By John Lee. A second bomb blast has set fire to a pipeline carrying fuel oil from Beiji [Bayji, Baiji] refinery (pictured) to Nineveh province, reports Reuters on Wednesday. A similar attack on Saturday disabled the 16-inch pipeline, which is used to transport fuel oil. "Terrorists placed bombs and landmines around the location of the […]
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has announced that its Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) division has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, to build two F-16 Block 52 Full Mission Trainers (FMTs) for the Iraqi Air Force. “L-3 is focused […]
By John Lee. Oil ministry spokesman Asim Jihad has said that a bomb attack caused an explosion in the 16-inch pipeline transporting fuel oil from Beiji [Bayji, Baiji] refinery (pictured) to Nineveh province on Saturday. He said the ministry expected repairs from the blast, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, to take several days. […]
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq […]
Construction and engineering company Versar has announced that the United States Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District (USACE-MED) has exercised an option year for Versar's ongoing Personal Services and Support contract in Iraq. The option year has a ceiling not to exceed a value of $4.4 million and the period of performance runs through […]
By John Lee. Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has held a meeting with Robert Stephen Beecroft, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed developments of the political process in the country and Iraqi-U.S. relations as part of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between the two countries. The two sides discussed arrangements […]
It's probably fair to say that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has a lot on his mind at the moment, with the continuation of protests against his rule, the ongoing difficulties with Iraqi Kurdistan regarding oil contracts, and a rising death toll due to terrorist violence. Seen in the context of these challenges, the question of […]
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk. (Please click on graphics to view.) COUNTRY OVERVIEW 08 and 11 February saw bombings in Mosul, Baghdad, Karbala and Shomali that resulted in the deaths of at least 38 people with a further approx 100 wounded, which followed a similar pattern of attacks from the previous week. There has […]
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has announced a $75,000 settlement with The Sandi Group/Corporate Bank Financial Services for failure to report in a timely manner on the injuries and deaths of 30 employees in Iraq between 2003 and 2005. Under the Defense Base Act, a company must report any injury […]
By Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On Feb. 5, 2013, the Iraqi parliament responded to a campaign launched by activists against a proposed law criminalizing many means of circulating information. Iraqi lawmakers said that they will draft […]
The U.S. Mission in Iraq, through the Ambassador’s Fund Program, is seeking Statements of Interest that offer creative and effective approaches to promote reconciliation and stability in Iraq and to improve the institutional capacity of Iraqi organizations and local communities. Awards will range from USD 200,000 to USD 500,000, although smaller and larger awards may […]
By Ilnur Cevik for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkish authorities fear that three deadly bomb attacks in Kirkuk and Tuz Khurmatu in the past month aim to further fuel the tensions between Iraqi Arabs and Kurds and push the […]
