Following a recent visit by senior Kurdistan Regional Government, KRG, delegation to the United States to brief the US Administration about the financial crisis in the Kurdistan Region, and to request US support, yesterday Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani received the US Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Stewart Jones and his accompanying diplomatic team. In the meeting, […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Attack and remotely piloted […]
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. Hash, Pills And Speed: Drug Smuggling In Iraq Supported By Maysan’s Tribes Smuggling drugs through Iraq on the way to the Gulf and Europe is big business in Maysan province […]
By John Lee. Iraqi oil production averaged 4.130 million bpd in December, all of it from the southern oilfields (as the northern fields are under the control of the KRG). Reuters reports that of the more than 128 million barrels produced during the month, 99.7 million barrels were exported. The selling price averaged $29.288 cents […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 21st Jan 2016). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD944 (-2.0%) / $973 (-2.0%) (weekly change) (-13.4% and -15.1% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
The United States potentially will make recommendations to position U.S. troops with Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq to support the next phase of isolating the key city of Mosul, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., who met here with his French counterpart for talks […]
Reuters reports that Iraq summoned the new Saudi ambassador, Thamer al-Sabhan, on Sunday after he suggested Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias were exacerbating sectarian tensions and should leave the fight against Islamic State to the Iraqi army and official security forces. Iraq's foreign ministry called the remarks "a break of diplomatic protocol and based on inaccurate information". Saudi […]
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi received in his office on Sunday the Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting they discussed strengthening of relations between the two countries in various fields and the war on Daesh terrorist gangs and the situation in the region and the challenges faced […]
U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Sunday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria Fighter, attack, ground-attack […]
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. It’s official: Sunnis joining Iraq's Popular Mobilization Units Sunnis are saying "sign me up" now that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has approved the appointment of 40,000 Sunni fighters to the Popular […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Etihad Food Industries will reportedly start production at its new $100-million edible oils refinery in Babylon by the end of the year. Commercial Director Haidar Alnoumany told Reuters that the company started building the infrastructure two months ago, and when in production it will source crude (edible) oil from many origins […]
Prime Minister Dr. Haider Al-Abadi met the President of the World Bank, Mr. Jim Yong Kim, and his accompanying delegation on Thursday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. During the meeting, they discussed the World Bank's support for Iraq with expertise and simplification of procedures and help to reform the banking […]
