By John Lee. The Iraqi Oil Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi claims that the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) are selling oil for as little as $30 a barrel. BasNews quotess the Minister as saying that the militants are getting their oil from two major sites in Salahaddin Province; the Allas and E’jeel oil fields. This […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdistan of the South? Basra Takes Further Steps Toward Independence Inside Iraq Those who believe that the resource-rich province of Basra would be better off as a semi-autonomus region say […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Senior Kurdish Intelligence Officer: Freeing Mosul Is A Job For The People Of Mosul A senior member of Iraqi Kurdistan's intelligence services , Nazhat Hali, talks to NIQASH about the […]
By John Lee. The German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung reports that the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) now has control of just one functioning oil field in Iraq, the Qayara field south of Mosul in Nineveh Province. As a result, oil production in areas under its control is now estimated at 2,000 bpd, just 5 percent […]
By John Lee. Iraq has scored 113th out of 133 countries surveyed in the latest Social Progress Index. The Social Progress Index is an aggregate index of social and environmental indicators that capture three dimensions of social progress: Basic Human Needs, Foundations of Wellbeing, and Opportunity. The Index measures social progress strictly using outcomes of […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Ninawa Governor Al-Nujaifi: 'Iraqi Govt Promised Us Shiite Militias Won't Fight in Mosul' The governor-in-exile of Ninawa, Atheel al-Nujaifi, outlines his ideas for how best to liberate Ninawa's capital, Mosul, […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After The Islamic State: Who Takes Over When Iraq's Battles Are Won? A wave of victories against extremists should have seen civilian life slowly return to Iraq's liberated cities. Instead […]
By John Lee. Passengers arriving in Lebanon on flights from are reportedly being forced to receive oral polio vaccinations. Writing in Rudaw, Judit Neurink says "these forced immunization boosters are a human rights violation, as they breech the integrity of one’s one body. More importantly, it discriminates against and scandalizes a whole population already plagued […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. More than 200 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority were freed by the Islamic State group after eight months in captivity and crossed Wednesday to the safety of Kurdistan.
Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari arrived in the Belarusian Capital, Minsk, on Wednesday on an official visit upon an invitation from his Belarusian Counterpart, Vladimir Makei. Minister Jaafari stressed that the aim of the visit is to bolster Iraqi-Belarusian relations as part of the Iraqi foreign policy due to the joint interests in addition to […]
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has issued an overview of the migration trends and living conditions of Iraqi returnees from Syria. Based on a series of household questionnaires, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions, IOM Iraq has collected information on the household level regard first, the initial displacement of Iraqis to Syria; second, patterns […]
By John Lee. Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training has been awarded a $7,970,818 (9.3 billion Iraqi dinar) firm-fixed-price contract for sustainment support for the Iraq air defense system. It will provide spares, a logistics management system, remote access capabilities, and facility upgrades. Work will be performed in the U.S. as well as Imam Ali […]
