Iraq Amends Its Electoral Law
By Reidar Visser. The following article was published by Reidar Visser, an historian of Iraq educated at the University of Oxford and currently based at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. It is reproduced here with the author’s permission. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq Amends […]
Joint UN, KRG Trust Fund Signed
The Kurdistan Region Government and the Integrated Coordination Office for Development and Humanitarian Affairs (ICODHA) of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) have announced today signing of an agreement to launch a joint Trust Fund aimed at supporting the Kurdistan Region Government’s development vision outlined in the Kurdistan Vision 2020 Development Strategy. The […]
Video: Former PM on Iraq Violence
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 Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi:
Video: Majnoon - from Battlefield to Oilfield
One of the largest oilfields in the world is back in operation after an unorthodox upgrade. The boost in oil production from the Majnoon field in southern Iraq is expected to contribute significantly to meeting global energy demand. It could also help regenerate a country ravaged by war. But redeveloping what was once a raging […]
The Most Expensive Property in Iraq is ...
Ask anyone where the most expensive property is in Iraq and you might expect to hear Baghdad, the capital, or Basra, the hub of the southern oil industry. But according to this report, the highest prices are being paid for development land in Karbala, site of the shrine of Imam al-Hussein, the grandson of the […]
Weekly Security Update 30 October - 06 November 2013
By Tom Walker, Director, Assaye Risk COUNTRY OVERVIEW In comparison to much of October the start of November has been somewhat quieter in Iraq although there have been a score of high impact explosions, which killed dozens. On the transnational front the actions of Syrian Kurdish factions fighting in northern Syria continue to influence regional […]
Experts Discuss SCOP Pipeline Projects
Advertising Feature With the fourth edition of the Iraq Future Energy Conference approaching, experts – Mr. Falah Al Khawaja, former Director General for oil projects at State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP), and Mr. Ali Alwash, General Manager at State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) - participating at the conference discuss the developments in the […]
The New Iraq – Discovering Business 2014
Allurentis, UK publishers of The New Iraq series, are now in production of the 2014 edition of the book.This will be the fifth edition and will be launched in early 2014. There are opportunities for organisations from all sectors to promote their services through editorial features and advertising, to a global audience. For further details, […]
Kurdamir-3 Tests "Support Field Commerciality"
WesternZagros Resources has completed testing operations in the Oligocene reservoir of the Kurdamir-3 appraisal well on the Kurdamir oil and gas discovery in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Although the testing operations took longer than anticipated due to mechanical difficulties, the results of the third and fourth drill stem tests (DST #3 and DST #4) […]
Drilling to Start at Block 9
By John Lee. Kuwait Energy and Dragon Oil have secured a rig from the Iraqi Drilling Company (IDC) to spud an exploratory well at Block 9 in Basra Province by the end of the year. In parallel, the consortium has selected a provider for Environmental Impact Assessment, Environment Base Line Survey and contractors to perform de-mining […]
Will Tehran’s Iraq Policy Change Under Rouhani?
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. Iraqis welcomed the ascent of moderate candidate Hassan Rouhani in Iran’s recent presidential elections, hoping for a change in Iran's policy toward Iraq and a stop to its interference in Iraq's affairs. […]
New Help Desk in Baghdad’s Oldest Court
A new legal help desk in Baghdad’s Rusafa Courthouse was inaugurated after Iraq’s Higher Judicial Council (HJC) partnered with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Iraqi non-governmental organisation Dar Al Khibra to provide free legal services to indigent Iraqi citizens as part of a larger effort to strengthen the administration of and citizens’ access […]