By John Lee. Front Line Defenders, an international NGO based in Ireland with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC), has prepared a report on human rights in Iraq. The report is prepared for the 46th session of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), overseen […]
By John Lee. Iraq has opened a new embassy in the Irish capital, Dublin. In a separate meeting on Thursday with Irish President Michael D Higgins, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein called for the opening of a resident Irish Embassy in Baghdad to strengthen bilateral relations. Full statement from Iraq's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Deputy […]
By John Lee. Irish-based Petrel Resources last week issued an unaudited interim statement for the six months ended 30 June 2024. The company, which last year submitted an updated development proposal for the Merjan oil field to Itaq's Ministry of Oil, with a view to finalising a licence agreement, said: "... the fiscal terms available […]
By John Lee. Australian engineer Robert Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan have now spent more than three years in prison in Iraq. The pair were detained in April 2021 by authorities in Baghdad in relation to a dispute over the construction of the new Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters in Baghdad. They […]
By John Lee. Australian engineer Robert Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan have now spent 1,000 days in prison in Iraq. The pair were detained in April 2021 by authorities in Baghdad in relation to a dispute over the construction of the new Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters in Baghdad. They have been […]
By John Lee. Irish-based Petrel Resources has claimed that an updated Merjan oil field development proposal has been submitted to the Ministry of Oil with a view to finalising a licence agreement. The company claims to have an interest in Iraq's Block 6 in the Western Desert, subject to ratification. Full text of the company […]
By John Lee. Shares in Irish-based Petrel Resources fell more than 30 percent this morning as the company reported, "a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the Group and Company's ability to continue as a going concern," in its audited results for the year ended 31st December 2022. The company claims to have […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has reportedly been ordered to pay $13 million to Abu Dhabi-based Cardno ME (CME), relating to a dispute over the construction of its new headquarters in Baghdad. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)'s International Court of Arbitration is said to have made the ruling in February, […]
By John Lee. The Guardian has claimed that a new cache of documents undermines key evidence used to jail a pair of foreign businessmen in Baghdad. Australian engineer Robert Pether and his Egyptian colleague Khalid Radwan have been detained since April 2021. They have been sentenced to five years in prison and jointly fined $12 […]
By Jessica Bahr for SBS News. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Robert was jailed in Iraq two years ago. His Australian family say they're at 'breaking point' Friday marked two years since Australian engineer Robert Pether was arbitrarily detained in Iraq, […]
By John Lee. Irish-based consultancy AARC has won a contract with the International Labour Organization (ILO) for the "Institutional Assessment of the Capacity to Implement the draft Social Security Laws for Workers in the Private Sector in Iraq." The contract value was not specified. AARC is also involved in Iraq's e-government project. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. The Irish Cabinet has reportedly approved a plan to establish an Iraqi embassy in Dublin. According to a report from The Journal, the Iraqi Government wishes to set up the embassy to develop relations with Ireland and provide consular assistance to Iraqi citizens living in Ireland. The Iraqi Cabinet approved the plan […]
