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By John Lee. The head of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Haidar Mohammed Makiyya, signed a cooperation protocol with Ms. Nada Laiqa, Director General of the Syrian Investment Agency (SIA), on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). Attended by representatives from the Ministries of Oil and Communications, the protocol discussed cooperation details between Baghdad and […]
By John Lee. The head of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Haidar Mohammed Makiyya, has met with the Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Najib Mikati. They discussed extending a fiber optic cable project from Iraq through Syria and Lebanon, emphasizing the importance of integration in vital and strategic projects among regional countries. Makiya stated that […]
By Simon Watkins for the OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Why Iraq Just Awarded A Strategically Vital Gas Field To A Ukrainian Firm Russia-aligned Iraq has awarded the development of a crucial gas field to a Ukrainian firm. The importance […]
By John Lee. The United States has imposed sanctions on the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad, and on its CEO, Basheer Abdulkadhim Alwan al-Shabbani. In a statement on Monday, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said the airline, "provid[ed] assistance to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) and its proxy […]
By John Lee. The commander of Nineveh Operations Command for the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has reportedly told Shafaq News Agency that over 35 percent of the concrete security barrier project along the Iraqi-Syrian border has been completed. More here. (Source: Shafaq)
By Baria Alamuddin, for Arab News. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Militia state or transport hub: Iraq can't be both The unveiling of a bounty of megaprojects should be Baghdad's moment of decision: Does it want to perpetuate its isolation […]
By Muhammed Fansa for Enab Baladi. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Sanctions and rehabilitation costs impede operation of the Kirkuk-Baniyas oil pipeline After the first visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, to Syria, and his meeting with the […]
By John Lee. An Iraqi government spokesman has said that Iraq is considering reviving plans to use an oil export pipeline through Syria. Following Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani's visit to the country last month, Basem Al-Awadi told the state-owned Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Iraq is ready to discuss with Syria the development of […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani visited Syria on Sunday, meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. In the first such visit by an Iraqi prime minister in at least 12 years, Sudani said his aim was to, "discuss cooperation in all fields, and to strengthen the relationship, which we believe […]
By John Lee. The Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Haider Muhammad Makiya, met with the Syrian Ambassador to Baghdad, Mr. Sattam Jadaan, to discuss strengthening economic cooperation between Iraq and Syria. They talked about potential joint investment opportunities in various sectors, including housing, oil, industry, agriculture, and electricity. The Chairman expressed Iraq's […]
As announced today [Monday], UNICEF has received almost $7 million from Japan to promote equitable access to life-saving child protection, health, nutrition, and education services for returnees from northeast Syria. The project will be finalized by the end of 2023 and will benefit more than 180,000 people, including 88,000 children and more than 47,000 women. […]
UNHCR welcomes the generous contribution from the United States of America to support and strengthen critical assistance in Iraq As the largest supporter of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Iraq, the United States of America (USA) recently contributed USD 27.8 million to help Syrian and other refugees and Iraq families displaced by Da'esh/ISIS (internally […]
