By Padraig O'Hannelly. Our friend and former contributor Robert Tollast has been touring Iraq's religious and archeological sites. Writing in Middle East Eye, he says: "Iraq still gives visitors a sense of having a private viewing of some of the world's wonders, such as the 4,000-year-old ruins of Babylon, and the awe-inspiring Holy Shrines of […]
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US issues New Iraq Security Alert
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hasd advised all U.S. citizens of heightened tensions in Iraq and the requirement to remain vigilant. Actions to Take: Do not travel to Iraq Avoid places known as U.S. citizen gathering points. Keep a low profile Be aware of your surroundings Assistance: U.S. Embassy Baghdad Al-Kindi Street, International Zone, Baghdad […]
Chartered flights from Netherlands to Kurdistan
By John Lee. The Turkish charter company Freebird Airlines will reportedly offer flights from Eindhoven Airport in the Netherlands to Erbil and Sulaymaniya throughout the summer. According to Eindhoven News, flights depart once a week from April to October. (Source: Eindhoven News)
Tags: air routes, DJ, Erbil International Airport, Erbil News, featured, Freebird Airlines, Kurdistan News, mn, Netherlands, Sulaimaniyah International Airport, Sulaymaniyah, Turkey
Iraq to Expand Karbala Shrine
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq to expand Karbala shrine for growing number of pilgrims The Iraqi city of Karbala is planning a major expansion of a key religious site to cope with a growing number of pilgrims. […]
Saudi Arabia to give Iraq $1bn to build Sports City
By John Lee. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has reportedly committed a grant of $1 billion to build a sports city in Iraq. A high level Saudi delegation traveled to Baghdad on Wednesday for meetings with Iraqi officials on trade and investment. (Sources: Arab News, Reuters)
Iraq gives Iranians Visas Free of Charge
By Editor on 3rd April 2019 in Iraq Industry & Trade News, Iraq Transportation News, Leisure and Tourism in Iraq
Iraq on Monday began issuing entry visa for Iranians free of charge in a reciprocal move under a deal reached three weeks ago. As of Monday, Iranians travelling to Iraq could obtain visa free of charge. The Iraqi cabinet of ministers said the decision that took effect on April 1 has been made as a […]
Real Madrid plans to open Iraqi Soccer Academy
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq’s Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi received a delegation from the Spanish Real Madrid Club March 21 to discuss joint sports projects in Iraq. The delegation’s visit was welcomed by not […]
New Iraq-Saudi Border Crossing to be Hi-Tech
By Editor on 1st April 2019 in Iraq Industry & Trade News, Iraq Transportation News, Leisure and Tourism in Iraq
By John Lee. The General Company for Land Transport (GCLT) has held a meeting with its Saudi Arabian counterpart to discuss the opening of the Arar border crossing between the two countries. According to a statement from Iraq's Ministry of Transport, the participants stressed the importance of the new border facility for commercial trade and […]
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A Refreshing View of Iraq ...
By John Lee. Christian Lindgren, from Norway, has gathered a facinating collection of photographs on a recent trip to Iraq. With his permission, we are delighted to reproduce some of them here; you can view the full album at: https://www.unusualtraveler.com/
NIC hosts Workshop on Hotels and Tourism
By John Lee. Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) has hosted a workshop on investing in the tourism sector and hotels business in Iraq. The event was prepared in cooperation with the US Department of Commerce and the US Embassy in Baghdad, and was attended by the heads of the five-star hotels in Baghdad and other […]
Baghdad’s Quality of Living Ranking …
By Editor on 18th March 2019 in Iraq Public Works News, Leisure and Tourism in Iraq, Politics, Security
By John Lee. Baghdad has again been ranked as the city with the world’s worst quality of living, according to the Mercer 2019 Quality of Living Survey. Just ahead of it in the table of 231 cities are Bangui in the Central African Republic and Sana’a in Yemen. Vienna again retains the top spot; Zurich […]
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Saudi delegation visits Baghdad to discuss new Football Stadium
By John Lee. A delegation from the Saudi Arabian government reportedly arrived in Baghdad on Saturday to discuss the construction of a 100,000-seater football stadium. Saudi Arabia’s King Salman promised last March to build a football stadium in Iraq. According to some reports, it was later announced that Saudi Arabia would increase the number of […]