Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif vowed the country’s continued support for the Iraqi nation, saying that Tehran will never hesitate to stand by Baghdad in the fight against foreign-backed terrorists. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will side with the Iraqi people and government until the complete elimination of terrorists,” Zarif said at a Sunday […]
By John Lee. Iraq bought EUR 159.6 millon in arms and munitions from Bulgaria in 2015 compared to EUR 80.1 million for 2014. In 2013, Bulgaria's permits to Iraq were worth EUR 24.8 million and exports made were EUR 6.171 million, according to an annual government report. (Source: Novinite) (Arms image via Shutterstock)
By Mohammed A. Salih, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How new alliance among Iraq's Kurds might actually deepen divisions Often touted as the main beneficiaries of Iraq's post-Saddam Hussein order, the Kurds obtained political recognition for their autonomous region in the country's […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Programme and Partnership Manager (Goal) Emergency Response Manager (Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC) Finance Officer (Compliance) (Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC) Finance Officer (Implementing Partners) (Norwegian Refugee Council, NRC) Civil Society Program Assistant (International Commission on Missing Persons, ICMP) Physiotherapist - Rehabilitation Technical Advisor (Handicap International) […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised several new positions in Iraq: Senior Administrative / IT Assistant (UNAMI) Senior Administrative / IT Assistant (UNHCR) Chief of Operations (UNICEF) Information Management Officer, (Education) (UNICEF) Information Management Officer (WASH) (UNICEF) Information Management Officer (Child Protection) (UNICEF) Associate Conduct and Discipline Officer (Field Missions) Engineer (Field Missions) Civil Society Program Assistant (International Commission […]
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Baghdad’s Maridi market is one of the biggest illegal weapons markets in Iraq. Here civilians and soldiers buy everything from automatic rifles to rocket launchers to fake gun licenses. In […]
Iraq's Ambassador to the United States, Lukman Faily, has announced his retirement from the Iraqi Foreign Service. In a statement on the embassy's website, Ambassador Faily said: For the last three years, I had the honor of serving as Ambassador of The Republic of Iraq to the United States of America. I would like to […]
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved a three-year Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Iraq for SDR 3.831 billion (about US$5.34 billion, or 230 percent of quota) to support the government’s economic reform program. The Board’s approval enables the disbursement of SDR 455 million (about US$634 million). In July 2015, Iraq […]
By Aziz Al Nassiri. The idea of the RiTS Hexagon vision is to offer well-thought-through project concepts to deal with some of the most pressing problems Iraq faces today. The country’s leadership has been good with identifying the objectives, however not very good with specifying strategies to help achieve these objectives. Hence our projects are […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. A British inquiry concludes the 2003 invasion went badly wrong, and Iraqis are still living with the consequences. Presenter: Martine Dennis Guests: Nafeez Ahmed, Middle East Eye columnist. Piers Robinson, Senior Lecturer in […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Thursday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack, bomber, […]
By Mustafa Saadoun, for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Head of Fallujah liberation offers views on upcoming Mosul battle On the outskirts of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, stood, smiling, the commander of the Fallujah liberation operations, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, surrounded by troops […]
