Discussions in Basra About Iranian Commercial Center
Iraqi-Iranian discussions took place in Basra about starting an Iranian commercial center that embraces offices of Iranian firms in the province.
Robust Growth for Mideast Mobile Operators
Middle Eastern mobile operators have outperformed their western counterparts for the first time, which have led to profitable growth and overseas expansion.
Iraq To Receive World Bank Loan
The World Bank, on February 25, 2010, approved a Development Policy Loan to the government of Iraq in support of the country’s efforts to mitigate the impact of the current fiscal crisis on the national economy, and support its medium-term economic reform program.
Shaping Iraq's oil policy - and its politics
At stake is arguably the fiscal future of Iraq and its effect on the world's supply of oil for the next 50 years. The case centres around the applicability of laws from the previous regime, whether an old law which has not been repealed or altered requires federal oil tenders to be ratified by parliament.
Ministry will Appoint All Oil Graduates
The Oil Ministry has decided to appoint graduates from 2005-2009 to different oil companies throughout Iraq, Essam Jihad told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. “The distribution of jobs will take into consideration the nearness of the work to the graduates’ houses,” he added. “The appointments will be done in batches within the Ministry’s 2010 plan. The […]
Kurdistan Suspends Foreign Investment in Education
The government of Iraq's northern Kurdistan region has decided to suspend foreign investment in the education sector, in an effort to tackle low standards of teaching in the semi-autonomous province, Meed has reported. "We need to sort ourselves out and put our house in order first," Dlawer Ala'Aldeen, the minister for higher education said. The […]
Al Arabiya Dedicated Extensive Election Coverage
Al Arabiya mobilized its human and technical capacity to cover the electoral process and provide on-the-ground, first hand coverage to viewers yearning for breaking news, political programs and reports. Under the supervision of Nowfal Aljanabi, Head of Iraqi news and programming at Al Arabiya, the channel began to broadcast the show "Race to the Parliament" […]
Work to Start in Halfaya
China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) will start work on the Iraqi Halfaya project in the second half of this year, Jiang Jiemin, the chairman of CNPC's subsidiary PetroChina (0857.HK), said on Friday. Jiang also said it would take a fairly long time to finalize the purchase agreement for a deal to buy 2 million tones […]
Tide Turns as Kurds Push for Oil Law
While the Iraqi government has made overtures to its Kurdish counterpart in the north to end an oil standoff, much remains in doubt without legislation to keep the industry in check - rules which this time the Kurds are pressing for rather than Baghdad, writes Fawzia Sheikh For a long time, the northern Kurdistan region […]
Baghdad To Build Elevated Monorail, Subway
According to a report from RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI), Iraqi officials say foreign firms will be invited to take part in a tender to build an elevated monorail and subway lines in Baghdad to help reduce traffic in the congested capital. Baghdad Mayor Salih Abdel Razzak said the monorail in particular will help unsnarl […]
U.S. To Train Iraqi Pilots, Air Traffic Controllers
RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports that the United States is to train Iraqi pilots and air traffic controllers under a new agreement between the two countries' governments. The agreement provides for the opening in Baghdad of a training school supervised by the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency. That school will be financed by a $7m […]
New Air Route To Kuwait
SkyLink Arabia (SKA) has just resumed commercial flights between Baghdad, Basra, and Kuwait. SKA will provide commercial flights 2 days per week, on Tuesdays and Fridays. Additionally, SKA has resumed cargo flights to Basra International Airport.