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Flights between Tehran and the Kurdistan Region began for the first time on Monday, said Tehran-based Mahan Airlines. Hossein Hosseini, the Director of Marketing for the airline, said “We are delighted to announce Erbil as our first new route for 2012. We have seen significant growth in Northern Iraq economy during past two years and […]
Maersk Line has opened a new branch in the port of Umm Qasr, in the Basrah region of Iraq. Until very recently Iraq was seen as being too dangerous for Maersk Line to risk opening an office. Thankfully conditions are changing, and Maersk Line is determined to do its bit to both capture business for […]
Red double-decker buses to returned to Baghdad's streets this week, a colourful sign that the country is moving towards normality. Once a distinctive feature of the capital, the red buses with long white and black stripes disappeared after the 2003 invasion, and were either stolen or broken down. Hadif Omran, an official in a state-run […]
Qatar Airways has extended its Middle East footprint to Iraq with Wednesday’s launch of scheduled flights to the northern city of Erbil. Qatar Airways inaugural flight QR 446 from Doha to Erbil arrives in the northern Iraqi city to a traditional water salute welcome today. The Doha-based airline is operating four-flights-a-week non-stop on the route […]
Basra Provincial Council announced on Tuesday the formation of a group that includes 100 local businesses to invest in Faw Port "to preserve the sovereignty of Iraq". Council member Walid Qitan said: "The efforts of businessmen in the province resulted in the cooperation of major public companies to invest in Faw Port in order to […]
Iraq's General Company for Maritime Transport, owned by the Transport Ministry, has taken delivery of its new ship , the Baghdad, at a formal ceremony in Shanghai, China. The vessel is 116 meters long and can carry 7,850 tons of cargo. The ship will cost $14m (16.3bn IQD), which will be paid to the Chinese […]
A dust storm shut down Baghdad airport on Tuesday, an official from Iraqi Airways told AFP on condition of anonymity. It was unclear when the airport would reopen, or if attendance at talks in Baghdad between world powers and Iran on the Islamic republic's controversial nuclear programme would be impacted by the closure. AKnews reported that […]
Logistics firm DHL has extended its supplementary day definite road service into Iraq, thus linking the GCC and the Levant regions to the country. This DHL ECONOMY SELECT service will complement the existing airfreight program, the DHL time definite services, and will serve countries across the GCC and Levant with a slower transit time offering. […]
Iraq has issued a tender for the building of a breakwater to the south of Basra on the Persian Gulf, the first stage of construction of the giant $6 billion Grand Faw port scheme. The closing date for the tender is 15th July, and offers will be opened on 16th July, while interested companies are […]
Iraq's Transport Ministry said it has agreed to increase the number of flights between Iraq and Jordan. There will be four trips weekly between Amman and Mosul, and five between Amman and Najaf. According to the report from Aswat al-Iraq, the Jordanian side has agreed to facilitate granting visas to Iraq. The ministry added that […]
Bloomberg reports that Iraqi Airways plans to halt an order to buy regional jets from Canada’s Bombardier in favour of larger planes most likely from Boeing or Airbus, after the government granted it a $300 million interest-free loan. The carrier is unlikely to convert on option to buy further 90-seat Bombardier CRJ900 planes after taking […]
Harris Corporation, the international communications and information technology company, has been awarded a contract to provide a back-up air traffic control system for Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. Harris will supply a back-up Liberty-STAR™ Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS) to the primary Liberty-STAR™ VCCS previously installed by Harris. Featuring a modular architecture, open-platform software […]
