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By John Lee. The Prime Minister of Iraq, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, inaugurated the Al-Sayyab Teaching Hospital in Basra on Sunday. The hospital has a capacity of 492 beds and includes general medical specialties as well as specialized centers for kidney diseases and tumor treatment. During the opening, the Prime Minister emphasized that completing hospitals is […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister has said Iraq will plant five million trees in an attempt to combat climate change and limit the damage caused by dust storms. Addressing a climate conference in Basra, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani added that the plan woule be accompanied by the launch of a "national guide for urban afforestation" […]
By John Lee. The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Prof. Dr. Eng. Khaled Battal Al-Najm, met with a delegation from the Sultanate of Oman to discuss opportunities for cooperation in the fields of phosphate and fertilizer industries. Iraq has a large stockpile of phosphates and is ready to partner with Oman to build a new […]
Multi-stakeholder meeting focuses on the extension of social security to Iraq's farm workers Farm owners, representatives of the farmers' association union, government officials, local Civil Society Organizations, academics and others joined a debate on the extension of social security in Iraq's agricultural sector, organised by the ILO with the support of the European Union. With […]
Building on the momentum created by the Gulf Cup, the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) Managing Director, Christophe Michels visited Kuwait and Basrah to discuss the strengthening of business partnership between Kuwaiti and Basrawi businesses. Joined by IBBC Founder Member, Sara Akbar, meetings were held with the Kuwaiti Chamber of Commerce, the Iraqi Ambassador to […]
By Bachar Halabi for Argus Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Basrah-Aqaba oil pipeline 'will never be': Iraq militia Iraqi aspirations to move ahead with a long-planned crude pipeline from Basrah to Aqaba in Jordan have been dealt a major blow […]
By John Lee. Iraq and Japan have signed a memorandum granting a Japanese loan for the Basra Refinery Development Project (Phase IV). The agreement was signed on Wednesday by Iraq's Minister of Finance, Taif Sami Mohammed, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, Masamoto Kenichi, and the Executive Director of JICA Iraq Office, […]
By John Lee. The Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, has chaired a meeting this week discussing the sea water desalination project in Basra Governorate. During the meeting, they discussed "the acceleration of contracting and financing mechanisms." The Prime Minister affirmed the government's intention to involve reliable international companies in the implementation of the project. […]
Through EU funded project, FAO establishing stakeholder's partnerships for Improving Date Palm and Tomato value chains in south Iraq The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Iraq (FAO), held a large consultative meeting in Al-Zubair district / Basra Governorate, with the Agriculture Directorate, Farmers Associations, Al-Zubair Tomato Producers Association, tomato and date […]
By John Lee. Pakistan and Iraq have reportedly agreed to start a ferry service between Basra and Karachi to facilitate Pakistani pilgrims visiting Iraq. According to The Nation, the agreement was reached during a meeting between Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Abbas Lafta. Minister Sanaullah thanked the Iraqi government for issuing visas […]
With the help of generous donors, the AMAR International Charitable Foundation has constructed and partly equipped a brand new charitable Paediatric / Maternity / Womens Hospital in Basra. The hospital will serve over 100,000 living in Shatt Al-Arab, an area near Basra under-served by existing medical services. There are more than 22,000 women in the […]
By John Lee. Gaith Al-Meshreq Co. Ltd. has won a new contract with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, for the rehabilitation of Al Ahrar Primary School and extension of Ansam Al-Rabiea Primary School, in Al- Ahrar [Arar] Neighborhood, Basra. The contract is valued at $118,892. (Source: UNGM)
