By John Lee. Fallujah-based Aswar Al-Dammam for General Contracting has won a contract with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) for the "Rehabilitation of 153 Damaged Houses in Sinjar District, Ninewa Governorate". The contract is valued at $665,752.38. The potential end date is given as Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Source: UN)
By John Lee. Al-Ekhwa Al-Nubalaa for General Trading & Contracting Limited has won a contract with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the "Construction of Cat IV Housing Units in Ninewa, Sinjar and Ba'aj Districts" The contract is valued at $1,657,607. (Source: UNGM)
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Will Iraq agree to new Turkmen-majority governorate? For years, members of Iraq's Turkmen community have demanded that Tal Afar be elevated from its current status as a district in Nineveh to that of […]
By John Lee. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) [Doctors Without Borders] has handed over its medical activities in the Sinuni General Hospital to the Ninewa Directorate of Health. Full text of statement from MSF: MSF hands over medical activities at Sinuni General Hospital in Sinjar Five years after our first efforts to restore people's access to […]
By John Lee. In its 41st regular session, chaired by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, the Iraqi Cabinet approved the allocation of four new residential city projects to foreign and local companies based on recommendations from the ministerial team established under Cabinet Resolution (23121) of 2023. The projects are as follows: New Al-Juwayriyah [Jawahiri] City […]
FAO Continues Transforming Dairy Sector in Ninewa, Iraq with MoA and EU Support FAO Iraq, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and with funding from the European Union (EU), continues to support and develop the dairy value chain, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening the livestock and dairy sector in Iraq. On the 10th of […]
UN-Habitat Iraq Marks Successful Conclusion of EU-funded "Support for Urban Recovery and Peacebuilding in Western Ninewa" Programme The UN-Habitat Iraq Programme "Support for Urban Recovery and Peacebuilding in Western Ninewa" proudly convened its final Steering Committee Meeting, held recently in Erbil. This initiative, funded by the European Union through the EU Regional Trust Fund in […]
By Amberin Zaman for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Yazidis appeal to Baghdad for funds to rebuild their native Sinjar Iraq's Yazidi groups are pleasing for more financial assistance to rebuild Sinjar, which was decimated by the […]
By John Lee. The United Nations (UN) Secretariat has awarded Taj Al-Saqr Company For General Contracting a contract for the construction of a children's playground and rehabilitation of five-player football pitch in Qirawan, Sinjar District. The contract value is $90,266. (Source: UNGM)
By John Lee. The United Nations (UN) Secretariat has awarded two Iraq-related contracts recently: Construction of marketplaces in Sinjar City, Nineveh Governorate: Granted to RUBAR For General Contracting Ltd.. Contract value $124,434; Supplying and installing handwash units for public areas in Sinjar and Sinuni Districts: Granted to Bab Al Karama for General Contracting Ltd.. Contract […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul-Ghani, has announced the restart of production, loading, and export operations from the Qayyarah oil field in Nineveh Governorate. The field has a capacity of 33,000 barrels per day (bpd). Tankers and rail will be used for transportation. Around 30,000 bpd will be exported to the ports […]
By John Lee. The French Consul General in Mosul, Jean-Christophe Augé, has opened a new visa application centre in Mosul. This makes France the first EU country to open visa service in the city. Based in the offices of Mosul Space, the centre is run by TLScontact, part of Paris-based Teleperformance Group. (Source: @AugJeanChristo1)
