By Hayder Al Shakeri, for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. How the war on Iran is exposing Iraq's fundamental failures When Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani called for de-escalation and dialogue in the early days of […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) has confirmed that Iraq has formally deposited its maritime zones map and associated coordinates with the United Nations (UN), in a move aimed at consolidating its maritime rights and strengthening its legal position in boundary matters. Director General Dr Farhan Al-Fartousi said the deposit […]
By Rami Alkhafaji and Safwan Al-Amin for the Atlantic Council. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Can Iraq and Kuwait transform the Khor Abdullah waterway dispute into a regional diplomacy model? The Khor Abdullah waterway has re-emerged as a point of […]
By John Lee. The President of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Dr Faiq Zidan, has issued a statement regarding the legal dispute about the Khor Adbullah waterway, between Iraq and Kuwait. Here are the main points: Background and Legal Framework: The Iraq-Kuwait navigation agreement for Khor Abdullah was signed in 2012 as a technical response […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will maritime dispute with Kuwait sink Iraqi PM's political fortunes? Following decades of mistrust and tension following Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, relations between the two neighbours have thawed in past years. However, […]
By John Lee. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have renewed their call for Iraq to respect the agreement between the Iraq and Kuwait on the regulation of maritime navigation in the Khor Abdullah waterway. In September, the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court declared the agreement to be unconstitutional. A joint statement issued on Wednesday at the conclusion […]
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Deep Dive: Iraq-Kuwait tension escalates amid renewed focus on maritime boundary Kuwait is ramping up pressure on Iraq to safeguard a 2012 deal on the demarcation of boundaries in a small but vital […]
By John Lee. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has called on Iraq to address what it says are the, "negative effects of developments over the Khor Abdullah maritime agreement." Their statement follows a declaration from the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court that the law approving the agreement between the Iraq and Kuwait on the regulation of […]
By Mohammed Muayad Koperly and Haider Zaki Qasim, for Iraq Business News. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi Supreme Federal Court's Nullification of the Khor Abdullah Agreement: Reshaping Iraq-Kuwait Maritime Boundaries and Sovereignty As a reader interested in geopolitical affairs […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court has declared the law approving the agreement between the Iraq and Kuwait on the regulation of maritime navigation in the Khor Abdullah [Khawr Abd Allah] to be unconstitutional. It said that Law No. 42 of 2013 is in violation of Article 61/IV of the Iraqi Republic Constitution, […]
By John Lee. The Director of the General Company for Iraqi Ports, Eng. Farhan Al-Fartousi, has announced some key statistics for the new navigational canal project at Khor Abdullah and the Grand Faw basin: Up until the 10th of August, a total of 8,764,460 cubic meters of mud have been dredged. The ongoing projects include […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) has sent two marine dredgers to deepen the Khor Abdullah Navigational Canal. The company's general manager, Dr. Eng. Farhan Al-Fartousi, said the "Kufa" and "Al-Maqal" rigs will operate near the marine buoys no. 17 and 19, to improve the entry of large ships and […]
