September 3rd, 2018 | 0 commentsThe government of Kuwait has warned about importing all types of food products from Iraq. A well-informed source clarified that the decision of banning food products from Iraq was taken as a precaution procedure due to the cholera outbreak in the country, Alrai Newspaper reported. Food products brought by passengers will also be banned, t...
August 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture yesterday accused the Iranian government of exerting political pressure on it without logical justification. A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture, Hamid Al-Nayef, said yesterday that most of the Iranian statements issued in recent days, including President Hassan Rouhani’s position on wildfir...
August 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter Daesh, Brett H. McGurk, has started, Tuesday, a round of talks with Iraqi leaders to accelerate the formation of the new government. Talks come days before the first session of the new parliament which is scheduled for September 3, during which a president and two vice pre...
August 29th, 2018 | 0 commentsIraq’s state oil marketer SOMO is close to a deal with China’s state-run Zhenhua Oil to boost the OPEC member’s crude oil sales to the world’s top oil importer, four sources with knowledge of the matter said. Iraq is the second-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The move will bolster Iraq’s p...
August 23rd, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Governorate of Karbala in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organized a conference to roll out the Holly Karbala Private Sector Development Strategy (2018-2030) in Karbala province. The Holly Karbala Private Sector Development Strategy (2018-2030...
August 13th, 2018 | 0 commentsIraq has stopped trading with Iran in the US dollar after Washington imposed economic sanctions on Tehran, according to the country’s central bank on Saturday. The Central Bank of Iraq has notified to all banks in the country that using dollars with Iranian banks has been banned. “While there are sanctions on Iran, it will be difficult to...
August 13th, 2018 | 0 commentsPrime Minister Nechirvan Barzani chaired the 49th regular session of the Council of Ministers on Tuesday. It was also attended by Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani. Prime Minister Barzani briefed the Council about his recent visit to Baghdad and meeting with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. He said, they agreed to continue dialogue and...
August 8th, 2018 | 0 commentsThe Iraqi Independent High Elections Commission yesterday announced that it has completed the manual recount of votes from the parliamentary elections held on 12 May. The state television reported that the commission has officially announced the completion of the recount and that it has decided not to recount votes from Rusafa district wh...
August 8th, 2018 | 0 commentsIraq does not agree with US sanctions against Iran but will abide by them to protect its own interests, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday. “As a matter of principle, we are against sanctions in the region. Blockade and sanctions destroy societies and do not weaken regimes,” he said at a news conference. “We consider them (san...
August 8th, 2018 | 0 commentsBaker Hughes has been awarded a contract by the South Gas Company (SGC) of Iraq for fast-track solutions to help the recovery of flared gases in Nassiriya and Al Gharraf oilfields. The project will use advanced modular gas processing technology developed in the United States and Italy to develop solutions for flare gas recovery, and also...
