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"Air Berlin" the second-largest airline, in Germany, , announced on Thursday the opening of direct flights from Munich to Iraq this week, intended to rival Lufthansa’s direct route to Iraq next summer. According to a statement issued by the company, flights will run every two weeks to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in the north of the […]
Air Berlin, Germany's second-largest airline, has announced the start of direct flights from Munich, while rival Lufthansa will operate a direct route to Iraq from next summer. According to a statement issued by Air Berlin on Saturday, flights will run every two weeks to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah in north of the country. Meanwhile, Lufthansa announced […]
Japanese Agency for International Cooperation "JICA" Announced the commitment to develop some of the Iraqi ports and navigational channels leading through it by the implementation to qualify the projects, based on the Japanese loan facilitator of Iraq in 2003. Japanese agency said in a statement issued on Saturday, and Alsumaria News got a copy of […]
The transport minister has signed the decision to appoint all temporary employees of the General Company for Ports in Iraq, a media official said on Monday. “Minister Aamer Abduljabbar Ismail has decided to appoint all temporary employees who spent five years or more at the General Company for Ports,” Anmar al-Safi told Aswat al-Iraq news […]
The Iraqi minister of transportation has given instructions to the state-run Ports Company to distribute its 2008 profits to its personnel, a ministry statement said on Monday. “The minister has also ordered the company to audit its 2009 profit accounts to be distributed in 2010,” a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency quoted Minister […]
Minister of Transport Amr Abdul Jabbar has announced that his ministry has decided to fix employees with diploma degrees and others with higher education onto the permanent staff in the Iraqi Harbours Company. Eye Media Agency quoted Abdul Jabbar during the monthly tour of Um Qassr harbours, 85 km south Basra province, as saying" this […]
The rehabilitation of Umm al-Qasr port in the city of Basra has been completed, the relations and media director at the Iraqi Ports Company said on Wednesday. “The rehabilitation operations include improving the port’s docks and the maintenance of concrete side of the southern docks,” Anmar al-Safi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The Shiite province […]
Momentum Logistics announced, the logistics branch of the Gulftainer a leading international port management, the opening of a branch in Iraq, including a major office and storage facilities. The new branch is located in the city of Zakho in the far north of Iraq on the border with Turkey, a space of about 8000 square […]
Iraq's Ministry of Transport has announced the arrival of 150 modern buses. A statement issued by the Ministry's media office received by Eye Media said " Um – Qasr harbor has received 130 – Korean made Hyundai buses type 2010. In addition 20 Mercedes 2010 buses came through Jordan manufactured by Bahouse Company. Bahouse is […]
The Basra-Istanbul airway will be opened early next month, the deputy head of Basra’s investment commission said on Monday. “Flights will be available between Basra Airport and Turkey,” Jalal Tema al-Nouri told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The step comes following talks with the commercial attaché in the Turkish embassy, Saeed Faeq, Nouri explained. The Shiite […]
Seventeen cargo ships from different countries have arrived at Iraqi ports, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said on Sunday. The Shiite province of Basra, 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, has five commercial ports and two oil ports: al-Maaqal, established in 1916 by British forces […]
The Iraqi Transportation Ministry has decided to launch a passengers’ train every week to Turkey through Syria. “The first trip will be made on Feb. 16, 2010,” the Ministry said in a release received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency. It said that prices will vary from 25 to 35 Euros.
