Iraq Reopens Trebil Border Crossing
By John Lee. Iraq has re-opened its border crossing point with Jordan on Monday, the state-run Petra news agency reported. Jordan's Ministry of Transport said that the movement of people and goods through the Traibil [Turaybeel, Tirbil, Tarbiel, Trebil] border post (pictured) had returned to normal. Iraqi authorities closed the border for security reasons in […]
Iraq's Future: Post-2015 Development Agenda
Iraqis came together on Sunday to agree on their country’s most pressing needs, and send a message to the international community on what issues should be prioritised after 2015. With only two years remaining before the deadline of the Millennium Declaration Goals (MDGs), the UN is consulting with a wide range of Iraqi civil society, […]
Allawi: Demonstrations Won’t Stop Unless Maliki Resigns
By Ali Abel Sadah for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqiya List leader and former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said that the protests in the Iraq provinces that are home to a Sunni majority won’t stop unless Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's […]
Foreign Minister Meets Iranian Ambassador
By John Lee. Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, met on Monday with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Danaie Fur, and his delegation. During the meeting, the two officials discussed bilateral relations and ways of strengthening them, in addition to discussing ways to overcome the obstacles faced by Iranian pilgrims coming to Iraq […]
Video: Iraq Rejects PKK Transfer to Kurdistan
From Iran’s PressTV. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The withdrawal of Kurdistan Workers' Party militants into Iraq's Kurdistan Region has raised controversy in Baghdad. PKK militants are leaving Turkey and moving to Kurdistan under an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government. […]
Iraqi Stocks Unfazed by ‘Civil War’
The security situation in Iraq hasn’t looked this bad in quite a while. Following the killing of at least 36 Sunni protestors in Hawijah on April 23, people are now even talking about a possible partition of the country. “It is wrong to say we are getting close to a civil war,” one Iraqi politician […]
Iraq to Rebuild Rail System
Plans to revive Iraq's rail system are gaining pace, reports Reuters. Last year the railway company opened a 32-km line between Mussayab [Musayyib, Musayyab], south of Baghdad, and the holy city of Kerbala to transfer hundreds of thousands of pilgrims during Shi'ite religious festivals. It is also building a new railway parallel to the old […]
TAQA Appoints New MD for Iraq
By John Lee. The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) has appointed Leo Koot as Managing Director of TAQA in Iraq. Mr Koot will be responsible for all of TAQA’s operations in Iraq. He joined TAQA in 2008 and is a Dutch national. David Cook (pictured), TAQA Executive Officer and Head of Oil and Gas, […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 9th May 2013). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at ID1,802 (+0.9%) / $1,820 (+0.1%) (weekly change). The number of week traded shares was 24.5bn and the weekly […]
Iran "Expands All-Out Strategic Cooperation" with Iraq
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has said that the Iran is ready to "expand all-out strategic cooperation" with Iraq. Saeed Jalili, made the remark at a meeting on Thursday with Adel Abdul-Mahdi, a member of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI). According to a report from Iran's PressTV, the Iranian […]
First Journalism Contest for Iraqi Women
The UN Iraq congratulates the three winners of the first edition of its contest for Iraqi women journalists. The stories submitted by Suha Audah, Enas Jabbar and Shatha al-Shabibi were selected by the jury as representing best the challenges faced by Iraqi women in their daily lives. “The selection was difficult since the quality of […]
After Hawija: Iraqi and Kurdish Forces Face Off
By Shalaw Mohammed. 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. Recent clashes in Hawija have not only increased tensions between protestors and Baghdad, they’ve also reignited hostility between Iraqi Kurdistan’s military and the Iraqi army. Locals […]