A spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) told Rudaw this week that Iraqi Finance Minister Tayf Sami blamed a lack of liquidity for the failure to send the Kurdistan Region’s December …
Iraq does not have a liquidity crisis
A spokesman for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) told Rudaw this week that Iraqi Finance Minister Tayf Sami blamed a lack of liquidity for the failure to send the Kurdistan Region’s December …
Israel rallies global support to win release of a woman believed kidnapped in Iraq
A senior Israeli official says the government is working with allies in a renewed push to win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian researcher who is believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq nearly two …
‘It has happened before’: Columnist sees ‘echoes of Iraq’ in Trump’s Greenland obsession
Washington Post columnist Phil Bump on Thursday warned readers that they should take President-elect Donald Trump’s musings about using the military to seize Greenland from Denmark seriously. In his …
Iraq should Develop Shipbuilding Industry, says Shipping Exec
A shipbuilding executive has highlighted the need for shipyard development in Iraq’s Basra governorate. Speaking recently at TEDx Baghdad, Abdullah Shaban, Executive Manager and Shipbuilding Engineer …
Chinese Firm to build Iraq’s First Waste-to-Energy Plant
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved a high-efficiency waste-to-energy power plant project in Baghdad. The plant, employing advanced incineration technology, will be developed by China’s …
A-10s still flying in Iraq and Syria even as ‘Warthog’ units get put out to pasture
A-10s are loved by ground troops for their ability to fly “danger close” missions against enemy forces, but the aircraft will soon be retired.
Non-US soldier killed, 2 others injured in US-led strike against ISIS in Iraq, CENTCOM says
The U.S. military led strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq in the past week that resulted in the capture of an ISIS leader but caused the death of a non-U.S. coalition soldier and injured two non …
Iraq’s largest cement factory restarts operations
By bnm Gulf bureau Iraq’s Kirkuk cement factory, the country’s largest, has resumed operations following a major environmental overhaul, Shafaq News reported on January 7, citing the Kirkuk …
Iraq to reopen Al Qaim border crossing with Syria
Iraq’s main border crossing with Syria is expected to be reopened within days for travellers and goods, Iraqi officials told The National on Monday. It is a sign of a warming of ties between Baghdad …