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Turkish carrier AtlasGlobal, formerly known as Atlasjet, will be expanding service to Iraq starting in September 2015. New routes will be launched from Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Baghdad and Basra. This is in addition to Najaf. eff 03SEP15 Istanbul Ataturk – Erbil 2 daily KK6200 IST0635 – 0900EBL 320 246 KK6200 IST0635 – 0900EBL 321 x246 KK6202 IST1500 […]
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. With A Little Help From Your Friends: US, Iran and Turkey All Getting Involved in Kurdish Presidency Problem The current Iraqi Kurdish presidency officially ended yesterday. Massoud Barzani, who heads […]
By John Lee. Sabotage and theft from pipelines has cost the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) an estimated $501 million (584 billion Iraqi dinars) since the start of July, the KRG's Ministry of Natural Resources said in a statement: "Persistent theft and attempted theft from the Iraq-Turkey crude oil pipeline in the southeast of Turkey continues […]
Evidence collected by Amnesty International in a fact-finding mission indicates that multiple Turkish government airstrikes killed eight residents and injured at least eight others – including a child - in a flagrantly unlawful attack on the village of Zergele, in the Kandil Mountains in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The airstrikes on 1 August were […]
Statement by KRG's Ministry of Natural Resources on attacks on the Kurdistan to Ceyhan oil export pipelines in Turkey Since July 27th, there have been repeated attempted thefts and sabotage attacks on the pipelines that carry crude oil from the Kurdistan Region to Ceyhan (pictured) in Turkey. This has led to an almost complete stoppage […]
By Patrick Schmidt. With tensions rising once again between the Turkish central government and the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurds are now more concerned about their own relationship with the Turkish leadership. Despite this concern, Iraqi Kurds do not agree with all the claims made by the Turkish government about the PKK. Kurdistan’s Foreign […]
Turkey's military is denying allegations that its air strikes against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) targets have hit civilians. The President of Iraq's Kurdish region has accused Ankara of killing civilians in air raids in the north. He has asked the PKK to leave the region, but the violence continues. Al Jazeera's Zeina Khodr reports:
By John Lee. Turkey's energy ministry has confirmed that the smaller of the two parallel pipelines from Kirkuk to Ceyhan (pictured) was sabotaged early on Wednesday in the district of Cizre in Turkey. Only the 40-inch line was operational at the time of the attack, with the parallel 46-inch line currently idled. Crude oil exports […]
By John Lee. Turkish Airlines has added Erbil to its list of flight destinations operated from/to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. Beginning July 20th, roundtrip flights between Istanbul and Erbil are being operated four times per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; from September 16th, flights will be increased to 7 per week. (Source: […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has imported 26 tons of gold in the first six months of the year, a reduction on the same period last year. According to a report from Shafaaq News, 16.7 tons were imported through Sulaymaniyah International Airport, 8.2 tons through Erbil International Airport, and 1 ton through […]
By John Lee. Oil firms expecting to load Kirkuk crude at the Turkish port of Ceyhan have had to cancel tankers, as the Kurdistan Regional Government ramps up independent oil sales at the expense of sales through the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO). According to a report from Reuters, tanker cancellations included Eni’s Seanostrum, Socar’s […]
By Simon Kent. Sources at Ceyhan have told Reuters that there is insufficient oil in the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) tanks at the port to fill planned cargoes. Both BP and Spain's Cepsa have cancelled shipments, and no oil has gone to SOMO storage for the past ten days. According to sources, this […]
