Turkish Airlines has commenced direct between Erbil and Gaziantep Airport. Starting today (Friday), roundtrip flights will be operated 2 times per week in both directions. (Source: Turkish Airlines)
New Direct Flights between Erbil, Gaziantep
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Can Iraq Overcome its Land Mine Infestation?
By Ibrahim Malazada for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq is one of the worst-off countries in the world in terms of minefield and projectile pollution, with 25 million land mines and other unexploded ordnances scattered across the country. The concentration is especially dense […]
Tags: explosive remnants of war (ERW), featured, Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Agency (IKMAA), Iraqi Kurdistan Mine Action Authority (IKMAA), Kurdistan News, landmines
Ewan McGregor visits Refugee Children on Iraq Frontline
UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor visits refugee and displaced children on Iraq frontline UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor travelled to northern Iraq last week to see how the conflicts sweeping across Iraq and Syria are devastating children’s lives. Tens of thousands of children have been killed, injured, separated from their parents, forced to work, tortured and recruited […]
Tags: Debaga, Debaga camp, Erbil News, Ewan McGregor, featured, IDPs, internally displaced persons, Kurdistan News, Mosul, Refugees, Syria, UNICEF
Video: Aid Shortage Leaves IDPs Suffering
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi army and Kurdish Peshmerga forces are intensifying their battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) in the south of the city of Mosul. […]
Tags: caliphate, Daesh, Debaga camp, featured, IDPs, internally displaced persons, ISIL, ISIS, Islamic State, Kurdistan News, Makmur, Mosul, Peshmerga, Refugees, terrorism, video
Cleaning Campaign collects Garbage from Kurdistan
More than 2,500 tonnes of garbage were collected yesterday from the Governorates of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq- Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Duhok and Halabja- as a result of the Let us Clean Kurdistan in One-Day campaign funded by the European Union. With the objective of raising awareness on conservation of the environment, the campaign was supported […]
Tags: Clean Organization Environment Friends (COEF), European Union, featured, Kurdistan News, UN Development Programme (UNDP)
UN Aid Agencies to Administer New Funding
By John Lee. The US State Department has clarified that the funds raised at the recent pledging conference will not go to the Kurdish or Iraqi governments, but will be distributed through the United Nations. Responding to questions at the daily press briefing on Friday, State Department spokesman John Kirby (pictured) said: "I think there’s […]
DNO Makes $300m Bid for Gulf Keystone
DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, this morning unveiled a proposal to acquire for USD 300 million all of the enlarged share capital in Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd following the latter's contemplated financial restructuring announced earlier this month. The terms of the DNO proposal, which would comprise cash and shares, reflect a 20 […]
Tags: Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS, Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited, DNO, featured, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, GKP, Gulf Keystone Petroleum, Kurdistan News, Norway, Pareto Securities, Shaikan, takeover
Human Rights Training Course for DFR Staff
From 27 to 28 of July 2016, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Human Rights Office (HRO) in the Kurdistan Region conducted a specialized training course on the United Nations Human Rights Protection System for the DFR staff members. Twenty staff members participated in the course. The training course focused on increasing the […]
Tags: Abu Dhabi and Erbil, featured, Human rights, Kurdistan News, UNAMI, United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, United Nations Human Rights Protection System
Genel Energy Receives Full Payment for June
Genel Energy has announced that the Taq Taq field partners have received a gross payment of $24.91 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil sales during June 2016. Genel's net share of the payment is $13.70 million. The payment reflects full settlement of the invoiced amount for June 2016 oil sales, and incorporates $20.82 […]
KRG PM: Education is Key to Success and Progress
Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani says education is the key to success and progress in Kurdistan. Prime Minister Barzani says, development and prosperity are achieved through the advancement of Kurdistan’s education system. Mr. Barzani made the statement during a special ceremony held on Tuesday in Erbil to honor top students for 2015-2016 academic […]
KRG PM Condemns Attempted Turkish Coup
Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani released a statement on Saturday regarding the failed military coup in Turkey. Prime Minister Barzani congratulated the people, President and Prime Minister of Turkey after the will of people defeated the coup d'etat planners. Below is Prime Minister Barzani's statement: "We are pleased to see the triumph of […]
KRG, Austrian FMs discuss Security
Head of KRG Foreign Relations, Minister Falah Mustafa, on Friday received Austria’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sebastian Kurz in his second visit to Kurdistan to discuss strengthening of bilateral relations as well as recent developments. Both Ministers expressed delight at the level of bilateral cooperation between both governments and expressed their commitment to broaden their […]