A Tool to Improve Human Rights in Iraq
UNAMI Human Rights Office and UNDP organized a 3-day workshop in Erbil, in preparation for the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in 2014. This was the second of a series of workshops which aimed at bringing together representatives of civil society organizations and, for the first time, members of the Iraqi High Commission for Human […]
Teacher Violence Against Students Increases
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Third-grade student Fatima, 8, was harshly beaten by her religious education teacher for not wearing the veil. This incident happened in the Khawla Bint Al Azwar School in the Madaen district […]
Harwal Seals Iraq Housing Deal
By John Lee. The Harwal Group has signed a contract to build a factory in Basra to produce the company’s new pre-fabricated housing system. Speaking at Dubai's Big 5 construction show, executive director and CEO of Harwal Group subsidiary Technical Supplies and Services Co. (TSSC), A.P. Dellapenna, said that the contract was of major significance: […]
Kurdistan Moves from Oil Exploration to Production
Kurdistan’s oil and gas has been a force for stability and will benefit all the people of Iraq, Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Imad Ahmed told the second day of the CWC Kurdistan Iraq Oil and Gas Conference. He said, ‘Kurdistan has good relations with Turkey and will continue to develop its relations with Iran. […]
Oil Dispute: Agreeing to Disagree, for now
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Have Baghdad and Ankara agreed to resolve the Kurdish oil issue? Has Baghdad agreed with Erbil to settle the dispute that broke out after the latter concluded a contract to independently […]
Politicians Fail to Convince Voters Change is Possible
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. No one in Iraq is satisfied with the country’s situation. The term “change” is on everyone’s lips, from the top of the ruling pyramid to the ordinary man in the street. Although […]
Campaign Against Gender-Based Violence
An ‘Orange Day’ Photo Shoot on End Violence Against Women Day (EVAW), followed by a Programme cum Arts Exhibit and today’s Human Rights training workshop for female Iraqi journalists – these are just some of the series of activities rolled out by the United Nations family in Iraq as its contribution to the global annual […]
Credit Suisse Upgrades Genel Energy
By John Lee. Credit Suisse has upgraded Genel Energy as a result of what it described as “irreversible progress” towards achieving large scale oil exports via Turkey. Believing that the Iraqi Kurdistan oil play is now lower risk, analyst Thomas Adolff says that progress has been very impressive since 2011 and "we treat recent events - […]
Hill International Wins Samawah Stadium Contract
By John Lee. Hill International has announced that it has received a contract from the Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports to provide design, review, and construction management services in connection with the Al Samawah Olympic Stadium in Samawah, Iraq. The 28-month contract has an estimated value to Hill of approximately IQD 2.6 billion ($2.2 […]
Turkey Resolves Energy Crisis with Baghdad
By Mehmet Nayir for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey’s energy diplomacy has borne results. The oil crisis was resolved when Baghdad was offered a measurement station and revenue payment guarantees. In this regard, a trilateral Baghdad-Ankara-Erbil mechanism will be set […]
Video: Intelligence Building Attacked in Kirkuk
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. This was the scene a little earlier at the mall, you can see fire and smoke billowing from the building. Information is still coming into us, but we understand one gunman has been […]
Video: Deadly Car Bomb Rocks Kirkuk
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A car bomb targeted an Iraqi police intelligence office in the ethnically-mixed northern city of Kirkuk. The explosion was followed by a firefight between militants and security forces at the scene: