By Ahmed Kamal El-Din, for the Al-Bayan Center for Planning and Studies. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Tal Afar: The Forgotten City Tal Afar, despite being one of Iraq's largest and most historic districts, has suffered decades of neglect and severe […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani opened the Iraqi-Turkish electricity interconnector on Sunday, via a video conference. The new line connects through the Al-Kisk station west of Mosul to supply the northern region with a capacity of 300 MW. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Electricity. Al-Sudani praised the efforts of […]
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. Jauf Albihar for General Trades and Contracts has won a contract with the United Nations Secretariat for the "Rehabilitation of Livestock Market, TelAfar, Nineveh Governorate." The contract is valued at $141,595. (Source: UNGM)
Iraq has experienced complex challenges to stabilization and peacebuilding since 2003, most recently associated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which captured large swathes of territory in 2014 and caused vast destruction and displacement across Iraq. Civil society has played a vital role in post-conflict stabilization since 2003. Civil society actors, […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Oil has announced the start of seismic survey work at the Sasan-Talafar exploration project in Nineveh. The Director General of the Iraq Oil Exploration Company said that the eighth seismic division has started two- and three-dimensional geological survey work at the site, "within the framework of the oil exploration […]
First Opening of Village Dairy Centers for Milk collection, Processing and Marketing in Nineveh Governorate For the purpose to complement the humanitarian efforts carried out by the United Nations in Nineveh Governorate, and within the framework of supporting income generation for returning families and local communities, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]
By John Lee. Swiss-based Global Clearance Solutions AG has won a contract with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the provision of "Explosive Hazard Clearance Teams (EHC Teams) and Risk Education (RE) in Iraq with International Technical Oversight Component: Sinjar & Tal Afar". The contract is worth $2,548,636. (Source: UNGM)
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, conducting 39 strikes consisting of 40 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria In Syria, […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Monday, conducting 14 strikes consisting of 14 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported yesterday. Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria In Syria, […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria over the weekend, conducting 69 strikes consisting of 88 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported on Monday. Officials reported details of the weekend's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Sept. 30 […]
U.S. and coalition military forces continued to attack the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria yesterday, conducting 39 strikes consisting of 50 engagements, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of yesterday's strikes, noting that assessments of results are based on initial reports. Strikes in Syria In Syria, coalition […]
