The UK's Middle East Association (MEA) will be hosting a business briefing on how companies can assess and mitigate risks to their operations, in the MENA region, on Tuesday 9th October at Bury House. The event will appeal to individuals keen to keep abreast of recent developments, as well as companies that either already have […]
"ندعوكم للمشاركة في ورشة عمل حول حرية التعبير في البصرة لمناقشة، ومن بين قضايا أخرى، التطورات في الحملة لإلغاء ما يسمى ب "قانون حقوق الصحف هذه الدورة سوف تكون جزءا من المؤتمر الرابع للمبادرة التضامن المدني العراقي ، الذي سيعقد في 21 أكتوبر، 2012، في البيت الثقافي في مدينة البصرة، وذلك في المنتدى اللاعنف العراقية […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. In his keynote address to the Iraq Finance 2012 conference in London, the UK's Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (pictured), announced that the British and Iraqi governments had taken practical steps to improve the working relationship between the two countries. Refering to last week's visit to […]
By John Lee. The Governments of the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting of the Political and Diplomatic Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on September 2, in Baghdad. This meeting, held at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was co-chaired by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari […]
المؤتمر الدولي للهندسة الموارد المائية تكنولوجيا في العراق والتزامها للإمكانات التقنية لتلبية الطلب المستقبلي هو مبتكرة جدا ومفهوم جديد جدا للمؤتمر الذي يجري التخطيط لعقده لتعزيز المناقشات حول موضوع هندسة الموارد المائية التكنولوجيا. المؤتمر سيكون بين حفنة المؤتمرات التي ستنظم حول هذا الموضوع الهام، وبالتالي ستشهد مشاركة عدد كبير من الضيوف والمشاركين من مختلف أنحاء […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr Ali Saeed, last week met with British ministers and universities to deepen and expand cooperation in the higher education and scientific research sectors. Minister Saeed led a delegation from the Kurdistan Region’s Council of Ministers and Ministry of Higher Education, […]
By John Lee. Professor Serwan Baban, the Kurdistan Regional Government's Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, this week in London met Lord Green, Minister of State for Trade and Investment with officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. He also met other government officials in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and thanked them for […]
The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Iraq given the security situation. Travel within Iraq remains dangerous. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated January 19, 2012, to update information on security incidents and to remind U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns for U.S. citizens in Iraq, including […]
إن التراث الثقافي العراقي اليوم مهدّد بالزوال والاختفاء، ولاسيما فيما يخصّ أبنيته التاريخية. إن القيمة الهائلة لهذا التراث الوطني تكاد تكون غير بارزة تماماً بالنسبة للعراقيين، وذلك يعود لماضيهم التي حكمته الديكتاتوريات والصراعات، وأيضاً لاعتبار العراق دولة سريعة التطور، لما يجعل تركيز الحكومة مصبوب على ضمان المستقبل، وبشكل أقلّ على مسألة الحفاظ على الماضي. إلا […]
The UK's Middle East Association (MEA), in partnership with UKTI and the Kurdistan Regional Government, will be leading a Trade Delegation to Iraqi Kurdistan this October to coincide with the eighth Erbil International Trade Fair, Iraq’s largest general trade exhibition. Mission Participants will have the opportunity to exhibit at the Fair’s British Pavilion, as well […]
By John Lee. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the Iraqi Republic Railroad (IRR) celebrated the launch of Iraq’s new Computer-Based Train Control (CBTC) and Digital Microwave Radio Communications Network (DMRCN) during a handover ceremony on July 18. The project was sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, through the U.S. Department of Transportation, in coordination with […]
On July 18, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Office of the Prime Minister of Iraq outlining American support for Iraqi efforts to reduce regulatory obstacles in Iraq’s private sector, as outlined in the Strategic Framework Agreement. The MOU […]
