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. New Iraqi Govt Doomed To Spend All Year Fixing Problems Caused By Previous Regime During his last days in power, Iraq's former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (pictured) made senior appointments […]
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. New Awakening? Locals in Kirkuk Slowly But Surely Turn Against Extremists Sunni Muslim extremists continue to kidnap, execute and otherwise impose their authoritarian rule on locals in the areas they […]
By John Lee. Maysan [Missan] police have reportedly arrested a gang producing counterfeit Iraqi dinars in the city of Amara. According to a report from NINA, the gang of three people was found in possession of fake dinars, and the case will be presented to the judiciary. (Source: NINA) (Dinar image via Shutterstock)
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The United States welcomed an announcement by French President Francois Hollande that France would join US-led air strikes against Islamic militants in Iraq.
By Dr Natalie Schoon, Islamic finance expert. This article was original published by Nina Magazine, (www.nina-iraq.com) and is republished here with their permission. It is un-Islamic for Muslim women to laugh out loud in public. At least, this is what was stated by a senior Turkish cabinet member early summer 2014. Unfortunately, he is not alone […]
Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, began a weeklong visit to Washington DC by thanking America for supporting the peshmerga in their battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and briefing US congressmen and businesspeople about the humanitarian crisis facing the Kurdistan Region. Minister Mustafa will be joined by […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US Secretary of State John Kerry tells the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that US military action to counter Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria is not a repeat of the Gulf or Iraq […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting The formation of the new Iraqi government last week led to the swift mobilisation of several Western powers pledging support to the Kurds and Iraqi forces. On 15 September, leaders from thirty countries promised to help fight the Islamic State militants in the north of Iraq, following an international meeting […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi parliament has rejected the two candidates proposed by Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi for the posts of Interior Minister and Defense Minister. In what Bloomberg describes as a setback for efforts to unite the country against the Islamic State, moderate Sunni Jaber al-Jaberi has been rejected as defense minister, and Riyad […]
By John Lee. American aircraft have reportedly bombed Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL) fighters near Baghdad on Tuesday. US Central Command said the airstrike was "the first taken as part of our expanded efforts beyond protecting our own people and humanitarian missions". A spokesman said it was "an important strike" in Sadr al-Yusufiya, 25km (15 miles) […]
By John Lee. Hellfire Systems LLC, of Orlando, Florida, has been awarded a $68,721,521 [80 billion Iraqi dinar] modification (P00104) to firm-fixed-price, foreign military sales contract W31P4Q-11-C-0242 to acquire 1,361 Hellfire II tactical missiles in containers and air-to ground missiles: model AGM-114R, AGM-114R-3, AGM-114P-4A, TGM M36E7, and ATM-114Q-6. The countries involved in this foreign military […]
After concluding a three-day visit to Iraq, UN Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos (pictured) said today that additional support is needed ahead of the long winter months for people who have been displaced by fighting, and for the communities supporting them. Iraq is facing an escalating emergency with up to 1.8 million Iraqis displaced since January. […]
