By Michael Knights, for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq's Watergate and the Fallout for U.S. Relations The politicized corruption of the country's best intelligence agency has exploded into a major eavesdropping scandal directed […]
By John Lee. An advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister has reportedly said that international pharmaceutical and healthcare companies are keen to set up factories in Iraq. State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) quotes Hammoudi Al-Lami as saying that UK-based AstraZeneca held a meeting a month ago with a view to entering the Iraqi market, "either […]
By Tariq Tahir for The National. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq told to pay $120m to construction company in dispute over Al Faw breakwater The Iraqi government and its ports operator, the General Company for Ports of Iraq (GCPI), […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Oil Minister, Hayan Abdul Ghani, announced plans to open 10 gas exploration blocks for investment in a new licensing round. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), Abdul Ghani revealed that the ministry will present these opportunities to specialized companies during an upcoming visit to the United States, targeting global […]
By John Lee. The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) announced the outcomes of a high-level delegation visit to the United States, led by Governor Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, from August 26 to 29, 2024. The delegation held extensive meetings in New York with the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, and major financial institutions such as Visa, […]
By John Lee. Iraq has re-started the purchasing of rice from the United States, according to a press release issued by the USA Rice Federation. It adds that ADM Rice sold a vessel of American rice, which will be loaded and sail to Iraq early this autumn. The resumption follows what USA Rice describes as, […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Army Aviation Command celebrated the delivery of seven Bell 505 helicopters from the United States, in a ceremony attended by representatives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Air Force Commander, senior Defense Ministry officers, the U.S. military attaché, and a Bell company representative. This delivery is part of […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani chaired a meeting with representatives from KBR to discuss the completion of projects aimed at improving Baghdad's city entrances. The meeting included the Minister of Construction and Housing, the Governor of Baghdad, and other officials. Discussions focused on KBR's support for the Ministry of Planning in […]
By Jared Szuba for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US resumes talks with Iraq over future of troop presence Negotiations between the Biden administration and a senior Iraqi delegation resumed in Washington on Monday in an effort to […]
By John Lee. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded an $11,197,328 modification (P00023) to a previously awarded contract FA8617-21-C-6237 for contractor logistics support of Iraq's C-172 and C-208 fleets. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the contract from $46,593,226 to $57,790,554. Work will be performed at Martyr BG […]
By Charles Lister for The Middle East Institute. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. CENTCOM says ISIS is reconstituting in Syria and Iraq, but the reality is even worse In an unusual public statement, United States Armed Forces' Central Command (CENTCOM) […]
By John Lee. The United States Armed Forces' Central Command (CENTCOM) has issued an update on ISIS activity in Iraq and Syria for the first six months of 2024, in which it suggests that ISIS may more than double its attacks compared to 2023. The main points of the report were as follows: 1. Increase […]
