Sweden Extends Support to UNMAS Iraq
The Government of Sweden contributed an additional 10 million Swedish Krona (SEK) (USD 898,133.84) to the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in support of the humanitarian mine action sector endeavors to reduce the risks of explosive ordnance contamination and protect the lives of vulnerable communities in Iraq. Since UNMAS programme inception in 2015, the […]
Addressing Food Loss and Waste for a Sustainable Iraq
Addressing Food Loss and Waste for a Sustainable Iraq On the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (IDAFLW), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) come together with a renewed commitment to tackle a pressing global challenge: food loss and waste. […]
Iraq-Turkey Pipeline to Resume Ops this week
By John Lee. Turkey's Energy Minister has said that the Iraq-Turkey pipeline (ITP), which has been out of operation since a court ruling in March, will be re-started this week. Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday: "The oil pipeline, which was damaged in the devastating earthquake in February and the subsequent flood, […]
Iraq Achieves Highest Oil Revenues since August 2022
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced preliminary oil exports for September: Total exports of crude oil: 103,143,199 barrels. Revenues from crude oil exports: $9.494 billion, the highest since August 2022. Oil fields in central and southern Iraq accounted for 102,220,441 barrels of crude oil exports. Exports from Kirkuk through the port of […]
Iraq to Import Electricity from Jordan "in the Coming Days"
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity has announced the successful completion of the electricity connection with Jordan, adding that imports from Jordan will start in the coming days. Ziad Ali Fadel also confirmed that the electricity connection contracts with neighboring countries are progressing as planned. He clarified that the Gulf-Saudi connection is also progressing […]
Iran "Ready to Dispatch Workforce to Iraq"
From Tasnim, under a Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The director general of the Iranian Ministry of Labor, Cooperatives and Social Welfare for employment development affairs in a meeting with Iraqi officials voiced the country's readiness to dispatch […]
German Trucks to be made in Iraq?
By John Lee. The Chairman of Iraq's Military Industrialization Authority (MIA), Mustafa Ati Hassan (pictured), reportedly met with representatives of the German companies MAN (part of the Volkswagen group) and Mercedes on Thursday. According to state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the meeting discussed the production of military and civilian trucks in Iraq. (Source: INA)
Saudi Export Trade Mission to Basra
By John Lee. The Saudi Export Development Authority (SEDA) has organized a trade mission to Iraq under the banner "Made in Saudi Arabia." The mission, held in Basra, aligns with the authority's goal of promoting non-oil Saudi exports, diversifying income sources, and expanding into promising regional and international markets. 28 Saudi companies and 130 Iraqi […]
Associated Gas Project opened at Halfaya Oilfield
By John Lee. State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) has reported the opening of the processing plant for associated gas at the Halfaya oilfield. It was opened on Friday by the Governor of Maysan, Ali Douai Lazem. The facility has a capacity of 300 million standered cubic feet [per day?], which will be used to power […]
Netherlands supports Land Reforms in Iraq
UN-Habitat receives generous support from the Government of the Netherlands to Initiate Policy Dialogue on the Land Legal Framework Reform and Secure Tenure Rights for Internally Displaced Iraqis The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) welcomes a contribution of USD 1.9 million from the Government of The Netherlands through the LAND-at-scale programme (http://rvo.nl/landatscale) to reform […]
Iraq as It Is
By Steven Simon and Adam Weinstein, for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq as It Is America can help the country, despite Iranian influence. Click here to read the full article (subscription required).
How to Stop Iraqi Kurdistan's "Bleeding"
By Bilal Wahab for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How to Stop Iraqi Kurdistan's "Bleeding" Federal pressure and disastrous internal missteps have brought the KRG to the brink, raising the need for more active […]