By John Lee. Iraq and Iran have agreed to allocate 2,000 dunams [200 hectares; 500 acres] in Zurbatiyah for the creation of a new economic city. The announcement followed discussions today between Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani and the President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian, which focused on the border industrial zones, which are being […]
From Tasnim, under Creative Commons licence. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The interior ministers of Iran and Iraq made arrangements to strengthen security along the common border. Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi and his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Amir al-Shammari held a […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil has invited international companies to bid to develop new oil fields, in what is being described as an annex to the Fifth Licensing Round. This round includes 13 exploration fields and sites distributed across the northern, central, and southern provinces. The announcement complements the Ministry's previous declaration in […]
An agreement has been reached between Iraq and Iran to open a joint free market in southern Iraq’s Wassit Province, the Province’s Council Chairman said on Tuesday. “Wassit’s Council had made a big effort to reach an agreement with the Iranian side to open a joint free market between the two countries at the Zurbatiya […]
