By John Lee. New temporary air routes have been established between the Baghdad and Tehran Flight Information Regions (FIRs), with the changes taking effect on 23 July 2026. The General Company for Air Navigation Services issued an official Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) to formalise the new arrival and departure routes. Dr. Ahmed Imad Ahmed, Deputy […]
By John Lee. The Head of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Yahya Al-e Es'haq [Yahya Ale-Eshaq] (pictured), has said that Iran exported technical and engineering services valued at almost $6 billion (7.2 trillion Iraqi dinars) to Iraq in the first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2014-February 19, 2015). Fars News Agency […]
Levels of violence rose in Iraq for the fourth week in a row last week, with a number of people killed and injured in nationwide attacks. Violence was concentrated in Baghdad, Mosul and the districts surrounding the capital. As warned in last week’s Security Update on Iraq Business News there were several attacks conducted against […]
Overview There was a fall in the number of violent incidents taking place in Iraq last week, although there was a spate of attacks around the centre of the country on Monday, leaving a number of people dead. In general, violence remains concentrated in Baghdad, the dstricts immediately surrounding it, and the northern city of […]
