By John Lee. South Korea's Defense Minister, Shin Won-sik, held talks in Seoul on Wednesday with Thabet Mohammed Saeed Al-Abbasi [al-Absi], the Iraqi Defense Minister. Minister Suh evaluated that the foundation of defense and defense industry cooperation between Korea and Iraq has been established through military education exchanges, T-50 trainer aircraft exports, and airbase reconstruction […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In key concession to Turkey, Iraq bans PKK Iraq's government has banned the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) ahead of an expected visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan next month. This comes as […]
By John Lee. A former Iraqi Defense Minister has reportedly been arrested in Sweden on suspicion of fraud. Najah al-Shammari (pictured), who served in the government of Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi from May 2019 to June 2020, is said to have been arrested at Stockholm Airport. Shammari, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, is suspected of […]
By John Lee. The US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina L. Romanowski, has expressed a wish for a strong US-Iraq strategic partnership that will benefit all Iraqis. In a statement marking the start of Ramadan, she highlighted: Since 2012, the U.S. Congress has appropriated more than $3.5 billion to build up Iraq's security forces. Over the […]
By John Lee. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said it is increasing its cooperation and collaboration with Iraq on nuclear science and technology. As part of its Rays of Hope programme, it said it will give more support, equipment, training and capacity building to Iraqis to improve cancer outcomes. Full statement from IAEA: […]
By John Lee. At a press briefing on Thursday, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller (pictured) said the United States has issued another 120-day waiver to allow Iraq to continue importing electricity from Iran. Addressing a question from the floor, Miller said: "... these are waivers that have been regularly issued to Iraq going back […]
By Hamzeh Hadad, for 1001 Iraqi Thoughts. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Is Iraqi Federalism Under Threat? The Federal Supreme Court (FSC) has issued multiple rulings that impact the nature of the relationship between the federal government in Baghdad and the […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why Sunni autonomy is back on the agenda in Iraq Calls for the establishment of an autonomous Sunni region have recently resurfaced in Iraq, reigniting longstanding grievances between major political actors. The full […]
By Ezgi Akin for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq bans PKK as security ties with Turkey gain momentum The decision comes after the high-level talks between Turkish and Iraqi officials in Baghdad. Click here to read the full […]
By John Lee. Maryland-based Amentum Services Inc. has been awarded a $8,626,048 modification (P00335) to contract W58RGZ-19-C-0025 for aviation maintenance services. Work will be performed at Fort Liberty, North Carolina; Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Iraq, with an estimated completion date of Nov. 30, 2024. Amentum was created by the sale of AECOM's Management Services business […]
Accountability for Domestic violence in Iraq: Promoting justice and non-discrimination [EN/AR] Ahead of the International Women's Day, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have jointly released a comprehensive report entitled "Accountability for Domestic violence in Iraq: Promoting justice and non-discrimination." […]
By John Lee. A subsidiary of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), described as "The General Engineering Company", signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday (Thursday) with the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC). According to a press release from the PMF, the memorandum covers cooperation in various fields including construction engineering, trade, services, and energy projects, […]
