Iraq "Wants to Import Food from Azerbaijan"
By John Lee. APA reports that Iraq is interested in importing agricultural products from Azerbaijan. At the first meeting of Azerbaijan-Iraq Intergovernmental Commission, a representative of Iraq’s Agriculture Ministry said there is a need for citrus fruits, fish, meat and other products in Iraq. A senior advisor at Azerbaijan's Agriculture Ministry offered to export fruit, vegetable, […]
Kuwait to Open Consulate in Kurdistan
By John Lee. The Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Ghassan Al-Zawai, met with the Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa yesterday to discuss ways of further developing ties with Kurdistan particularly as Kuwait plans to open its Consulate General in Erbil soon. After Kuwait’s decision to open its Consulate General […]
Zagrosjet links Erbil with Amman
By John Lee. Zagrosjet has added a further destination from its base at Erbil in Iraq. On Monday the airline launched thrice-weekly flights to Amman in Jordan using its Airbus A321. Competition on the route is provided by Royal Jordanian, with nine weekly flights, Iraqi Airways with three, and Royal Falcon with two. (Source: anna.aero)
Workers Pay for Boom Town with Their Lives
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. In Iraqi Kurdistan, Workers Pay for Boom Town with Their Lives While many locals are celebrating the building boom in Iraqi Kurdistan, there are also casualties. The number of […]
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 - […]