Transportation Ministry and Italian Envoy Discuss Big Faw Project
The Iraqi minister of transportation has discussed with the Italian ambassador to the country the implementation of the Big Faw Project. According to a ministry statement received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency, “Minister Aamer Abduljabbar has discussed with the ambassador and representatives of Italian companies the designs and implementation of the Big Faw Project,” An […]
Asiacell Remains at the Forefront of the Development Process in Iraq and Promises Greater Achievements in the Upcoming Year
Despite the economic and security challenges it faced throughout the previous year The tremendous efforts that Asiacell - the largest private Iraqi company and the first and only mobile telecommunications company to provide coverage for all of Iraq - exerted in order to provide the best telecom services to the Iraqi nation across all its […]
Lufthansa Plans Flights to Iraq from Mid-2010
German flag carrier Lufthansa said Tuesday it was looking into the possibility of operating commercial flights to Iraq from its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich later this year. The airline said it hoped to offer flights to the capital Baghdad and the city of Erbil in northern Iraq's Kurdish region. "Lufthansa aims to launch the […]
$196m Road to Facelift Northeastern Arbil
A sum of 231.280 billion Iraqi dinars ($196 million) has been allocated to build a road serving the local residents and refresh tourism in northeastern Arbil, according to Governor Nawzad Hadi on Sunday. “The Kori-Shaqlawa-Qandil highway in northeastern Arbil will be opened and paved by a Turkish company and would be financed from the Kurdistan […]
Gulf Bridge International and Iraqi Telecommunications Sign Agreement for Cable Landing in Iraq
In an important step for developing the Iraqi telecommunications infrastructure, Gulf Bridge International (GBI), the Middle East's first privately owned submarine cable operator, and Iraqi Telecom & Post Company, the leading telecommunications service provider in Iraq, today announced the signing of a agreement to land GBI's new undersea telecommunications cable in Iraq. The announcement was […]
More than ID5bn to Establish New Road in Arbil
A new road is to be constructed in Arbil at a total cost of ID5.5 billion Iraqi dinars to help reduce traffic in the city, Arbil’s governor said on Saturday. “The amount has been allocated from the provincial development project budget,” Governor Nozad Hadi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. The new 17-kilometer-long road will reduce […]
U.S. and S. Korean Firm to Establish Salah al-Din Airport
The investment commission in Salah al-Din has signed a contract with a joint U.S.-South Korean company to build an airport in Salah al-Din. "An investment contract has been signed to establish Salah al-Din International Airport, under which the U.S.-South Korean firm will invest in the airport for 25 years in return for 15 percent of […]
1st Residential Compound for Orphans in Karbala
A local company has begun construction work on a residential compound for the orphans in Karbala, the first project of its kind in the province. “The project is the first to be carried out by a non-governmental institution in al-Imam Awn area (15 km north of Karbala),” Aamer al-Shook, the founder of al-Mabra Institution, which […]
Process to Remove Drowned Ships Continues
Iraqi Transport Ministry succeeded in removing part of the ship, Palestine, which was hit and drowned at an Iraqi port during one of the wars in Iraq. “The port is in southern Iraq,” said a release issued by the Ministry on Thursday and received by Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
GBI, Iraq Sign Multimillion Dollar Deal
The Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International (GBI) and the Iraq Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC), a leading telecom company in the country signed a $445m deal to establish a landing for GBI's advanced submarine telecommunication fiber-optic cable in Iraq, here yesterday. The GBI-ITPC agreement is the first in a series of Landing Party Agreements that the […]
Investment Commission Asked to Account for $2.2m
The provincial council in Najaf has asked the local investment commission to account for the spending of $2.2 million U.S. dollars (2.5 billion Iraqi dinars), which will be allocated for the Najaf Airways Company. “During its Wednesday session, the council called on the investment commission to submit an outline of the proposed projects that will […]
2 Bridges Completed in Amara
An Iraqi firm completed two bridges in central Amara city at a total cost of around $35.6 million. “Work on the two bridges began in May 2008,” Engineer Naji al-Lami, who supervised the project, told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. He said that the length of each bridge is around 586 meters. Amara, the capital city […]