By John Lee. Jordan has long been host to the training of Iraqi forces following the 2003 war, and US led training of Iraqi Special Forces continued there even after the US withdrawal from Iraq in December 2011. Until now however, the Hashemite Kingdom has not directly trained Iraqi infantry. This is about to change […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) hosted a series of diplomatic missions and foreign conferences this week, as Peshmerga troops celebrated some of the most decisive military victories since the start of the ISIS counter-offensive in August 2014. While heavy fighting continues to rage across Anbar and the central territories, aid convoys to the besieged inhabitants […]
By John Lee. US News have reported on the presence of several thousand American armoured vehicles being serviced at a US base in Kuwait, in possible preparation for their movement into Iraq. The vehicles are primarily MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles) expensive bulletproof and IED resistant trucks that became a key tool in the US […]
By John Lee. Shell and oil and gas training standards body, OPITO, have joined forces to ensure workers are trained to the globally recognised H2S standard. A corrosive and hazardous gas, also known as “sour gas”, hydrogen sulphide (H2S) occurs in the production of oil and gas fields which have a high content of this […]
Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos (pictured) has approved the allocation of nearly US$15 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support newly displaced families in Iraq. "This contribution is extremely timely given the persistent increase in displacement of the Iraqi population since September,” Jacqueline Badcock, the Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General […]
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. Low Supplies, Political Disputes In Anbar: Not Long Now Before Extremists Take Over Last week, fighters from tribes in Anbar were forced to give up their hold on the town […]
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. Iraq’s New Women’s Affairs Minister: ‘Women Should Have Freedom To Wear What They Want’ Bayan Nouri has a tough job over the next four years – the new Minister for […]
By Shukur Khilkhal for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The battle over civil liberties has erupted again, after a draft law written under the government of former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on freedom of expression, assembly and peaceful protest was returned to parliament […]
By John Lee. The U.N. Compensation Commission (UNCC) agreed on Thursday to allow Iraq to postpone its final payment of reparations to Kuwait for the Gulf War. Iraq will have until January 2016 to begin paying the remaining $4.6 billion (5.4 trillion Iraqi dinars) that it owes for the destruction of oil fields during its […]
By John Lee. Two companies, Supreme Foodservice GmbH and Supreme Foodservice FZE, have pleaded guilty to fraud charges and been ordered to pay $288.3 million (336 billion Iraqi dinars) in fines and restitutions. According to the US Department of Justice, the companies, part of the Supreme Group, supplied food and water to coalition troops in Iraq […]
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. A New Northern Frontline Where Iraq’s Kurds And Shiites Are Facing Off In Iraq’s northern disputed territories, minor skirmishes, rumours of looting, arson and speculation about political power plays have […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Haider al- Abadi has ordered the dropping of all publishing lawsuits previously filed by his office against journalists and reporters. In a statement, his office said: "This order comes out of the Prime Minister's commitment to freedom of expression and support to the press as being the fourth power, which […]
