Zebari Fights Back Against Accusations
By John Lee. The Financial Times reports that Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari (pictured) is fighting back against accusations of financial mismanagement by digging out documents that he claims reveal the true extent of corruption in the public sector. “I’ve started my campaign — the counterattack", he said. "I didn’t want to galvanise it. But […]
Counter-ISIL Strikes Target Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Monday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber, fighter […]
Baghdad wants to take back Kirkuk Oil Fields
By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has said it will try to retake full control of all Kirkuk oilfields that were administered by the North Oil Company (NOC) before the Islamic State group (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) entered Iraqi territories, and "before the Peshmerga forces seized some oil wells during the previous government.” It […]
GKP Reports on Payments to Governments
Gulf Keystone Petroleum has issued the details of the payments made to governments for the year ended 31 December 2015, as required under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority. Basis for preparation Total payments below £86,000 made to a government are excluded from this report as permitted under the Regulations. […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 8th Sept 2016). Note: ISX will be closed starting from Sep. 11, 2016 to Sep. 15, 2016 due to the national holiday of Eid Al-Adha. The next session will be held on Sunday, Sep. 18, 2016. Please click here to download a table […]
Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Bomber, fighter and remotely […]
Video: Yazidis determined to return to Sinjar
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. There are concerns in Iraq that the battle with ISIL is already altering the demographic of villages. In Sinjar, a territory dominated by one minority group, the people say they are determined to […]
Video: Mass Graves discovered in Iraq
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. As ISIL fighters retreat from villages and cities in northern Iraq, dozens of mass graves, thought to contain thousands of bodies have been discovered. Yazidi community leaders say the graves are evidence of […]
Children Disappear across Iraq
By Wassim Bassem for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Baghdad Operations Command announced the release of two kidnapped children from southern Baghdad on Aug. 20. The crime itself was no surprise, as the abduction of children has […]
ICTSI to Open New Port Facilities in Oct
By John Lee. Philippines-based port company International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) is to open a new section of its Umm Qasr port in October. The VP and Head of Asia-Pacific region, Christian Gonzalez, is quoted as saying that the company has allocated $420 million in capital expenditure for 2016, to be used for the […]
New Career Opportunities in Iraq
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Transport Assistant, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Chief of Political Affairs, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Camp Coordination and Camp Management (CCCM) Specialist, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Budget Analyst, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Head of Office, Political Affairs, […]
New Career Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Call Centre Operator, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Finance Analyst, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Specialist (Livelihood), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Awards Management Coordinator, Save the Children Senior Project Manager, Save the Children Project Manager - Mosul Emergency […]