On Wednesday, May 23, Deputy Secretary of State William Burns met with Iraqi Acting Minister of Defense Saadoun al-Dulaymi (pictured), at the Department of State to discuss issues of mutual interest and our shared commitment towards a long-term partnership under the Strategic Framework Agreement. Minister Dulaymi is in Washington leading the Iraqi delegation for inaugural […]
Kurdistan's minister for natural resources, Ashti Hawrami (pictured), has said that Exxon Mobil is still operating in oil fields in the Kurdistan Region. According to the report from AKnews, his statement came in response to a remark by the Iraqi Oil Minister, Abdul-Kareem al-Luaibi [Elaibi], who told Arabic Sabah newspaper that the US company has suspended […]
Iraq’s future is a 168 megawatt brighter today as the Ministry of Electricity and the Emirati firm Uruk Engineering & Contracting announced that the Taji Power Plant Project is now online and operational. The Ministry of Electricity had launched a “fast track” program for its power generation projects following the announcement; and the Taji development […]
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) this morning announced its results for the year ended 31st December 2011. Shaikan (75% working interest; Operator) 420% (P90) / 181% (P10) increase in gross oil-in-place numbers for the Shaikan discovery with a range of 8.0 billion (P90) to 13.4 billion (P10) barrels, following independent evaluation by Dynamic Global Advisors ("DGA") […]
The Governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq reaffirmed their commitment to a strong and long-term security partnership between the two countries at the inaugural meeting of the Defense and Security Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) of the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA), from May 22-24, 2012. The meetings, held at the […]
The opportunity to establish some sort of institution for restorative justice after Saddam Hussein was lost years ago, but in this article from NIQASH Iraqi poet Faris Harram argues that Iraqi society still needs one, if Iraqis ever want to find peace. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect […]
The Deputy Marshal of Poland’s Wielpolska Province, Leszek Wojtasiak, and the Republic of Poland’s Ambassador to Iraq, Stanislaw Smolen, led a delegation of government, business and university representatives on a visit to both Erbil and Suleimaniah last week in order to explore opportunities for cooperation in the civil, economic and educational sectors. The Head of […]
As Kurdistan forges a new future as an emerging democracy, a major project to unearth the past of its people is underway. And the University of Huddersfield’s expertise in the analysis of ancient DNA samples is playing a crucial role. Soran University in Kurdistan – which is a now a self-governing, democratic region – has […]
The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. 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. […]
Gulf Keystone (GKP) announced on Friday that the Sheikh Adi-2 exploration well spudded on the Sheikh Adi block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Sheikh Adi block is located immediately to the west of the Company's Shaikan block, which is a major discovery. Sheikh Adi-2, the second exploration well on the block, is being […]
The Karbala Printing and Marketing Service Center has gone from a dream, to a concept, to a proposal and will soon be a reality for the Karbala Business Development Center (KBDC). The KBDC recently signed a Performance Grant Agreement with the USAID-Tijara program for funding to establish the Marketing Service Center in Karbala. The KBDC […]
The Governor of Basrah, Dr Khalaf A.S. Khalaf was guest of honour at IBBC’s Iraq Day Mansion House conference in London where he pledged to lead Basrah’s “ renaissance,” and make the port city the leading centre of trade not only for Iraq, but the Gulf region. Dr Khalaf brought a strong delegation from the […]
