New Career Opportunities in Iraq
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Legal Officer (Head of the Forensic Science Unit), UNS-SPM UNITAD - United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability of Daesh/ISIL Public Information Officer, UNS-SPM UNITAD - United Nations Investigative Team for Accountability of Daesh/ISIL Facilities Management Assistant, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for […]
New Career Opportunities in Iraqi Kurdistan
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Senior Project Assistant, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Treasury/Administrative Assistant, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Administrative Assistant, UNAMI - United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Head of Programme for Danish Demining Group, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) […]
Rumaila hits 30-yr High in Oil Production
The Rumaila oilfield produced 1.467 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2018 – the oilfield’s highest annual rate of production for 30 years. 2018 also saw the milestone of four billion barrels of oil produced since the Rumaila Operating Organisation [ROO] began operating in June 2010. The results were reported in the 2018 Rumaila Annual […]
Iraq Britain Business Council welcomes 4 New Members
By John Lee. The Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) has welcomed four new members, bringing its membership to 71 companies: Crescent Petroleum: Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum is the only foreign oil and gas company to maintain a continuous presence in Iraq for three decades, and is the largest private oil and gas investor in the Kurdistan […]
Iraq "Not an Iranian Vassal State"
By Aaron Majid, for Foreign Policy. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. These days, Tehran is having trouble getting what it wants from its neighbor—a development Washington can encourage by backing off. It almost goes without saying these days that Iran […]
Will Trump Abort Iran’s Land-Bridge to the Med?
By Joe Macaron for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will the Trump administration abort Iran’s land bridge to the Mediterranean? As the showdown between Washington and Tehran escalates elsewhere in the Gulf, Iran is giving high priority to an […]
Netherlands Resumes Training Mission in Iraq
By John Lee. The Netherlands has resumed its training mission in Iraq, following a brief suspension due to security concerns resulting from US-Iranian tensions in the region. The Dutch Ministry of Defence announced that, after a re-assessment of the situation, its courses can be re-started. A number of Dutch people are training Iraqi commandos in […]
Iraqi Factions a Wild Card in US-Iran Blame Game
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraqi factions a wild card in US-Iran blame game It's hard to tell what's really on the minds of Iranian and US officials in the flurry of words they've […]
Interview: Martin Aggar, GM of Al-Burhan Security
By Padraig O'Hannelly. Last week, the US Embassy in Baghdad ordered the departure of non-emergency U.S. Government employees from Iraq, as tension mounts between the Trump administration and neighbouring Iran. In the meantime, several other organisations have taken similar moves. While this has made headlines, has there been any real change on the ground? Iraq […]
Oil Minister slams Exxon decision to Evacuate Staff
By John Lee. Oil Minister Thamer al-Ghadban has criticised ExxonMobil's decision to temporarily evacuate staff from the West Qurna oil field as “unacceptable and unjustified”. In a statement on Sunday, he said the move was "political", and pointed out that other international oil companies are continuing to work freely. According to CNN, the company evacuated […]
Al-Khateeb: Don't Politicise Electricity
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister for Electricity has warned of the dangers of politicising the problems in the country's electicity sector. Luay al-Khateeb told AFP: "Electricity is a national security issue ... In the end, any political, economic or security crisis in Iraq will affect the whole region -- and the global economy will be […]
FAO inaugurates its new offices in Sulaymaniya
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, inaugurated its new office In Sulaymaniya [Slemani] under the patronage of the First Lady of Iraq - Ms. Serbagh Saleh; and with the participation of the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq, Ms. Marta Ruedas; FAO Representative a.i. for Iraq Mr. René Verduijn; the […]