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. Locals In Anbar Take Reconstruction And Security Into Their Own Hands Sick of waiting for promised aid, locals in Anbar are doing their best to reconstruct their own lives - […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's prime minister has rejected Saudi and UAE media claims that a $500m ransom was paid by Qatar to Shia Muslim armed groups in Iraq to secure the release of 26 kidnapped Qatari […]
Interview with Padraig O'Hannelly, Iraq Business News, at the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC) Spring Conference, 2017:
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Monday, conducting 37 strikes consisting of 65 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria In […]
By Ashley Goodall. How British Creativity can help Iraq and rebuild nations and communities. As middle Eastern economies begin to realise dependency on oil is no longer an option, they are diversifying their economies and evolving their cultures to position for the future, key is creativity and the tech economy. For many the’ Iraq’ word […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Asaad Zalzali has been awared this year's Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press in the Audiovisual news reporting category. Born in 1984, he it the general manager of Maraya Media news agency. His seven-minute news report entitled “Project No1” was aired on Deutsche Welle Arabic on 11 January 2017. […]
GardaWorld, a global leader in comprehensive security and risk management, has made its weekly security report available to Iraq Business News readers. Prepared by GardaWorld's Risk Analysis Team in Iraq, this essential report includes short- and medium-term outlooks on the security situation, reports and commentary on recent significant events, and a detailed overview of developments […]
Advertising Feature Rabee Securities Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) market report (week ending: 8th June 2017). Please click here to download a table of listed companies and their associated ticker codes. The RSISX index ended the week at IQD861 (-3.1%) / $890 (+2.3%) (weekly change) (-10.3% and -6.0% YTD change, respectively). The number of week traded […]
US defense giant Boeing has been awarded a $39,662,335 cost-plus-fixed-fee foreign military sales (Iraq) contract to acquire engineering and technical services necessary to support the Avenger short-range air defense system. One bid was solicited and one bid received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Ramadan in Iraq:
By John Lee. WesternZagros Resources has announced that the operator has completed the installation of surface equipment to expand the Sarqala production facility. Current production for the Sarqala-1 well is approximately 9,500 barrels per day of oil, which is in line with the company's first quarter guidance expectations. (Source: WesternZagros)
Enabling children to grow, develop skills and remain safe “Every day on my way home from school, my friends and I spend our afternoon playing at the playground,” said Mahdi, 11, from Al Nashwa sub-district of Basra, South of Iraq. In 2015, and under the UNDP-Shell Partnership, four playgrounds were constructed between Basra’s sub-districts of […]
