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Iraq's transport minister, Hadi al-Ameri [al-Amari] (pictured), has appealed to foreign firms to help restore his country's dilapidated infrastructure by rebuilding airports and constructing a European-style rail network, according to a report from AFP. Addressing nearly 50 companies in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, he said that as Iraq's oil income rises in the coming years there […]
Flights between Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul have resumed after nine years of disruption, reports AKnews. An Iraqi Airways flight carried 40 passengers from Mosul to Baghdad and authorities plan to launch flights between the two cities on a regular basis. The Director of Mosul Airport, Sardar Hasan, said there will be two […]
Turkish Airlines increased its flights between Basra and Istanbul to four per week, according to Aswat al-Iraq. The Turkish consulate in Basra said there will be flights between the two cities on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on 4th March. "Basra is strategically important, and the fourth air bridge will underline to the Turkish […]
Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) re-announced on Thursday the details of the new Kerbala Monorail, and invited interested parties to contact them: Length of the line (18 KM) Project Type (Monorail) - High Concrete mono rail of two ways known locally as Kerbala Monorail. Number of stations (20) the distance between each station and another […]
The Iraqi Oil Ministry has denied any changes to Karbala's refinery, as reported by its spokesman. Asim Jihad told Aswat al-Iraq that all agreements on Karbala's refinery site were set with the Transport Ministry, and denied reports that the site had been changed due to its proximity to Al-Furat Airport. Karbala's Energy and Fuel Commission […]
UAE-based Starlight Airlines, the largest cargo operator to and out of Iraq, has entered into an agreement with Emirates SkyCargo to launch cargo operations between its Sharjah hub and Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Under the agreement, the service operates a Boeing 777 freighter to Erbil, twice a week initially, possibly increasing to […]
Iraq's state-owned General Company for Car Manufacturing has announced its intention to sign a contract with the South Korean Hyundai Company to construct a complete car manufacturing line within 3 years, reports Aswat al-Iraq. The Iraqi company has already built up special car assembly and manufacturing lines in its efforts to expand the stages of […]
Indian aviation authorities have approved a plan by Iraq’s national carrier, Iraqi Airways, to operate four return flights every week to Baghdad — two each from Delhi and Mumbai. “The first flight will be launched on February 12,” Bharat Bhushan, Director General of Civil Aviation, told The Indian Express. An Indian ministry official said: “We […]
The fourth of the new routes into Iraq by low cost airline flydubai was completed today with the inaugural flight to Najaf. It began its three-times weekly service to Najaf today when the inaugural flight, FZ221, departed Dubai Terminal 2 at 0700hrs, and landed in Najaf International Airport at 0840hrs local time. The return flight, […]
The Managing-Director of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), Seyed Ataollah Sadr, announced on Sunday that Iran and Iraq have reached an agreement on launching a joint shipping line. Speaking to the Iranian Fars News Agency, Sadr said the move will provide the groundwork for private companies from both countries' to set up a joint […]
Bloomberg and Reuters report that Iraq has invited foreign companies to compete for a $450 million monorail project in the southern holy city of Kerbala [Karbala]. The city, 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad, hosts the shrines of two Shi'ite imams and hosts millions of Shi'ite pilgrims each year at several major religious rites. […]
In 2011, 621,870 passengers used Erbil's new International Airport, a 37% increase on the previous year, whilst cargo tonnage also increased dramatically, with a 67% increase to 17,769 tonnes per annum. The increase in passenger and cargo numbers will help cement Erbil International Airport as one of the fastest growing in the Middle East and […]
