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By John Lee. The General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI) has launched a new direct international Ro-Ro shipping line linking Port Rashid in the United Arab Emirates with Umm Qasr port, with the arrival of the first shipment of TIR trucks. The service, inaugurated on 25 December 2025, operates with a transit time of […]
From World Pipelines. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Syria, Iraq planning to revive Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline Syria and Iraq are preparing to restart the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline, which runs from the Kirkuk fields in Iraq to the Mediterranean coast in Syria, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Vertex Investment Group has reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Syria's Ministry of Economy and Industry to rehabilitate and expand the Hama Cement Plant. According to the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), the agreement covers the upgrade of the third production line, raising daily clinker output from 3,300 […]
By Dr Neil Melvin and Dr Burcu Ozcelik, for the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Turkey's Balancing Act: Prospects for Stabilisation in Syria and Iraq Can Turkey act as a stabilising force in Syria and […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani has held talks in Baghdad with Syrian Minister of Energy Mohammad Bashir, focusing on cooperation in oil, gas, and energy. Discussions covered Iraq's plans to diversify crude oil export routes amid rising production, including rehabilitating or replacing the Iraq-Syria export pipeline, which was active in […]
By Dana Taib Menmy for The New Arab. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Is the revival of the Iraq-Lebanon oil link just a pipe dream? The proposal has been raised multiple times over the past few years in talks between successive […]
By Noam Raydan and Devorah Margolin, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Redefining and Strengthening the U.S.-Iraq Relationship Through Energy and Security Iraq is more stable than it has been in decades but still […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi National Intelligence Service has led an official delegation to Damascus under the direction of Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani. The delegation, headed by Mr. Hamid Al-Shatri, President of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, is scheduled to meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa' and other senior Syrian officials. The delegation includes […]
By Michael Knights and Hamdi Malik for Foreign Affairs. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iran Could Lose Iraq The Axis of Resistance Is Primed to Take Another Hit. Click here to read the full story.
From Amwaj Media. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Stepped-up repatriation of 'IS families' presents opportunities, risks for Iraq More than seven years after Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group (IS), tens of thousands of women and children-including family members […]
By John Lee. The United States and Iraq have agreed on the need for Iraq to become energy independent, and to quickly reopen the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline (ITP), which can transport oil from Northern Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. In an announcement following US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's call with […]
From Kurdistan24. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq, Syria set to resume trade with new joint border crossing Hassan Sheikh, chairman of the Iraqi-Syrian Commerce Council, confirmed that Iraq has finalized its preparations and requested Syria to implement the necessary border […]
