By John Lee. Oman is reportedly planning to reopen its embassy in Baghdad. Not exact date for the reopening has been announced. (Source: Muscat Daily, Middle East Monitor) (Picture: Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Omani Minister for Foreign Affairs)
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SOSi Wins $5m Contract at US Embassy
SOS International LLC (SOSi) has announced its award of a $5 million base plus four-year contract by the U.S. Army to provide human resources, accounting, and technical security assistance services to the Office of Security Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. U.S. security assistance supports the development of a modern, accountable, fiscally sustainable, and […]
Finland to Reopen Embassy in Baghdad
By John Lee. Finland is preparing to reopen its embassy in Baghdad. Finland has not had Finnish diplomatic personnel in Baghdad since 1991. Since 2006, Finland’s official representative for Iraq has been a Roving Ambassador based in Helsinki. At present, 14 EU member states are permanently represented in Baghdad at an ambassadorial level. According to […]
Moscow, Baghdad discuss Moving Russian Embassy
Moscow is holding negotiations with Iraqi authorities on the possibility of moving the Russian embassy, which currently occupies a building in Baghdad’s Mansour district, to a safer area of the Iraqi capital city, local media reported, citing a Russian diplomatic source. "The negotiations to provide Russia with a new site for the embassy in Baghdad […]
Bangladesh Embassy to open Office in Erbil
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received Mr. Abu Magsoud Forhad, Bangladesh's Ambassador to Iraq. Ambassador Forhad discussed his government’s intention to open in Erbil an office of his country’s Iraq embassy. Discussing the situation of the Bangladeshi nationals, resident in Iraq and Kurdistan Region, he said opening of embassy’s office in Erbil will facilitate […]
New UK Ambassador to Iraq
By Editor on 27th July 2017 in Investment, Iraq Banking & Finance News, Iraq Industry & Trade News, Politics, Security
By John Lee. Mr Jon Wilks CMG (pictured) has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq in succession to Mr Frank Baker OBE. Mr Wilks, who currently serves as Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Muscat, will take up his appointment in November 2017. He has previously served in diplomatic roles in Baghdad, in addition […]
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New Zealand names New Ambassador to Iraq
New Zealand's Foreign Affairs Minister Gerry Brownlee has today named Bradley Sawden as New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Iraq. New Zealand established an Embassy in Baghdad in 2015 to support New Zealand and Australia’s joint ‘Building Partner Capacity’ mission. “This mission has trained over 20,000 Iraqi police and army personnel who are on the frontlines […]
Saudi Re-Opens Iraq Embassy after 25 Years
By John Lee. Saudi Arabia has re-opened its embassy in Baghdad, 25 years after relations were broken over Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. The embassy will have an initial staff of 35 people, and a consulate is expected to open later in Erbil. Diplomatic relations were restored in 2004 after the toppling of the Saddam Hussein […]
Saudi Arabia to Reopen Diplomatic Facilities
By Patrick Schmidt. After more than twenty-five years without an embassy in Iraq, the Saudi Foreign Ministry has announced that it will reopen its embassy in Baghdad. Saudi officials will travel to the country this week to begin preparations for the construction of the new facility. Saudi Arabia also plans to open a consulate in […]
"Business as Usual" at Baghdad's Embassies
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied claims that some embassies and foreign diplomatic missions had closed their offices and left Baghdad. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserts the invalidity of such reports which lack credibility. No embassy or mission left the capital. The […]
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US Embassy Annex Closed
Due to recent heightened security threats to Baghdad and the surrounding areas, the U.S. Embassy Annex Prosperity checkpoint will be closed through Sunday, January 19, 2014. The U.S. Embassy advises American citizens to avoid the area around this public access entrance during this period. The Embassy is closed for business on Friday and Saturday and […]
Canada to Open Embassy Office in Erbil
The new Canadian Ambassador to Iraq and Jordan, Mr Bruno Saccomani, said his country has a six-month plan to strengthen ties with the Kurdistan Region and aims to open an embassy office in Erbil next year. In his meeting with President Masoud Barzani, Ambassador Saccomani announced plans to considerably increase bilateral ties between both sides. […]