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A book fair exhibiting 15,000 titles has been opened in Erbil city’s Central Library. The book fair, organized by the media group Hana Group, in line with its motto “Books for all”, brings together 25 publishers from Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and Iran and is expected to continue for 10 days. The […]
BurgerFuel Worldwide, the New Zealand-based fast food company, has sold the Master License agreement for the rights to BurgerFuel Iraq. BurgerFuel chief executive for international markets, Chris Mason, who is based in Dubai, said: “We’re moving forward in our plans to establish BurgerFuel in the Middle East by adding Iraq to our other territories in […]
Following the success of the first Iraq Mega Projects conference last year, which offered access to high level decision-makers of Iraq's Mega Projects, CWC today announced dates for the second conference which takes place in Istanbul, Turkey on 18-20 October 2011. Major changes happened in 2010 with hundreds of contracts signed allowing work to begin […]
Iraq spent $450 million [540 billion Iraqi dinars] in preparation for the Arab League Summit, which has now been postponed for a year. The money was spent planting palm trees along highways, re-paving roads and restoring a palace of former dictator Saddam Hussein, according to a report from Reuters. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said […]
Business between Iraq and Germany has picked up dramatically and trade has reached levels not seen since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Germany's Economy Ministry said on Thursday, according to a report from Reuters. Trade volumes between the two countries grew by an annual 63 percent last year, surpassing 1 billion euro ($1.5 billion) for the […]
Karbala Chamber of Commerce called on the British embassy to facilitate Iraqi merchants in getting visas to visit the UK, to increase trade between the two countries. Chairman of the Chamber, Nabeel Al-Anbary, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency that he had talks with the British ambassador and a number of international companies in Baghdad. "During […]
The Arab League meeting scheduled for May in Baghdad has been postponed until next year at the request of the Iraqi government, authorities said Thursday. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa "have agreed to the postponement of the Arab Summit," the Voices of Iraq news station reports. UPI reports that […]
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Wednesday that Iraq had been deemed safe enough for potential investors to visit, after meeting his Iraqi counterpart Hoshyar Zebari (pictured) in Berlin. While discouraging tourism to Iraq, the German Foreign Ministry updated its travel warning to say that non-touristic visits 'could be considered' if sufficient precautions were […]
As part of a dramatic restructuring of its embassies and consulates around the world, Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office will close its consulate in Basra, according to a report from The Independent. The Foreign Secretary, William Hague, is thought to have concluded that the high cost of providing security to the consulate is disproportionate to […]
KIMADIA, the State Company For Marketing Drugs And Medical Appliances invites all medical companies and scientific bureaus to participate in IRAQ HEALTH EXPO 2011. Iraq Health Expo and Conference - International Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry and Services Exhibition will take place between 27-30 October 2011 in order to reconstruct the industry in Iraq. The purpose […]
The local council in Karbala [Kerbala] has granted 27 investment licences to international and Arab companies, including an Iranian company, the chairman of the Karbala council said on Monday. “All news assertions that Iranian companies control the Karbala market are baseless,” Mohammad Hamad al-Moussawi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “There is only one Iranian investment […]
Jordan’s Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Taisir Masadeh last week met President Masoud Barzani, Prime Minister Barham Salih and ministers in Erbil to assess the latest developments and pave the way for a Jordanian consulate to open soon in the Kurdish capital. President Barzani and Ambassador Taisir discussed strengthening cooperation and coordination between the Kurdistan Regional […]
