A member of the Anbar provincial council, Sabah Karhout, announced on August 27 the approval of the Administrative Court of Justice for the firing of Anbar governor Suhaib al-Rawi (pictured), after the decision was made in a governorate session to relieve al-Rawi from his post over charges related to financial and administrative corruption. "The Administrative […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 19 strikes consisting of 59 engagements, 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 In Syria, coalition […]
Baroness Nicholson, President of the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) and Her Majesty's Trade Enjoy to Iraq, Azerbijan and Turkmenistan, discusses Iraq as a major market, IBBC's role in creating a worldwide network for those doing clean business in Iraq, further increasing investment and the positive consequences of businesses transferring skills and technology into Iraq:
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By Robert Cole, AMAR Foundation. We’re excited to announce that work is about to begin on a new AMAR International Charitable Foundation Public Health Care Centre (PHCC) on the outskirts of Mosul. Thanks to a huge fundraising effort by our supporters, we have sufficient to rehabilitate, resource and re-open the badly damaged existing government clinic […]
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. In Iraqi Kurdistan, poultry farmers are calling for tariffs on chicken products imported to the region. Otherwise, they say, the local industry won’t survive. Poultry farmers in the northern region […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraq: Senior Admin / IT Assistant, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Security Guards, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Driver/Dispatcher, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Budget Analyst, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) SCOPE IT Solution Associate (two […]
By John Lee. The United Nations has advertised new positions in Iraqi Kurdistan: Deputy Country Director, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Grants Manager, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Compliance and Risk Management Adviser, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Emergency Response Team Leader, Relief International Consultant & IDP and Refugee Labor Rights, Relief International Administrative Assistant (Assets Management), United […]
By John Lee. Shares in Norway's DNO continued to rise on Friday, following yesterday's announcement of a “landmark settlement of outstanding receivables " with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). At market close on Friday, the shares had gained 13.8 percent on the day, and 35 percent since Thursday morning. However, DNO's partner in Iraqi Kurdistan, […]
By John Lee. Iraq’s Ministry of Oil has announced final oil exports for July of 100 million barrels, giving an average for the month of 3.226 million barrels per day (bpd), slightly more than the 3.273 bpd exported in June. These exports were shipped by 33 multinational companies from the ports of Basra, Khor Al- Omaia and […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 13 strikes consisting of 35 engagements, 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 In Syria, coalition […]
