Tag Archives | Nineveh

Winners announced in Agriculture Innovation Hackathon

By John Lee. The winners have been announced in the International Trade Centre (ITC)'s Agriculture Innovation Hackathon, held recently in Nineveh province. According to the organisers, Nineveh-based SMEs Nabu, BSF and Aero Plant stood out with their exceptional ideas for addressing the significant challenges of water scarcity and sustainable agriculture due to decreasing water levels […]

Plans for Mosul Expansion spark talk of 'Demographic Change'

From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Plans for Mosul expansion spark talk of 'demographic change' In March this year, Nineveh Governor Abdul Kader Al-Dakhil signed a contract with Italian engineering company SGI [Studio Galli Ingegneria] to initiate a long-stalled project […]

Satellite Monitoring App Improves Iraqi Farmers' Productivity

By John Lee. A mobile app supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been introduced to wheat and corn farmers in Nineveh. The app monitors farms using satellite technology, aiming to enhance productivity and increase revenue. It sends alerts about agricultural diseases to subscribers and provides treatment tips and weather information. […]

Iraq Approves Revival of Sulphur Production Lines

By John Lee. Iraq's High Committee for Reconstruction and Investment has decided to refer the project for rehabilitating the sulphur [sulfur] production line at Al-Mishraq to Rafidain Iraq General Trading and Contracting Company. This project is expected to achieve a production capacity of 1.5 million tons of refined sulfur annually, which is a crucial material […]

Iraqi PM lays Foundation Stone for Al-Ghazlani City

By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani laid the foundation stone for the Al-Ghazlani City housing project in Nineveh on Monday morning. The city, the second to be built as part of an initial phase of five cities, will comprise 28,000 housing units over 4,800 hectares. The second phase will see 11 residential […]

Germany, UNOPS Rehabilitate Iraqi Infrastructure

The KfW Development Bank and UNOPS signed a new agreement to support the conflict-affected communities and to enhance their access to basic public services in Anbar and Sinjar, Iraq. With the support from the Federal Republic of Germany, through KfW Development Bank, UNOPS will rehabilitate war-damaged shelters and basic community infrastructure such as water and […]

Iraqi PM Accepts Resignation of Nineveh Governor

By John Lee. On Sunday, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani accepted the resignation of Nineveh Governor, Najm Abdullah Abdul Jabouri. Jabouri submitted his resignation after the parliament rejected the Cabinet's recommendation, made last October 17, to exclude him from accountability measures under Article 12 of Law No. 10 of 2010, governing the National Accountability and […]