UN rights chief expresses concern about Iraq's fast-tracking of executions The United Nations human rights chief today expressed serious concern that Iraq has created a committee to accelerate implementation of death sentences. The committee, announced by Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, has been mandated to identify procedural or legislative delays in implementation of death sentences passed […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Monday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber, […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Militants assaulted a gas facility and a nearby oil field in north Iraq on Sunday, killing five people in rare attacks inside Kurdish-controlled areas of Kirkuk province, officials said:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces are intensifying their battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) in the south of the city of Mosul. […]
By Ali Mamouri for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Mohammad Karim Khudair, 13, quickly pushes his luggage trolley through the streets of Najaf. The small three-wheel trolley is loaded with the luggage of an Iranian tourist who came to the city to visit […]
More than 2,500 tonnes of garbage were collected yesterday from the Governorates of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq- Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Duhok and Halabja- as a result of the Let us Clean Kurdistan in One-Day campaign funded by the European Union. With the objective of raising awareness on conservation of the environment, the campaign was supported […]
By John Lee. Militants from the Islamic State group (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) have reportedly attacked two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday. Reuters reports that four men stormed the 'AB2' gas compressor station, about 15 km northwest of Kirkuk, shooting dead four employees, wounding others, and setting off around five explosions. Counter-terrorism forces […]
By John Lee. Kuwait-based Zain has announced a significant drop in its mobile phone business in Iraq in the first half of 2016. The exceptional socio-economic circumstances facing the operation saw Zain Iraq’s financial performance hampered, with revenues for the period reaching USD 536 million, a decrease of 11% Y-o-Y, and EBITDA reaching USD 194 […]
By John Lee. The US State Department has clarified that the funds raised at the recent pledging conference will not go to the Kurdish or Iraqi governments, but will be distributed through the United Nations. Responding to questions at the daily press briefing on Friday, State Department spokesman John Kirby (pictured) said: "I think there’s […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Senior Cluster Coordinator (CCCM), Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Human Resources Manager, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Operations Associate, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Social Policy Specialist, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Operations Associate, United Nations Entity for […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: International External Evaluation Consultant (RRM), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) HR Coordinator Country Office, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Driver On-Duty, Danish Refugee Council (DRC) National Associate Programme Officer, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) Cash Consortium Executive Chair, Mercy Corps […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq on Saturday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Sunday. Officials reported details of yesterday’s strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, fighter, and […]
