Netherlands supports UNESCO Iraq to enhance the safety of journalists The Netherlands Ambassador Michel Rentenaar and the director of UNESCO Iraq Office, Paolo Fontani, have signed the project agreement of the phase two of "Breaking the Silence: Enhance Accountability and Prosecution for Safety of Journalists and Fighting Impunity". The funding will help among others to […]
Archive | Iraqi Communications News
The latest Iraqi communications news, including developments and opportunities in communications and media from Iraq Business News.
Call to Release Journalist Arrested in Anbar
In response to the reported arrest of Al-Ahd TV reporter Hamid Majed, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) issued the following statement: Iraqi authorities must immediately release Al-Ahd TV reporter Hamid Majed and allow journalists to work freely and without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On December 1, Colonel Tareq […]
Tags: Anbar, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), featured, Habbaniya, Human rights, journalism, Journalists, press freedom
Video: IBBC hosts Successful Tech Forum in Dubai
The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has hosted a very successful Tech Forum as part of its Autumn Conference in Dubai on Monday. Sponsored by SAP, the session focused on the applications and benefits of data to the Iraqi economy. Speakers included: Padraig O'Hannelly, Iraq Business News (IBN); Sean O'Brien, SAP; Christopher Ferguson, Scott Logic; […]
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Nokia and Earthlink to build Iraqi National Backbone
Nokia and Earthlink to build Iraqi National Backbone with advanced high-speed IP metro network Nokia has announced that Earthlink Telecommunication, a prominent Iraqi Internet Service Provider (ISP), will use the Nokia solution to build a high-capacity IP metro transport network in 15 provinces in the country, as part of the Iraqi National Backbone project. Nokia […]
Asiacell Increases Customer Base and Revenues
By John Lee. Mobile phone service Asiacell has reported a healthy increase in its customer base and local-currency revenue. In its results for the first nine months of the year, parent company Ooredoo said: "Asiacell reported revenue of QAR 2.8 billion during 9M 2021, a decrease of 8% mainly due to the devaluation of the […]
Agility claims Win in Korek Fraud Case
By John Lee. [Amended 7th Oct 2021 to include comment from Korek Telecom.] UAE-based Agility has announced an arbitration decision by the Lebanese Arbitration Center of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, in the lawsuit filed by its subsidiary Iraq Telecom against the Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL) and […]
Tags: Agility, featured, Intercontinental Bank of Lebanon (IBL), International Holding Company Limited, Iraq Telecom, Korek, Kurdistan News, Lebanon, mn, Orange, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Digital Democracy Challenge
The Digital Democracy Challenge is a global hackathon led by Seedstars that aims to develop innovative solutions that strengthen and enhance digital democracy for citizens living under strict cyber restrictions and control. Interested applicants can sign up here before 13th September 2021: https://seedsta.rs/3jDq82s. The Digital Democracy Challenge seeks innovative, low-cost, and viable digital solutions to […]
Contract Awarded for supply of Laptops
By John Lee. Baghdad-based Albilad Alhurra Company has won a contract with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the supply of laptops. The contract is valued at $171,600. Albilad Alhurra is a joint venture between Habtoor Leighton Group, Kuwait Construction Company and M + W Group. (Source: UNGM)
Tags: Al Habtoor Leighton Group, Albilad Alhurra, featured, Kuwait, Kuwait Construction, M + W Group, mn, UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), ungm, United Nations (UN)
Asiacell Grows Customer Base in Iraq
By John Lee. Mobile phone service Asiacell has reported a sharp drop in revenue, when expressed in Qatari riyals, as a result of the devaluation of the Iraqi dinar. In its results for the half year ended 30 June 2021, parent company Ooredoo said: "Asiacell reported revenue of QAR 1.7 billion during the first half […]
Zain Hit by Iraqi Dinar Devaluation
By John Lee. Zain Iraq's H1 2021 revenue reached USD 376 million, and EBITDA amounted to USD 145 million, reflecting an EBITDA margin of 39%. Net profit reached USD 24 million for the period. The operator's customer base increased by 7% to reach 16.1 million customers maintaining its market leading position. It should be noted […]
Ex-Dentons Partner to represent KRG for Arent Fox
By John Lee. Washington DC-based law firm Arent Fox LLP has entered an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to provide legal advice on various issues including legal and regulatory matters in the United States. It will also advise on strengthening the KRG's alliance with the United States, tracking and monitoring legislation in Congress, […]
Tags: Arent Fox, Dentons, featured, Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), KRG, Kurdistan News, law, mn, Squire Patton Boggs, United States, US-Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC)
The Ongoing Assassinations of Iraqi Activists
By Ali Al-Mikdam, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Ongoing Assassinations of Iraqi Activists In the period after the 2020 assassination of Soleimani and al-Muhandis, many activists in Iraq believe that Iran's focus […]