Carter Meets With Abadi, Addresses Troops in Baghdad
Defense Secretary Ash Carter met with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi yesterday in Baghdad and spoke with troops there about the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the ongoing military campaign to retake the city of Mosul. On this week’s international trip Carter also is visiting Turkey, the United Arab […]
Video: Iraq offensive against IS in Mosul
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports on Iraq's bid to retake ISIL's stronghold in the country.
Currency Auction Results, 24th Oct
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reported that 34 banks and 15 remittance companies took part in its currency auction on Monday. A total of $157,823,144 sold at a price of 1182 Iraqi Dinars (IQD) per dollar. (Source: Central Bank of Iraq)
Union of Iraqi Publishers joins International body
By John Lee. National publishers associations from Iraq, Ivory Coast, Mauritania, Morocco and Senegal became provisional members of the International Publishers Association (IPA). The General Assembly of the Geneva-based IPA agreed that the five applicants had met the conditions to become provisional members. After a period of up to three years, these publishers’ associations will […]
Police Overwhelmed as Drugs from Iran flood Basra
By Mustafa Saadoun for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In the oil-rich city of Basra in southern Iraq, drug-trafficking gangs are gaining power. Through certain areas on the Iraqi-Iranian border, drugs come in from Iran to be consumed in […]
NIC grants $90bn in Investment Licences since 2009
The Elaborated Economic Conference for Investment Projects in Iraq was held in Baghdad on 17th October, organized by the Supreme Committee of Provincial Coordination and the National Investment Commission (NIC), with the attendance of a number of Parliament members, Ministers, Governors, Heads of Provincial Councils, Heads of Provincial Investment Commissions in addition to representatives of […]
Health Crisis in the making as Doctors flee Iraq
By Wilson Fache for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On Oct. 10, the Iraqi president approved a law passed by the parliament to provide comprehensive support to doctors in order to prevent the massive emigration in this sector and […]
HRW: Displaced People Can’t Move Freely
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said that Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government security authorities are unlawfully restricting the freedom of movement of displaced people in camps near Kirkuk. Despite the lack of hostilities in the area, people are not allowed to leave the camps freely. Displaced people in the Nazrawa and Laylan camps told Human […]
US Firm Wins Iraqi Navy Contract
By John Lee. Swiftships LLC, based in the US state of Louisiana, has awarded a $14,591,075 firm-fixed-price contract for "the accomplishment of continuous lifecycle support for the Iraqi Navy". The contractor will provide technical expertise in preventative and planned maintenance, emergent repairs, and platform overhaul support services for Iraqi patrol boats, off-shore vessels, and defender […]
21 New Career Opportunities in Iraq
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Security Advisor, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Rapid Response Project Officer, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Education Officer, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Advocacy Coordinator, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Finance Officer, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Area Manager - Baghdad, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Emergency WASH project […]
22 New Career Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Executive Assistant to the DCD P/O, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Stabilization Specialist, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Advocacy and Campaign Manager, Save the Children Country Logistics Manager, Save the Children Field Associate, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Field […]
''Street Lawyers'' - their Clients are Boys and Girls 6, 10, 14 ....
They Call Themselves ''Street Lawyers'', and their Clients are Boys and Girls 6, 10, 14 .... If you are desperately poor, 6 years old, and picked up by police in Baghdad for begging, who will come to your defense? We are not permitted to show their pictures and will use aliases but here is the story of two little brothers - […]