Video: US will send More Troops to Iraq
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Pentagon will send a total of 800 troops to Iraq to help the country combat ISIS. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.
Video: Is Maliki Calling the Shots?
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime minister fights back against Sunni-led rebellion - and those who want him replaced. Sami Zeidan speaks to Mark Kimmitt - a former US state department official and retired Brigadier General; Saad Jawad […]
Video: Regional Economy feels Iraq Conflict
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Fear of getting caught up in violence and difficulty getting visas to Iraq are affecting businesses in Jordan.
Video: Ramadan begins in Iraq
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. While battles with Sunni extremist militants continued to grip the country, Iraqis began fasting for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Shoppers were out Monday morning buying provisions:
Iraq Receives Russian Fighter Jets
By John Lee. Iraq has received the first batch of fighter jets from Russia to help it repel the offensive by Sunni rebels. The defence ministry said five Sukhoi SU-25 attack aircraft would enter service in "three to four days". Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki told the BBC last week that his government had signed a […]
What is a Caliphate?
By John Cookson. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's extraordinary history has turned another page. Jihadists - who only 3 weeks ago swept into northern Iraq - have now declared thousands square kilometres between Aleppo jn Syria and the governorate of […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 26th June 2014). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,665 (-2.2%)/ $1,776 (-2.2%) (weekly change) (-10.7% and -10.6% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]
Electricity Generation needs Urgent Fuel Supply
Iraq’s electricity shortages cannot be resolved unless sufficient fuel flows to the power plants feeding Iraq’s national grid, according to Dr Jafar D. Jafar, co-founder and CEO of Uruk Engineering & Contracting, addressing a recent conference. Uruk’s CEO highlighted the short-fall in fuel availability, particularly gas, currently impacting Iraq’s power generation capacity. He noted that […]
UNICEF Receives Polio Vaccine
UNICEF received one million doses of polio vaccine in Erbil on Saturday, marking the first ever occasion of such a delivery directly to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KR-I). Following on its recent agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to greatly expand immunization efforts in the KR-I, Saturday’s shipment will support the joint UNICEF, […]
Mosul’s Child Soldiers
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Mosul’s Child Soldiers: Volunteers for Extremist Group as Young as 10 Much to the horror of the city’s adults, children and teens in masks, carrying guns, are becoming an increasingly […]
Video: Executions, Atrocities on Both Sides
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Two new reports detail alleged atrocities in Iraq. Arwa Damon reports on alleged executions of Iraqi forces.
Video Interview: Saad Jawad on Iraq
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Saad Jawad, Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow of the Middle East Centre at the London School of Economics (LSE), talks to Al Jazeera about the situation in Iraq.