By John Lee. The first of 36 Iraqi F-16's will shortly be shipped from Texas to the Iraqi air force, Lockheed Martin have announced. An official ceremony to mark the transfer of the jets will take place at Lockheed Martin's plant at Fort Worth, attended by Iraqi Ambassador to the US Lukman Faily. Iraq Business […]
The Federal Judicial Authority and the Embassy of United States of America held a meeting of the Iraq-U.S. Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on Judicial and Law Enforcement Cooperation in Baghdad on June 3 and 4, 2014 as part of the Strategic Framework Agreement between the two countries. Chief Justice of Federal Judicial Authority in Iraq […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting www.constellis-consulting.com Casualty figures released in June indicated that nearly 800 people were killed in violence across Iraq in May, making it the deadliest month so far this year. This uptick in violence moved in parallel with an increase of tensions in the political sphere, as divisive and opaque parliamentary negotiations confirm […]
According to casualty figures released today by UNAMI, a total of at least 799 Iraqis were killed and another 1,409 were injured in acts of terrorism and violence in May (not taking into account casualties of the current IA operation in Anbar, for which separate figures are shown below). The number of civilians killed was […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people:
The KRG abhors the practice of so-called honour killing, and is committed to combating violence against women in all its forms. The current case of Dunya will be managed by the judicial system, which is mandated to handle such matters. Without prejudice to this case, which is currently under investigation, the KRG restates unequivocally its […]
By John Lee. Two of the three men charged in a scheme to defraud investors in Iraqi currency were found guilty by a jury in U.S. District Court last week, while the third defendant was convicted only of an unrelated mail fraud charge. According to a report from the Toledo Blade, Bradford Huebner (66) and […]
By Constellis Consulting www.constellis-consulting.com Following preliminary electoral results confirming current Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki as the frontrunner, allegations of fraud multiplied over the reporting period, putting in jeopardy the process of quickly forming a government. On 22 May, former Prime Minister and leader of the Iraqiyya coalition Iyad Allawi publicly questioned the fairness of the elections, formulating […]
By John Lee. A contract has been signed for the export of Super Mushshak Aircraft from Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) to Iraq Air Force (IAF). The ceremony was held at the Prime Minister House, Islamabad and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, HE Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, presided the ceremony. The contract for the Super Mushshak […]
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. All Talk, No Action: Iraqi Kurdistan’s New Freedom of Information Law Toothless Iraqi Kurdistan has a new freedom of information law. Despite being lauded by all local political parties, the […]
The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S. citizens that Iraq remains at high risk for kidnapping and terrorist violence. Recent reports indicate that militant groups may be surveilling U.S. citizens for possible kidnapping operations, particularly oil company employees working in Basrah Province, Iraq. The groups may be focused on U.S. citizens at hotels in the Basrah area. […]
By Constellis Consulting www.constellis-consulting.com Initial election results released by the Independent High Electoral Commission on May 19 showed that Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition won the largest share of seats, with at least 94 elected MPs in the 328-member parliament. Though previous estimates predicted that Maliki’s party would lead the polls, proportions exceeded expectations […]
