Iraqi Journalists Targeted while Covering Protests - RSF
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Iraqi authorities and public to avoid trampling on journalistic freedoms after reporters were targeted while trying to cover the storming of the Iraqi parliament by supporters of Iraq's biggest opposition movement. "In times of political instability and social unrest, the media should not be targeted or become the […]
Western Digital signs Distribution Deal for Iraq Market
By John Lee. Keyston Distribution has signed a distribution agreement with data storage company Western Digital Corporation (WDC). According to Zawya, the UAE-based distributor will bring WDC's portfolio of consumer storage solutions to a network of channel partners across Iraq. (Source: Zawya)
Iraqi Govt exempts Basra Governorate from Contracting Regulations
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. Among the items agreed was a decision to exempt Basra Governorate from the instructions covering government contracts for the purposes of the 2025 Arabian Gulf Cup Football Championships, which will be hosted in Basra. Concerns […]
Call for Applications: Entrepreneurship for Public Health, COVID Recovery
Call for Applications: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon UNITAR Division for Prosperity invites young entrepreneurs in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon to apply to the Great Ideas Space 2022: Entrepreneurship for Public Health and COVID-19 Recovery in Egypt, Iraq, and Lebanon. The programme aims to train entrepreneurs and MSMEs […]
Iraq Stock Market Report
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 4th August 2022). Please click here to view a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD889 (-3.0%) / $774 (-3.0%) (weekly change) (-3.2% and -3.8% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
Pertamina to Increase Holding in West Qurna 1
By John Lee. Pertamina, the Indonesian state-owned energy company, will reportedly buy an additional 10 percent stake in the West Qurna 1 oilfield from ExxonMobil. The Deputy Director-General of the Basra Oil Company (BOC), Hassan Muhammad Hassan, told the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) that the agrreement, "is subject to the signing of the settlement […]
Iraq Allocates Additional Funds for Border Security
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. The Cabinet approved the recommendations of the Security Assessment Committee on the Iraqi-Turkish borders, which include providing funds in the sum of 30 billion dinars [$20.5 million], according to the text in the emergency security […]
UN calls for Solutions to Iraq Political Crisis
In recent months and weeks, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has consistently called for dialogue as the most effective way out of the protracted political crisis. Meaningful dialogue among all Iraqi parties is now more urgent than ever, as recent events have demonstrated the rapid risk of escalation in this tense political […]
Iraq's Two Coups, And How the U.S. Should Respond
By Michael Knights, 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. Iraq's Two Coups-And How the U.S. Should Respond Iran's allies in Iraq mounted a judicial coup at the start of this year. Now, Moqtada al-Sadr […]
Iraq's Parliamentary Plague
From The Economist. Iraq's parliamentary plague After throwing away his plurality in the legislature, Muqtada al-Sadr seizes the building instead. Read the full article here (subscription needed).
Big Bang in Baghdad?
By Michael Young, for Carnegie Middle East Center. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Big Bang in Baghdad? In an interview, Marsin Alshamary discusses the current crisis in Iraq, and the possibility of a wider armed confrontation. Click here to read […]
Video: What will it take for Iraq's Govt to work?
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After years of war and internal security crises, many in Iraq are still looking to the government to improve poor living conditions. In this episode of The Stream we ask: What will it […]