Internet access has been cut off across much of Iraq including the capital Baghdad with connectivity falling below 70%, internet blockage observatory NetBlocks said, amid renewed anti-government protests that turned violent and spread nationwide. Earlier on Wednesday social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, as well as messaging application WhatsApp all appeared to be have […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As violent protests continued for a second day in Baghdad and other southern Iraqi cities, head of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Falih al-Fayyadh arrived in Washington to meet with US Defense Secretary Mark Esper Oct. […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's barely year old government is being forced to deal with the largest nationwide protests since taking over. Riot police contained demonstrators in Baghdad on Wednesday, 24 hours after bullets and tear gas […]
By Omar Sattar for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sunni political blocs in Iraq are launching early preparations for April provincial council elections by forming new parties and alliances — but also pointing fingers at each other. This shows the depth […]
By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced oil exports for September of 107,276,327 barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.576 million barrels per day (bpd), down from the 3.603 million bpd exported in August. These exports from the oilfields in central and southern Iraq amounted to 103,010,306 barrels, while exports from […]
By John Lee. Bangladeshi-based electrical company Walton has reportedly started supplying refrigerator compressors to Iraq. According to United News of Bangladesh, Mohanad Al Darraji, Charges d'Affaires of the embassy of Iraq to Bangladesh, inaugurated the compressor export in a function at the company's offices on Tuesday. (Source: United News of Bangladesh)
By Dana Taib Menmy for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi President Barham Salih met separately Sept. 18 with four Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leaders — President Nechirvan Barzani, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, parliament Speaker Rewaz Fayaq and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani in Erbil, the KRG […]
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. By Mustafa Habib. Many countries in the Middle East are experiencing climate change first-hand already, with rising temperatures in summers that were already infernally hot to begin with, and less […]
By John Lee. Iraq reportedly reopened the Al-Qaim border-crossing with Syria on Monday, following a closure of eight years. Syrian Interior Minister Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun, is quoted as saying that the opening signified “the victory of the Iraqi and Syrian people over all terrorist groups, especially Daesh.” According to Reuters, the crossing is crucial for […]
By John Lee. Dubai-based Careem has reportedly launched its ride-hailing services in Mosul. According to a report from Arabian Business, the company plans to roll out its full suite of services in the future. Careem entered the Iraqi market in January 2018; it was bought by Uber for $3.1 billion in March 2019. More here. […]
By John Lee. Baghdad-based Ummet Al Salam has won a tender for the rehabilitation of internal roads in Al Ramadi (pictured) from United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The contract is valued at $567,840. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has reportedly banned the import of grapes into the Kurdistan Region. Rudaw quotes Hussein Hama Karim, KRG's Agriculture and Water Resources spokesperson, as saying: "The ban is to protect our domestic product ... We will continue our efforts to completely ban the illegal import of products into […]
