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The Government of Iraq has received a Credit (IDA Credit No. 42120) from the International Development Association (IDA) toward the cost of the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Project (ERRP) implemented by the Ministry of Construction and Housing (MoCH), and it intends to apply part of the credit proceeds to payments for the consultancy services to prepare […]
There was no significant increase or decrease in the number of attacks recorded in Iraq last week but the fatality figure doubled from the previous week. At least 101 people were killed and 216 injured in nationwide incidents. Conditions appear to have worsened since the US military pullout at the end of 2011 and the […]
Baghdad Provincial Council/Baghdad Governorate is pleased to re-announce the project of (Replace the power network of Kamaliya district/locality 759 ) which is included within the projects of Baghdad governorate and funded from the allocations of regions development for 2011. For all specialized offices and companies willing to participate in this tender,review the contracts department in Baghdad governorate […]
PetroChina announces a new tender for provision of 4 driling services unit . Bidding Details: -ITB Package Request Fee: USD 100.00 -Place to obtain the ITB Package: PetroChina Base Camp . Kahla'a Missan Province Iraq. Qualifications and documents required for ITB Package request: -Filled ITB Package Request Form -Copy of Certificate of Incorporation -Copy of […]
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) has a requirement for Provision of Upgrade, Reapair and maintenance of Public Announcement (PA) System for the newly constructed buildings at UNAMI Regional Headquarters, Erbil, Iraq. The system should effectively cover the entire compund and making public announcements clearly audible in all areas and buildings within the […]
AKE has compiled statistics covering violence in Iraq over the course of 2011. The average week saw 56 attacks, many of which included bombings targeting civilians on an indiscriminate basis. The Iraqi security forces also suffered numerous attacks and will likely remain a major focus for militant groups now that the US military has withdrawn […]
Conditions continue to fluctuate in Iraq. Levels of violence rose slightly last week, but in the absence of any major mass casualty attacks the overall number of fatalities fell from the previous week. At least 47 people were killed and 71 injured in nationwide incidents. Countrywide, a total of 25 bomb attacks left 16 people […]
The number of attacks taking place in Iraq actually fell last week. Nonetheless, the associated number of casualties was still much higher than average. At least 100 people were killed and 261 injured in nationwide incidents, several of which targeted Shi’ah pilgrims gathering to commemorate Arba’een. Violence was concentrated in the cities of Mosul and […]
By T. Keyzom Ngodup, co-founder at Ideas sYnergy. Ideas sYnergy is Iraq’s first multiple bottom line advisory company committed to inclusive economic and social development through market-based solutions that help build and scale youth-driven innovative ideas for social change. Hamada Zahawi’s article on Al Jazeera writes about the TEDxBaghdad conference in Baghdad that focused on […]
150,000 refugee Iraqi's have returned to Iraq from seemingly more unstable countries, according to AKNews. Iraqi immigration minister Dindar Dosk said that these Iraqis, who escaped from Iraq after the Iraq War began, have now returned since the outbreak of protests in the Arab world over the past year, in particular from Yemen, Libya, Egypt and […]
Halfaya is not currently the most exciting oil field, but it is growing fast. In less than two years, the large consortium of Chinese, Malaysian and French companies developing it has increased production from 3,000 barrels per day to around 15,000 bpd, with 2,000 bpd of those having just been added with a new well, […]
Summary Levels of violence rose in Iraq over the past week, with dozens of people killed and injured in a series of attacks in Baghdad on 22 December. Meanwhile, the political crisis between senior politicians also endures, posing a significant risk to overall national stability and raising the possibility of major internal strife over the […]
