Yezidi survivors of horrific abuse in IS captivity neglected by international community Yezidi women and girls who have been enslaved, raped beaten and otherwise tortured by the armed group calling itself Islamic State (IS) are being failed by a lack of adequate support from the international community, said Amnesty International today. Researchers from the organization […]
CWC’s third Basra Oil, Gas and Infrastructure Conference will take place this year in Beirut, Lebanon on 24-25 of October 2016. In a pre-conference interview with the Chairman of the Oil and Gas Committee of Basra Council, Mr Ali Fares outlined the most important issues that the Basra delegation will focus on during the conference, […]
By Sara al-Qaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A private company has reportedly taken over Gulenist schools in Iraqi Kurdistan. According to the Dwarozh news website, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Education Minister Bishwan Sadeq said a private Kurdish company, the Khoshnaw Group, bought the […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Exact replicas of three architectural treasures damaged or destroyed by the Islamic State group (IS) in Syria and Iraq are on show at the Colosseum in Rome.
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Child Protection Technical Advisor, Save the Children Consultant - Evaluation of Processes and Support to Restructuring, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Emergency Response Program Manager, Mercy Corps Consultant - Civil Society Self-Assessment & Capacity Development, Mercy Corps Evaluation Expert/Specialist, QED Group […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Facilities Management Assistant, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) RSD Associate, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Business Support Assistant, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Storekeeper, Agency, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Monitoring Assistant, Agency, […]
By John Lee. The daily average volume of crude oil exported by Iraq's State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) rose to 3.276 million barrels per day in September, compared with 3.230 million bpd in August, according to the Ministry of Oil. The total for the 30-day month was 98,285,239 barrels, down from the 100.1 million barrels exported […]
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has published its monthly production and export revenue overview for September 2016. During the month it exported 564.8k bpd from the Turkish port of Ceyhan, significantly up from the previous month’s figure, at an average price of $36.10 per barrel, bringing in revenue of $612 million. Please click here to view […]
A new museum celebrating the rich cultural heritage of southern Iraq has opened its first gallery at a ceremony in Basrah. The gallery, which displays artefacts from the Hellenistic period (c. 300 BC) through to the present, represents the first major milestone in an eight-year project involving the Iraq Ministry of Culture, the State Board […]
Efforts continue to mainstream Results-Based Management fundamentals into government planning and monitoring Within the framework of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) support to Iraq’s Government Programme (2014-2018), the sixth round of capacity development workshops was conducted in Erbil over the period of 24 September to 4 October 2016. The objective is to enhance the […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq yesterday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber, fighter and remotely […]
The liberation of Mosul, Iraq, from the control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters is inevitable, Canadian Armed Forces Brig. Gen. Dave J. Anderson of Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve told Pentagon reporters here today. Speaking via teleconference from Baghdad, OIR’s director of partner force development and the […]
