By Professor Frank R. Gunter, for the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Professor Gunter, a Senior Fellow in the FPRI's Program on the Middle East, is a Professor of Economics at Lehigh University, and a […]
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in Iraq welcomes an additional contribution of EUR 2 million (approximately USD 2.2 million) from the Federal Republic of Germany for the survey and clearance of explosive hazards in support of humanitarian and stabilization initiatives. The conflict with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in […]
By John Lee. The United States is seeking permission from Iraq to place Patriot missiles in the country to defend against attacks from Iran. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (pictured) said on Thursday: "We need the permission of the Iraqis, that's one issue. There may be others with regard to placement and things like that, […]
467 Iraqi demonstrators have been killed and more than 9,000 injured since the start of the anti-government protests in early October, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has announced: With ongoing violence and rising casualties in the context of protests and ahead of further planned demonstrations, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for […]
NATO supports continued development of Iraq’s defence education institutions On 12-14 January 2020, a delegation from Iraq’s National Defence College visited Ukraine’s National Defence University in Kyiv. The visit was conducted within the framework of the NATO Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP). This programme supports the NATO Mission Iraq’s commitment and efforts towards the further […]
By John Lee. The EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Wednesday that European airlines can return to parts of Iranian and Iraqi airspace. In a statement, it advised: "The Integrated EU Aviation Security Risk Assessment Group met on 28/01/2020 to assess the most recent information related to the safety and security of commercial air […]
From Breaking Defense. Contrary to declarations made by President Donald Trump, the U.S is not withdrawing forces from Iraq, but is building at least three semi-permanent new bases very close to the Iranian border in northern Iraq, Israeli sources tell Breaking Defense. Click here to read the full story. (Picture: Balad Air Base, September 2011)
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 Iraq's protests continue, is political solution on the horizon? Iraq's current situation has come to resemble a tangled ball of yarn, with new complications and complexities arising daily. While the protesters […]
By John Lee. The Al-Ahdab oil field has reportedly resumed production, having been off-line for about a week due to protests by security guards. The 70,000-bpd field is developed by China’s CNPC. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Ambassadors of Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States condemn the excessive and lethal use of force by Iraqi security forces and armed groups since 24 January against peaceful protestors, including in Baghdad, Nasiriya and Basra. Despite assurances […]
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) has welcomed an additional contribution of EUR 600,000 (approximately USD 670,000) from the Government of France dedicated to explosive hazard management activities that aim at enabling returns in retaken areas of Iraq. The presence of explosive hazards, including improvised explosive devices in areas retaken from the Islamic State […]
By John Lee. Transparency International has said that Iraq's ranking has risen slightly in its global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). From a total of 180 countries, Iraq came in at number 162; last year's position was 168 out of 180 countries. This result puts it on equal ranking with Chad and Cambodia. Libya was ranked […]
