By John Lee. Qatar has opened a General Consulate in Erbil. At a ceremony to mark the occasion, KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said: "The opening of the Qatari General Consulate will significantly bolster our relations, particularly in trade, agriculture, culture, and higher education. "Qatar has valuable experience in investment, construction, energy, and industry. The […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Minister of Transport, Razzaq Mohibis Al-Saadawi, met with a Turkish delegation at the Ministry of Transport on Thursday to discuss the latest updates on the Development Road project. According to a ministry statement, the minister welcomed the Turkish delegation, led by Burak Ikan, Director General of International Relations at the Turkish […]
By John Lee. Qatar's Elegancia Healthcare, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding, has entered into a second strategic agreement with the Iraqi Ministry of Health to manage and operate the 492-bed Al Hasan Al Mujtaba Teaching Hospital in Karbala Governorate. The hospital is one of six for which the Iraqi Ministry of Health invited interested parties […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presided over the signing of a quadrilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iraq, Turkey, Qatar, and the UAE in Baghdad on Monday. The MoU focuses on mutual cooperation for the strategic "Development Road Project" and was signed in the presence […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Health has signed a contract with Qatar's Elegancia Healthcare, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holding, to manage, operate, and maintain a 492-bed hospital in Nasiriyah, in Dhi Qar province. The signing ceremony was attended by the Qatari Ambassador to Iraq, Sultan bin Mubarak Al-Kubaisi, the Director-General of Health in Thi […]
By John Lee. Dr. Haider Muhammad Makkiya, head of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), has held a meeting with the regional director of Qatari real estate firm Ariane, Ahmed Magdy Al-Kararty. Dr. Makkiya emphasized Iraq's commitment to fostering an attractive investment environment, highlighting strategic projects as crucial for revenue maximization and the enhancement of service […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani received representatives from the Chinese company China Railway, which is implementing the development project of Al-Nesoor Square in central Baghdad, as part of the first package of projects aimed at alleviating traffic congestion in the capital. During the meeting, attended by several advisors to the Prime Minister, […]
By John Lee. The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has recently launched a new project to provide medical care for patients with cancer in Iraq. Full statement from QRCS: Within the context of backing the health sector in Iraq, Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has recently launched a new project to provide medical care for […]
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. TotalEnergies Agreement Smells Filthy The more information becomes available about this agreement, the more it exposes the extent of unfairness and damage to Iraq national interest, and the deception or scandal of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Engineer Ziad Ali Fadel, met with a delegation from the Qatari company Urbacon on Monday. The discussions focused on plans for the reconstruction of the Baiji Thermal Power Station in Salahuddin Province. The plant, which the Ministry sees as an investment opportunity, has a capacity of 2,100 MW. […]
By John Lee. Qatar's Ooredoo, Kuwait's Zain Group and TASC Towers Holding of Dubai are to create the largest tower company in the MENA region, in a cash and share deal. The enlarged tower company, comprising approximately 30,000 towers, has a combined estimated current enterprise value of USD 2.2 billion. Ooredoo and Zain will equally […]
By John Lee. In a meeting of the Joint Management Committee, Iraq's Oil Ministry discussed the development plan for fields and projects contracted with the French company TotalEnergies. The Deputy Minister for Extraction Affairs affirmed the ministry's commitment to implementing strategic projects with TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy. According to a statement from the Ministry, the four […]
