From CNN. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Prime Minister Niuri al-Maliki has traveled to D.C. to request aid from the United States. CNN's Barbara Starr reports:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Nouri al Maliki is in Washington to gather U.S. support to deal with violence in his country. Barack Obama says he wants an inclusive Iraq and that democratic elections should be held as […]
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad has announced that it are now accepting applications for the U.S. Government-sponsored Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Programs (IYLEP). This program will provide 250 Iraqi high school and undergraduate students a unique educational exchange experience in the United States during the summer of 2014. Since their creation in 2007, the IYLEP […]
By John Lee. On October 23rd, Ambassador Beecroft met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to discuss U.S.-Iraqi relations, the Strategic Framework Agreement, and preparations for the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Maliki to Washington. They also discussed political and regional issues of common interest and developments of the Syrian crisis in addition to the […]
On October 20th, Ambassador Stephen Beecroft hosted a business roundtable with the representatives of several U.S. companies operating in Iraq. Although the local market presents certain challenges, there is an increasing number of substantial U.S. companies making strategic investment commitments in Iraq. The U.S. government is fully committed to increasing bilateral trade and U.S. investment […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is to meet US President Barack Obama at the White House on 1st November. The White House said the talks would focus on a US-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) that governs relations between the country following the final US troop withdrawal in 2011. A White House statement said […]
On the margins of the 64th annual session of the UNHCR Executive Committee meeting in Geneva, the high-level Iraqi delegation met with key officials to discuss political developments in Iraq, Kurdistan Region and the broader region, as well as the ongoing violence in Syria. The high-level Iraqi delegation, led by Iraqi Federal Foreign Minister, Mr […]
The United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability conducted a workshop in Baghdad, September 22-26, on electricity operations and maintenance for 20 engineers from the Ministry of Electricity who work at power plants across Iraq. The five-day workshop provided the Iraqi participants with tools and methods to enhance efficiency […]
The governments of the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq reaffirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting of the Services, Technology, Environment and Transportation (STET) Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) under the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA) on September 25, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Iraqi Deputy Minister of Transportation Bangen Rekani and U.S. Department […]
The United States Kurdistan Business Council (USKBC) this week heard about the latest political and economic developments in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ministerial-level delegation. Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, Head of the KRG Department of Foreign Relations, and Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, the KRG’s High Representative to the United […]
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Iraq.Due to heightened safety and security risks and the ongoing threat of terrorist activities throughout Iraq, the U.S. government remains highly concerned about the danger to U.S. citizens, whether visiting or residing in Iraq, and to U.S. facilities and businesses. Threats […]
Minister Falah Mustafa, Head of the KRG's Department of Foreign Relations, has signed an agreement with the US Consul General in Erbil, Mr Joseph Pennington, paving the way for the construction of the US Consulate General. Minister Mustafa signed on behalf of the KRG and expressed his belief that this agreement would strengthen the already […]
