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It’s been nearly two months since the government in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq reopened its borders to accept refugees fleeing conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic. Some 63,000 Syrian people have crossed the border since mid-August. In mid-September, as the school year was about to begin, two of these refugees, at two different camps, […]
The Swedish Special Envoy to the Syrian Opposition, Ambassador Jan Theslef, met with Minister Falah Mustafa today to discuss ongoing developments in Iraq, Syria and the greater region. The meeting was also attended by the Swedish Ambassador to Iraq, Mr Jörgen Lindström, and the Assistant Head of DFR, Ms Siham Jabali. During their meeting, both […]
By John Lee. ShaMaran Petroleum has announced that the Atrush partners have received approval from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for the first phase in the development of the Atrush Block. The TAQA-operated Block, located 85 km northwest of Erbil, is expected to initially produce approximately 30,000 barrels of gross oil per day (bpd) with […]
By John Lee. Rudaw reports that the KRG’s Minister of Natural Resources, Ashti Hawrami (pictured), has dismissed as “inaccurate and misleading” claims by Dana Gas that the KRG owes the company millions of dollars in overdue payments. In a letter sent to Dana Gas managing director, Majid Hamid Jafar, he said: “The statements made in […]
The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq (IHEC) has announced the complete results of parliamentary elections in Kurdistan Region yesterday during a press conference in Erbil. The Kurdistan Region held its fourth round of parliamentary elections on 21 September 2013. It included 1,129 candidates - 336 of them women, and over 2,800 international observers from […]
A pipeline to export oil from the Kurdistan Region will be operational within a few months, Ashti Hawrami (pictured), the Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Natural Resources, told a meeting at the UK's Conservative Party conference yesterday. 'The new oil export pipeline from the Kurdistan Region is almost complete and is expected to be operational […]
By Wladimir van Wilgenburg for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. On Sept. 29, the Directorate of Security (Asayish) in Erbil became the target of a successful suicide attack and another that failed. According to a statement by the directorate, six […]
By John Lee. The KRG's Ministry of Natural Resources plans to monitor tanker trucks carrying fuel from local refineries to petrol stations in order to regulate the price and quality of petrol in the region, according to a report from Rudaw. Petrol stations receiving petrol from the government at a subsidized price are required to […]
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi election commission decided to postpone declaring the election results in Iraqi Kurdistan because fraud accusations were made by the oppositionist Movement for Change against its adversaries — the Patriotic […]
By John Lee. A series of bombings has rocked Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, killing six members of the security services and wounding a further 62 people, including 42 security and police officers. A car bomber reportedly rammed a checkpoint leading to the interior ministry and a number of security agencies; as emergency services […]
By John Lee. The American company MD Helicopters has reportedly won a contract from the Kurdistan Regional Government for the supply of 12 civilian helicopters. Equipped with the latest state of the art technology, including NVG compatible cockpit, high powered searchlight and advanced avionics, the MD 530F choppers will be delivered by the end of this […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has said that the results of the parliamentary election of the Kurdistan Region will not be announced until next week. It had originally planned to give the results of Saturday's election on Thursday 26th. 73.9 percent of the 2.8 million people eligible in the ballot turned […]
