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By Patrick M Schmidt. At a press conference held by German Defense Minister Ursula Von Der Leyen (pictured) and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German government officially announced the supply of arms to the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG). The deal includes 8,000 G36 assault rifles, 8,000 G3 rifles, ammunition, 200 Panzerfaust anti-tank systems, thirty MILAN […]
By John Lee. Following on from France's move to rapidly supply Kurdish Peshmerga led forces with arms and equipment, Germany's Federal Ministry of Defence has pledged "non lethal aid" to the Iraqi army. Typically, non-lethal aid is sent when a matter is politically sensitive, or if a government has reservations about supplying one side in […]
By John Lee. After renewed consultation with the relevant national security authorities, the Lufthansa Group has decided to resume flights to Erbil in northern Iraq from Monday. Erbil lies well outside the direct crisis zone in Iraq, and flights to and from the city will be routed to avoid overflying the zone. Lufthansa flies twice-weekly […]
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani received on July 22, 2014 a copy of the credentials of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany's new ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, Mr. Eghard Boroza during the ceremony took place in the office of the ministry. The Minister welcomed the Ambassador, praising the […]
Sterling Global Operations puts first Micro MineWolf tracked armored vehicle into use in Kurdistan Sterling Global Operations (SGO) is operating the first Micro MineWolf (MW50) anti-mine armored tracked vehicle – designed for use in mountainous and other hard-to-access locations – in Kurdistan as part of SGO’s work supporting oil and natural gas exploration, demining projects, […]
By John Lee. Zagrosjet launched two new routes from Erbil (EBL), one to Amsterdam (AMS) and one to Munich (MUC): Both flights are served by Zagrosjet’s 182-seat A320s. (Source: Zagrosjet)
On behalf of the Kurdistan Regional Government, the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, successfully concludes a three-day visit to Lower Saxony, northwestern Germany, upon the invitation of Birgitt Hone, State Secretary at the State Chancellery of Lower Saxony. The three-day visit consisted of a number of meetings with Ministers, members […]
By John Lee. Germany's BASF, one of the world’s leading producers of construction chemicals, has joined with French cement and concrete materials leader Lafarge to set up a new plant to make chemicals for the construction industry in Iraqi Kurdistan, according to a report from TradeArabia. Dick Purchase (pictured), head of BASF Construction Chemicals division […]
The Head of the KRG's Department of Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, and Assistant Head of the DFR, Ms. Siham Jabali, met with the Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Dr. Volker Perth, to brief him on KRG foreign and domestic policy and the current political developments in Kurdistan, Iraq, […]
Alstom has secured a contract with Eni Iraq B.V. to build the 740 MW Zubair gas-fired power plant near Basra. The contract is valued at close to €400 million. For this turnkey project, Alstom will be responsible for engineering, building and commissioning the plant as well as supplying key equipment - most notably four highly […]
Siemens Energy has been awarded an agreement to perform service and maintenance at the 600 megawatt (MW) Baiji [Bayji] gas power plant, located in the Salah al-Din governorate in Iraq. Under terms of the contract signed with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity, Siemens will supply and deliver spare parts for the Baiji power plant's four SGT5-2000E […]
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Masoud Barzani, has met the German Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin. Foreign Minister Steinmeier welcomed President Barzani to Germany and spoke about his visit to Erbil back in 2008, highlighting his desire to visit Kurdistan again soon. He added that he was aware of the rapid developments happening […]
