Oil, Power and Ports: Iraq and Kuwait Bicker Over Border Areas
According to lawmakers, the border area between Kuwait and Iraq should no longer be disputed territory. However Iraqi locals see it differently and accuse Kuwait of blocking their waterways, stealing their oil and teaching their children untruths about the area, according to this report from Niqash. As dusk falls along the southern borders that Iraq […]
أول ورشة عمل حول المستجدات في إدارة الكوارث والطوارئ في السليمانية
ستعقد في السليمانية أول ورشة عمل حول المستجدات في إدارة الكوارث والطوارئ بالتعاون مع وزارة الصحة الإتحادية ووزراة الصحة في إقليم كردستان بالتعاون مع TIEMS (الجمعية الدولية لإدارة الطوارئ) لمزيد من المعلومات الرجاء الضغط هنا.
مجتمع مهندسي البترول في لندن يقدم: التركيز على العراق الجديد بما في ذلك إقليم كردستان، 27 أكتوبر 2011
مع افتتاح الجولة العراقية الرابعة في يناير 2012، لن يكون هنالك وقت أفضل لزيادة معرفتك بفرص ومخاطرالاستثمار في هذه المنطقة. مجتمع مهندسي البترول في لندن يواصل فعاليات المسائل التقنية المالية والبيئية للاستثمار في منطقة مهيئة للاستثمار. أذا كنت معنى في هذه المنطقة أو تود معرفة المزيد عنها لا تفوت هذه الندوة. لمزيد من المعلومات الرجاء […]
Iraqi F-16 Deal Making "Significant Progress"
Washington and Baghdad have made significant progress on a deal for Iraq to buy Lockheed Martin F-16 warplanes but do not have a signed contract, according to Bloomberg. In February the Iraqi government delayed its planned purchase of F-16s and diverted $900 million set aside for an initial payment on the aircraft into its national […]
Mosul's Mushroom Farm a First for Iraq
Although they grow wild, mushrooms remain a relatively exotic food in Iraq, according to this report from Niqash. Now one ambitious Mosul man plans to change all that: by starting Iraq’s first mushroom farm. And there are already shoppers queuing for his fungi. The casual observer would be hard pressed to find signs of an […]
Basra Blocks $500m Hyundai Deal Because of Kuwaiti Port
Officials in Basra have reportedly blocked a $500m power generation deal with Korea's Hyundai, because of the company's involvement with the controversial Mubarak Port in Kuwait. The project was due to be launched on Thursday. Ayad al-Amara, an official spokesman for Basra Governorate told AKnews that the Governorate has decided to stop work with all […]
Egyptian Companies Eye Iraqi Gas Projects
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) is considering several new natural gas projects in Iraq in collaboration with Iraqi and foreign firms, according to the company’s director, Hassan al-Mahdy, told Al-Masry Al-Youm. He said the projects would include excavation and the construction of distribution networks, and provided multiple opportunities for Egyptian construction and consultancy […]
Committee to Demarcate Iran-Iraq Border
Iraq and Iran have agreed that the Iraqi committee for demarcation of borders between the two countries should complete its mission by the end of the year, according to AKnews. Ahmed al-Shekhani, a member of the committee, told the agency that the related bodies agreed for the committee to assign landmarks on the border areas of […]
Cars Smuggling from US to Iraq - 11 Arrested in US
U.S. officials have arrested 13 people for their alleged involvement in an organised crime gang stealing cars for transport to Iraq. "Operation Hot Wheels," a two-year investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations, resulted in nine Detroit and four in San Diego. The vehicles were shipped to Iraq through Canada. The […]
Bangladesh to Export Manpower to Iraq
Bangladesh expects to export manpower to Iraq by the end of this year, according to its Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister, Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain. A Bangladeshi delegation recently visited Iraq at the invitation of Iraqi labour minister. "Within next two months, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) will be signed between Bangladesh and Iraq for […]
Weekly Security Update for 1st September 2011
While last week was bloody in Iraq, levels of violence actually fell slightly in the country from the week before. Nonetheless, conditions should still be regarded as hostile, with dozens of people killed in a series of suicide bombings towards the end of Ramadan. As well as several such attacks in the centre of the […]
Two New Initiatives from Iraq Business News
In our continuing efforts to bring you the top business news from Iraq, Iraq Business News is delighted to announce two new services for its readers: To help you keep track of the markets, starting on Thursday we will provide a scrolling stock ticker from the Baghdad Stock Exchange; and, Every Friday we will bring […]