BH Defense Wins $21m Deal for Leadership Academy
By John Lee. BH Defense LLC of Arlington, Virginia, has been awarded a $20,782,657 contract to assist Iraq in establishing the Iraq International Academy to develop senior leadership. According to a statement by the US Dept of Defense, the estimated completion date is March 31, 2016. BH Defense is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia with offices […]
New Iraq Broadband Route expected This Year
By John Lee. IQ Networks, a wholesale internet provider based in Sulaymaniya, expects to open a $100-million (120-billion-Iraqi-dinar) broadband cable from Turkey to Iraq's Gulf coast by the end of this year. Reuters reports that, after spending an extra $30 million to replace lines and equipment overrun by Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL), the company […]
Iraq has World's 4th Highest Rate of Executions
By John Lee. A report from Amnesty International USA says that Iraq had the world's fourth highest rate of executions in 2014. China again carried out more executions than the rest of the world put together; Amnesty International believes thousands are executed and sentenced to death there every year, but with numbers kept a state […]
Zain Iraq Announces Snr Management Changes
By John Lee. Zain Group has announced that Wael Ghanayem, Chief Financial and Operating Officer of Zain Iraq will return to Zain Group to become part of the Group’s executive leadership in implementing its new strategic direction of transforming into an integrated digital mobile operator. In addition, Mr. Ghanayem will continue to support Zain Iraq, […]
Tanker Backlog Builds at Basra Port
By John Lee. A backlog of over 30 oil tankers, two-thirds of them supertankers (VLCC), has built up outside Basra post, and shippers face delays of up to three weeks because of bad weather and possible oil quality issues, according to a report from Reuters. Shipping industry sources said the problems could delay or limit […]
Video: Tikrit Liberated after Mth-Long Battle
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq said security and allied forces backed by US-led coalition aircraft "liberated" the city of Tikrit on Tuesday, its biggest victory yet in the fight against Islamic State jihadists:
Nearly 1,000 Iraqis Killed in March
According to casualty figures released today by UNAMI, a total of 997 Iraqis were killed and another 2,172 were injured in acts of terrorism and violence in March*. The number of civilians killed was 729 (including 42 civilian police), and the number of civilians injured was 1,785 (including 98 civilian police). A further 268 members […]
APRIL FOOL: How to Make Millions Selling Iraqi Dinars
The great Iraqi dinar scam, in which con artists peddle the false hope of a massive revaluation of the Iraqi dinar, seems to be finally dying out. That makes the time right for one of the architects of the scheme to make some more money, this time writing a book about her road to riches. […]
GKP Slides on Share Placement
By John Lee. Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (GKP) closed the day down 9.9 percent, following the announcement that the company has successfully raised $40.7 million through a conditional placing of shares at a price of 32 pence per share, a 21 percent discount to the previous market close. The shares were placed through Mirabaud […]
Edinburgh International Achieves PSC.1 Accreditation
Edinburgh International (EI), a leading provider of security and risk management solutions worldwide and a member company of Constellis Group, today announced that it has received ASIS International's accreditation for Quality of Private Security Contractor Operations, known as ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012. Edinburgh International is the first Constellis Group company to attain the PSC.1 accreditation, which builds […]
New Project to Protect Iraqi Cultural Heritage
New UNESCO project launched in Baghdad to protect Iraqi cultural heritage "Today, we show our solidarity in the face of unprecedented cultural cleansing, cultural eradication and cultural looting ... And we pledge our commitment to do everything we can to halt this cultural cleansing”, said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, at the launch of the new […]
Weekly Security Update: 24 - 30 March 2015
National Overview US involvement in Tikrit air campaign sparks discord within Shia PMU factions, as regional issues overshadow ongoing anti-ISIS offensive. Since Thursday 26 March, key players in Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU) alliance, including the Iranian-backed Badr Organization, Asaib al-Haq and Kitaib Hezbollah are understood to have withdrawn from the Tikrit theatre in protest […]