Preliminary Results of Iraqi Election (By Governorate)
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has just announced the preliminary results of yesterday's parliamentary election (see below). Turnout was considerably higher than last time, at 56 percent. Results by governorate (Arabic): Anbar Babil Baghdad Basra Dhi Qar Diyala Duhok Karbala Kirkuk Missan (Maysan) Muthanna Najaf Ninewa Qadissiyah Salahaddin Sulaymaniyah Wassit (Source: […]
Preliminary Results of Iraqi Election (By Candidate)
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has published the preliminary results of yesterday's parliamentary election by candidate. Click here to download the full 402-page report (Arabic). (Source: IHEC)
Surge in Voter Turnout in Iraq's Parliamentary Elections
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has announced that voter turnout in the 2025 parliamentary elections reached 56.11 percent, based on results from 99.98 percent of general polling stations and all special voting centres. This is considerably higher than the 41 percent recorded at the last elections in 2021, despite a boycott […]
Dubai Firm signs Partnership with Iraq Oil Pipelines Company
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Pipelines Company has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Dubai-based Progwin Ltd as part of the Ministry of Oil's efforts to enhance technical and engineering capabilities and strengthen cooperation with reputable international firms. Director General Ali Abdul-Karim Al-Moussawi said the agreement aims to expand technical and investment cooperation between the […]
Basra Petrochemical Company Announces New Projects
By John Lee. The State Company for Petrochemical Industries in Basra, part of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has announced a series of projects aimed at restarting production across its plants and strengthening Iraq's national industry. Director General Mazen Abdul-Razzaq said the company is continuing implementation of a partnership contract to establish a chlorine […]
Deepest Horizontal Well Drilled at Bazargan Field
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has announced the completion of drilling the deepest horizontal well at the Bazargan oil field. According to Hussein Kazem Laibi, Director General of the Maysan [Missan] Oil Company, the achievement was marked by the completion of well BUCN-226H in early November 2025. He told the state-owned Iraqi News […]
KRG Facilitates Export of Potatoes to UAE
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is facilitating the export of local agricultural products to international markets as part of its efforts to support farmers and boost domestic production. Under the initiative, 6,000 tonnes of potatoes will be exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this year. With fertile soil and a favourable […]
What Next after Iraq's General Election?
By Roba El Husseini for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. What next after Iraq's general election? Iraqis headed to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new parliament for a four-year term in a vote that will be […]
Jordan Discusses Renewable Energy Investment Opportunities in Iraq
By John Lee. Jordan's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, chaired a meeting of the Energy Partnership Council on Sunday to discuss ways to benefit from investment opportunities in Iraq's renewable energy sector, particularly in residential solar power systems. The meeting followed a proposal by Iraq's Minister of Trade, Dr Athir Al-Ghurairi, made […]
Italian Firm BTP updates on Development Road Designs
By John Lee. The Italian consultancy BTP Infrastrutture has reportedly completed between 70 and 75 percent of the final designs and studies for Iraq's Development Road Project, which will link Basra to the Turkish border via a railway and international highway. Project Director Guido Bonini told the state-owned Iraqi News Agency (INA) that BTP has submitted […]
IIBC Meets SACE to Boost Investment in Iraq
By John Lee. A delegation from the Iraq Italy Business Council (IIBC) met with Mr. Luca Passariello, Head of SACE Connects, Italy's export credit and project finance agency, at the SACE headquarters in Rome to discuss enhancing financial cooperation and investment support between Iraq and Italy. The discussions focused on SACE's financial instruments and services […]
Zagros Mountain Trail Wins Tourism Award
By John Lee. The Zagros Mountain Trail in Iraqi Kurdistan has won the Best Wider World Tourism Project award from the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW). According to the citation from the BGTW: The Zagros Mountain Trail is Kurdistan's (and Iraq's) first long-distance, multi-day hiking trail. Stretching for 215 kilometres across the Zagros Mountains […]