ISIL Members should face “International Crimes” Charges
UN report on liberation of Mosul: ISIL members should face “international crimes” charges A UN report concludes that the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/Daesh) perpetrated serious and systematic violations that amount to “international crimes” during the nine-month military campaign to liberate Mosul City in Iraq. The report, published on Thursday by […]
Video: Millions of Shiite Pilgrims head to Karbala
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Millions of Shiite pilgrims travelled to Iraq's shrine city of Karbala for the Arbaeen commemoration Thursday of Imam Hussein's killing in battle:
US Govt, Basrah Launch Takamul Project
The U.S. Consul General, Timmy Davis, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director, Dr. William Patterson, met with Basrah Governor, Asaad al-Idani, the Acting Provincial Council Chairman, Waled Ghaitan, and other provincial council members on November 6. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce the new USAID Iraq Governance Performance […]
Kurdistan’s Tourism Suffering following Referendum
By John Lee. Tourism in Iraqi Kurdistan has reportedly been hard hit following Baghdad imposed punitive measures on the Kurdistan Region following the independence referendum. Many restaurants and guesthouses in Erbil have had to lay off employees after international flights were banned and the borders temporarily closed. According to Rudaw, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) […]
DNO Flows Peshkabir-3 Well
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today announced flow rates of more than 3,000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) from the first zone tested in the Peshkabir-3 well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Nine other oil zones and one gas zone have been identified for testing in a 1.2 kilometer horizontal […]
Central Bank orders Banks to Halt Operations in Kurdistan
By John Lee. Rudaw reports that the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has called on all Iraqi banks to halt their operations in the Kurdistan Region indefinitely. It says that any bank that disobeys will no longer receive foreign currency transfers from the central bank. Banks have reportedly been given one week to inform Iraq’s […]
Kurdistan Oil Conference in London Postponed
By John Lee. The CWC Kurdistan-Iraq Oil and Gas conference, planned for London in December, has been postponed. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cited "the current logistical and other circumstances affecting the Kurdistan Region" for their request to reschedule the conference. CWC has said that new dates and venue will be announced shortly. (Sources: KRG, […]
Calls for Men to Champion Women’s Participation in Decision-Making
On Global Open Day on UNSCR 1325, calls for men to champion and support women’s participation in politics and in decision-making The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), jointly with UNWOMEN and in coordination with the Implementation and Follow Up National Reconciliation Committee (IFNRC) of the Office of Iraq’s Prime Minister, held a consultative […]
Germany Supports the Clearance of Explosive Hazards
The United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) welcomes a renewed contribution of EUR 7 million from the Government of Germany for survey and clearance of explosive hazards, including improvised explosive devices and explosive remnants of war, in Iraq. The support will facilitate rehabilitation of infrastructure in areas retaken from ISIL/Da’esh, assist the stabilization process and […]
60 New Projects to be Announced at IBBC Dubai Conference
Iraqi ministers intend to announce and discuss up to 60 intended projects at the IBBC summit conference this weekend in Dubai. In a surge of confidence, a number of Iraqi ministers will be unveiling a raft of infrastructure, oil, power and industrial projects across numerous industry sectors: Construction: Water treatment, waste water, housing, malls & […]
Iran, Iraq Assess Drilling Cooperation in Oil Projects
A delegation of senior executives from Iraq's National Oil Company visited senior officials with the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC) to discuss cooperation in drilling projects in Iraq. Cooperation and facilitation of NIDC's presence in Iraqi projects were discussed during the Monday meeting of the two companies. A high-profile delegation from Iraq comprising executives of […]
Baghdad "Looks to Take Control of KRG Oil"
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. The Iraqi State Organization for Marketing Oil (SOMO) announced Nov. 2 that it is arranging with Turkey to allow SOMO to sell Iraqi crude from the disputed territories […]