By John Lee. The Iraqi government has issued a strong condemnation of recent attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran, warning that such actions threaten regional and global security. In a statement released by government spokesman Basim Alawadi on Sunday, Iraq described the military escalation as a "grave threat to peace and security in the Middle […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Council of Ministers has authorised the Chairman of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission to negotiate and sign a draft cooperation agreement with the Russian Federation. The agreement will focus on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, in line with Iraq's constitutional provisions. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been tasked […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq girds to revive long-abandoned nuclear energy program The Iraqi government has declared its intention to revive the country's long-abandoned nuclear energy program. The announcement by Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' Al-Sudani comes amid […]
By John Lee. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said it is increasing its cooperation and collaboration with Iraq on nuclear science and technology. As part of its Rays of Hope programme, it said it will give more support, equipment, training and capacity building to Iraqis to improve cancer outcomes. Full statement from IAEA: […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, has met with Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, at the Agency's headquarters in Vienna. The meeting was attended by permanent representative to the IAEA, Ambassador Bakr Fattah Hussein. During the meeting they discussed prospects for cooperation between […]
By John Lee. A Spanish company has won a tender to supply and deliver digital colour doppler ultrasound system to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Iraq. The value of the contract with Semitek Group - David Garcia Arribas has not be disclosed. (Source: UNGM)
Dr Fouad Kadhim Shati Al Musawi, Deputy Minister, Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Science and Technology, and Mr Dazhu Yang, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation, have signed Iraq’s Country Programme Framework (CPF) for the period of 2018–2023 on 1 June 2017. The ceremony […]
By John Lee. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has told Reuters of a theft a radioactive source in Zubair. The industrial radiography device is described Ir-192 in a shielding container, which is classified as a Category 2 radioactive substance, meaning that if not managed properly it could be fatal to someone exposed for a […]
Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, headed Iraq's delegation to the international conference on nuclear security (strengthening international efforts) currently being held in Vienna. The Minister gave Iraq's speech at the conference, highlighting Iraq's international obligations, laws and legislation issued on disarmament and non-proliferation, stressing the importance of strengthening the joint international cooperation frameworks to face up […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Ambassador to Austria, Surood Rashid Najib, has met the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, and notified him that the Iraqi authorities have ratified the additional protocol to their comprehensive safeguards agreement and it has therefore entered into force. […]
