By John Lee. KRG Minister Falah Mustafa met with Russian Ambassador to Iraq Mr. Ilya Morgunov and Russian Consul General in Kurdistan Mr. Viktor Simakov on Sunday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties and challenges facing Kurdistan and the wider region. Minister Mustafa and Ambassador Morgunov reviewed ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the Russian Federation […]
By John Lee. Reuters reports that Russia is ready to sell Sukhoi Superjet civil airliners to Iraq. On a trade mission to Baghdad, accompanied by nearly 100 government and business officials, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Russia could provide Sukhoi Superjet airliners for Iraq's civil aviation, adding that Moscow would continue providing Iraq with […]
Gazprom Neft has announced that a new process train (process train B) has been brought into operation at the central processing facility at Iraq’s Badra field (pictured). The commissioning of this new infrastructure facility increases capacity at the central processing facility from 45,000 to 85,000 barrels per day. Process train B is intended for the […]
Since its launch in March 2014, cumulative production of Iraq’s West Qurna-2 field, operated by PJSC LUKOIL, has exceeded 30 million tonnes of oil. On December 24, 2015 LUKOIL achieved its annual production target for the West Qurna-2 field in full: 20 million tonnes of oil were produced since the beginning of the year. As […]
From RT News. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Russian intelligence has spotted up to 12,000 tankers and trucks on the Turkish-Iraqi border, the General Staff of Russia’s armed forces has reported. “The [aerial] imagery was made in the vicinity of Zakho […]
By John Lee. The international airports at Erbil (pictured) and Sulaymaniyah have been closed due to Russian aerial operations against Islamic State (IS, ISIS, ISIL) militants in Syria, according to a report from BasNews. Iraqi aviation authorities told the airports to close on Sunday evening for 48 hours -- flights are scheduled to resume on […]
Forces fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant continue to make progress in Iraq and Syria, the Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman said today. "We're starting to see changes in the way ISIL operates every day on the ground here. That doesn’t mean this is over. We're a long way from over," Army Col. […]
By Simon Kent. The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority has suspended flights from Baghdad to Sulaymaniyah and Erbil in the Kurdish region of Iraq (KRI) for two days, effective from today. The move follows concern that Russian jets and cruise missiles pass though that airspace from the Caspian Sea region, to targets in Syria. It is […]
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Russia's intervention in Syria is changing the face of the conflict. And there are calls for it to get involved in Iraq too. The Iraqi Prime Minister's coalition partners are complaining that U.S.-led […]
By Mustafa al-Kadhimi for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The conflicts in Iraq and Syria are becoming increasingly convoluted by the day. Russia's engagement has been an additional complication to the overlapping battles. This international interference is undoubtedly a major challenge to the […]
From AFP. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Russian President Vladimir Putin's bullish entry into the Syrian conflict has worked wonders for his popularity in neighbouring Iraq, where some await "Hajji Putin" like a saviour:
This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Mid-East's New 'Cold War': Why The Russians Won't Win Against Extremists in Iraq Since the announcement of a new military alliance including Russia, locals have been trading arguments. Could Iraq […]
