Tag Archives | United Arab Emirates (UAE)

How the World helped Mosul rise from the Rubble of War

By Eileen Travers for the United Nations (UN). Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq: How the world helped Mosul rise from the rubble of war Terrorist fighters with ISIL/Da'esh invaded Iraq's second city of Mosul in 2014, destroying centuries-old landmarks in […]

Iraq PM Launches 6,000ha Housing Project

By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani has launched the Residential City Development Project in Nahrawan, Baghdad, covering 24,197 donums [approx 6,000 hectares, 15,000 acres], to provide serviced residential plots for Ministry of Defense personnel. The project is being managed by Dubai-based World Legend Contracting. During the ceremony, the Prime Minister also handed […]

Gas Production at Khor Mor expansion to start Q2 2026

By John Lee. Gas production at Khor Mor's KM250 expansion is expected to start in Q2 2026. In its results for FY 2024, Dana Gas said: "In September 2024, Pearl Petroleum took over full responsibility for the KM250 expansion project following the termination of the original EPC contractor. Construction resumed fully in December and the […]

Gulfood 2025 to celebrate 30th Landmark Edition

Centred on creating actionable solutions for the global food trade industry Mega event continues to act as a pivotal catalyst for empowering global cross-industry collaboration and trade partnerships. Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) celebrates the return of Gulfood for its momentous 30th edition running from 17 - 21 February 2025. Under the theme 'The Next […]

Iraqi Oil Minister Discusses Training with Kent and Shaco

By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, met on Monday with a delegation from UAE-based energy services company Kent, and Iraq's Al-Shalal Al-Azraq Company (SHACo). The delegation included Shalal Al-Saraifi [Dr. Shalal M. Falih], Chairman of Shaco; Matthew Bishop, Senior Vice President of Kent; and Alexon Strandberg, Managing Director of Kent Iraq. […]

New Submarine Comms Cable to Serve Iraq

By John Lee. Qatar-based Ooredoo Group has partnered with France's Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) to build the Fibre in Gulf (FIG) submarine cable. The cable, connecting Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Iraq, will have a capacity of up to 720Tbps with 24 fibre pairs. Ooredoo said in a statement that the […]

Cooperation between Iraqi and Abu Dhabi Stock Exchanges

By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met with Abdullah Salem Al-Nuaimi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), to discuss enhancing cooperation and expanding private sector engagement to support economic growth. During the meeting, the Prime Minister oversaw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Iraqi Securities Commission (ISC) and […]

Crescent Petroleum secures Iraq Gas Contract

By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of UAE's Crescent Petroleum, attended by the Ministers of Oil and Electricity. The meeting discussed the government's plans to advance gas investment in partnership with the private sector. The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Electricity to proceed with […]

Iraqi Airways launches Direct Flights to Sharjah

By John Lee. Iraqi Airways has officially added Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as a new destination. The inaugural flight from Baghdad International Airport to Sharjah International Airport took off on Thursday, marking the start of regular service. There will be three flights per week, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. (Source: Ministry of […]

IBBC holds successful Dubai Business Conference

From the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC). IBBC holds successful Dubai business conference with senior membership and government dignitaries IBBC held a successful two-day conference in Dubai including a full education day followed by the business day, attended by senior officials from Iraq including HE Mohammed Al Darraji, senior technical advisor to the Iraqi PM […]

Enhancing Collaboration between Iraqi Stock Exchange and ADX

By John Lee. During an official visit to Abu Dhabi, Iraqi Securities Commission (ISC) President Faisal Al-Haimus met with Abdulla Salem Alnuaimi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Group (ADX), to explore enhancing collaboration between the Iraqi Stock Exchange (ISX) and ADX. Discussions focused on integrating ISX into the Tabadul Digital Exchange Hub, a cross-border […]