took us quite some time to clean this up.” The company sacked a senior manager last year as […]
By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq has continued to implement strict inspection measures on imported goods through its maritime ports in the southern city of Basra, after having been accused of turning into “a warehouse for […]
By John Lee. Hundreds of locals blocked a main entrance of Iraq's giant southern West Qurna-2 oilfield on Tuesday. According to Iraq Oil Report, local residents have long complained that oil development has caused them to lose agricultural land for which they have not been adequately compensated, while many expected to receive jobs at oil […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Over the past decade, tens of thousands of Iraqis have fled their country to resettle in Sweden. Iraqi-born Swedes are today one of the largest ethnic minority groups living in Sweden. In 2007, […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A wave of bombings across Iraq have killed at least 19 people and wounded more than 100 others, officials said, just days before the country's first elections since US troops withdrew. Most of […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Dozens of attacks across Iraq on Monday killed at least 24 people just days before the country's first elections since US troops withdrew. In Tuz Khurmatu, which lies 175 kilometres (110 miles) north of […]
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A political analyst tells PressTV that the Baath party and the remnants of the former regime, the Saddamists are taking advantage of al-Qaeda and making a strategic alliance with al-Qaeda to spread terror […]
Iraq's oil ministry is raising its estimate for the country's proven oil reserves by nearly 5 percent, from 143 billion barrels to 150 billion barrels, according to a report from UPI. Oil Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said the higher figures are the result of increased exploration over the past two years, adding that the revised estimates […]
