Zebari Meets New Indian Ambassador
By John Lee. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hoshyar Zebari received on July 8, 2014, Mr. Ajay Kumar, the new ambassador of the Republic of India in Baghdad and received a copy of his credentials in a ceremony took place in the office of the ministry. The minister welcomed the guest praising the friendly relations […]
Weekly Security Update, 01 - 07 July
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting Reporting remains almost completely interrupted in the provinces of Nineveh and Salahuddin, and the data available does not account for the large number of kidnappings and high levels of sectarian violence rumoured in territories held by ISIS. As the ISF continues its attempts at pushing north towards Tikrit from their […]
Chinese Hackers Target US Experts on Iraq
A sophisticated Chinese hacker group is now reported to be focusing its efforts on US policy towards Iraq. The group, called "Deep Panda," started targeting US policy experts and think tanks with links to Iraq on 18th June, the day that ISIS began to attack the oil refinery at Baiji. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and CTO of […]
F-16 Delivery "at Risk of Cancellation"
By John Lee. The Iraqi government is reportedly threatening to cancel the strategic framework agreement (SFA) it signed with the US in 2008, because of a delay in the supply of 36 F-16 fighter jets. Air Force Technology cites a U.S. official as saying that the plan to deliver the F-16s and Apache helicopters is […]
Video: UK Ambassador on Iraq's Road Forward
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with U.K. Ambassador to Iraq Simon Collis.
Ninawa Governor: “Getting Rid of Extremists is Easy"
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. Interview With Ninawa’s Governor: “Getting Rid of the Extremists in Mosul Should be Easy" Prominent Sunni Muslim politician, Atheel [Athil] al-Nujaifi, who is also the governor of Ninawa province in-exile, […]
More than 370,000 Newly Displaced People in Iraq
With security in Iraq continuing to deteriorate, field teams from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have delivered emergency assistance and are gathering information on the needs and locations of large numbers of displaced people. Because of the ongoing fighting, the teams are unable to reach some areas of the governorates of Ninewa, Salah al-Din, […]
Video: Does Video show ISIS Leader?
From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CNN's Hala Gorani speaks to terrorism expert Peter Neumann about video that purports to show ISIS' leader in Iraq.
Dep PM: "I was Mistaken" in Joining Govt
By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh al-Mutlaq (pictured), head of the al-Arabiya Coalition, has said that a political solution is the only way to unite the positions of Shiites and Sunni tribes and […]
Change The Iraqi PM's Job Description?
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. How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maliki? Change The Iraqi PM's Job Description The Iraqi Parliament met for the first time this week. But new MPs were unable to […]
Oryx Petroleum "Largely Unaffected" by Unrest
By John Lee. Oryx Petroleum Corporation announced a production and drilling update on Monday for the Demir Dagh field in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including test results for the Demir Dagh-6 appraisal well (“DD-6”). Oryx Petroleum is the operator and has a 65% participating and working interest in the […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 3rd July 2014). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,518 (8.8%)/ $1,619 (-8.8%) (weekly change) (-18.6% and -18.5% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded shares […]