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Air Arabia Launches Flights to Erbil

By John Lee. Air Arabia is to launch services to Erbil from 14th October, according to a report from Arabian Aerospace. The company will offer four weekly services between Sharjah and Erbil: On Mondays, Fridays and Sundays, flights depart from Sharjah International Airport at 07:00 and arrive in Erbil International Airport at 09:00. Return flights […]

Video Q&A: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyer Zebari

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Al Jazeera's James Bays spoke to Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyer Zebari about his country's role in the Syrian conflict. Bays asked the minister about claims Iraq has allowed Iranian planes to use its airspace to send supplies to the Syrian government: (Source: Al Jazeera)

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KRG Expects Baghdad Oil Payment Next Week

By John Lee. Reuters reports that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) expects an initial payment of 1 trillion dinars ($858 million) from Baghdad to clear next week after the two sides settled their dispute over payments to oil producers. "By 2015, we are looking at 1 million barrels per day. We're on track, regardless of […]

Dubai's “Iraq Club” is Back!

By John Lee. Earlier this month The Iraq Club – Dubai’s only exclusive network for investors and senior professionals involved in the Iraqi energy sector – returned after its summer break. More than 80 people turned out to hear guest speaker David Denman (pictured), an explosives expert and Technical Director at RPS Explosives Engineering Services. […]

US, Iraq to Cooperate on Education in Iraq

On September 20, the U.S. Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Iraq’s Ministry of Education, outlining a partnership to support Iraqi efforts to improve primary education, as called for under the U.S. – Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement. The MOU was signed by the Minister […]

Min of Communications to Participate in Iraq Telecoms 2012

Acting Iraqi Minister of Communications & Minister of Provinces, H.E. Torhan Mudher Hassan AL-Mufti (pictured), has confirmed his participation at The CWC Group’s Iraq Telecoms 2012 Conference. Held on the 12-14 November in Istanbul, the acting Minister will attend the Conference with a senior delegation, including the Senior Deputy Minister of Communications H.E. Mr Amir Al […]

Lucent to Pay $4.2m over Iraq 911 System

By John Lee. An Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary, Lucent Technologies World Services Inc. (LTWSI), has agreed to pay the United States $4.2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that it submitted misleading testing certifications to the Army in connection with the design, construction and modernization of Iraq’s emergency communications system, the Department of Justice announced today. […]

KRG Attends 22nd Economic Forum in Poland

By John Lee. A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) took part in the 22nd Economic Forum held in Poland earlier this month. The delegation included the KRG Minister of Planning, Dr Ali Sindi, the Chairman of the Kurdistan Board of Investment, Minister Herish Muharam, and the KRG representative to Poland, Mr Ziyad Raoof. […]

Iraq Stock Market Report

Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 8th September 2012). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. ID1,412 / $1,527  (-0.1%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 6.4bn and the weekly trading volume was ID12.7bn ($10.6mn). ISX Company Announcements […]