From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq has been hit by a wave of bomb attacks in the biggest increase in violence in five years. The latest attacks have included blasts at football fields, mosques and cafes, as people […]
By John Lee. Iran's outgoing president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is set to make a two-day visit this week to Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's spokesman said on Sunday. He is expected to arrive in Baghdad on Thursday to meet with the Prime Minister. According to a report from NCR-Iran, Ahmadinejad's visit to Iraq in 2008 prompted […]
By John Lee. American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E) has announced a $3.5-million order for its cargo inspection systems from Restrata, an Olive Group company, of a major housing project in Baghdad. Restrata is acting as the security partner for the giant Bismaya development, 10 kilometers south of Baghdad. AS&E's cargo X-ray inspection systems will […]
By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Kurdistan Region of Iraq President Massoud Barzani's visit to Baghdad on July 7 carries many connotations. It also reflects an Iraqi environment favorable to dialogue, not only to resolve the problems […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW This week saw a change in the security situation with a significant decrease in the recent persistent levels of violence that have plagued the country. We have seen a reduced number of high impact attacks taking place, as much of the Sunni insurgency focus would appear to […]
By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The June 30 events in Egypt deserve to be carefully and attentively interpreted at all levels, as far as Iraq is concerned. The rapid political change in Egypt did not take […]
By Waheed Ghanim. 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. Currency Class War: Damaged Dinar Notes result in Bribery, Injustice Exchange shops, bank cashiers and savvy housewives are doing big business as they deal with Iraq’s […]
By John Lee. A Paris court has cleared oil company Total, its chief executive Christophe de Margerie (pictured), and over a dozen other defendants of corruption charges related to the UN's oil-for-food programme in Iraq. The former interior minister Charles Pasqua, the Swiss oil trader Vitol, and a former French ambassador to the UN, were […]
By John Lee. FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) has again barred Iraq from hosting international football friendlies because of the upsurge in violence in the country. Fox News reports that the move comes just three months after the governing body of world football (soccer) gave Baghdad the go-ahead. A spokesman for the Iraqi Football […]
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The negative effects of illegal drugs in Iraq are becoming more apparent. Iraq is being transformed from a country that exports drugs to the Arabian Gulf into a consumer of them. […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW This week saw no huge changes in the security situation other than a marginal increase in the number of high impact bombings and a slight geographical shift south. We continue to see pervading levels of daily violence with significant numbers of fatalities and wounding’s. The number […]
As was widely anticipated, the United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed last week to move several outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait from Chapter VII to Chapter VI of the UN Charter. This effective normalisation of relations between Iraq and Kuwait has been broadly welcomed, with statements from US Secretary of State John Kerry and […]
