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France's Airbus has delivered the final two of four helicopters from the H145 family ordered by the Iraq Ministry of Oil. The contract with the South Oil Company (SOC), a government owned company of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, was signed in June 2014. The Iraqi Ministry of Oil has selected Airbus as its helicopter […]
By John Lee. France's former Ambassador to Iraq has gone on trial over charges of tax fraud. Boris Boillon (46) was arrested in 2013 trying to take a train to Belgium with €350,000 in cash. The youngest ambassador under President Nicolas Sarkozy, Boillon said the money was payment for work he had done as a […]
Global satcom specialist Marlink, based in France, UK-based service integrator Defaultroute and Iraqi Internet service provider Abr Al Manara have announed that they have joined forces to deliver a groundbreaking hybrid digital connectivity service resulting in a multi-million US dollar contract for a major Iraqi oil and gas company. Overcoming the challenges of poor terrestrial […]
The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has installed water desalination stations for the displaced families in Qayarah and Erbil camps. The IRCS has reported, "the IRCS teams in Erbil center have installed water station (m40) with a capacity of 600 thousand liters to provide water for more than 40,000 displaced at Khazer and Hasan Al-Sham […]
The European Commission is currently working alongside EU Member States to facilitate emergency aid deliveries in Iraq, to help people affected by the crisis in Mosul. Three additional planes carrying emergency assistance from Austria and France have now touched ground in Iraq, bringing the total number of flights facilitated and co-financed by the Commission to […]
The Iraqi-French Business Council Economic Forum was held in Bagdad on the 1st of Dec. 2016 in its 10th session under the joint patronage of the Iraqi and French governments. The Forum activities opened with a welcoming speech by Dr. Sami Al- Araji, NIC Chairman through which he reviewed the history of establishing the Iraqi […]
Mr. Dominique Mas, the new Consul General of the Republic of France to the Kurdistan Region, was received today by the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa. Minister Bakir congratulated Mr. Mas and assured him that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) stands ready to extend to him all the necessary support […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is assisting the Government of Iraq (GoI) in its efforts on Security Sector Reform (SSR) through a well-established partnership with the Office of the National Security Advisor (ONSA). On 29 August, UNDP and ONSA co-chaired the first meeting between the Ministry of Interior (MoI) and international partners within the […]
By John Lee. Lafarge Iraq has signed an agreement with Iraq's General Company for Land Transportation (GCLT) to transport cement. The contract is the largest in the history of the GCLT, which is owned by Iraq's Ministry for Transport. It will run for one year, and may be extended for five years. Lafarge Iraq is […]
By John Lee. France is to send more military advisors to Iraq, in addition to sending a aircraft carrier to the region, as it steps up its fight against the Islamic State group (IS, ISIS, ISIL, Daesh). President Francois Hollande (pictured) said: "We will intensify the army's efforts to support the Iraqis as they try […]
By Simon Kent. Apparently concerned about the lethal pathogenic H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, which has previously been reported in Iraq, the country has extended a ban on poultry imports. Previously French poultry product imports were banned in December, but in January the ban was extended to over 20 countries. Monday's ban on […]
By John Lee. Iran has reportedly signed an agreement with France's Total to develop the South Azadegan oil field, which is shares with Iraq. Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh (pictured) is quoted as saying that both parties have agreed to keep the details of agreement confidential, adding that the French firm is now "studying its […]
