News & Announcements
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Iraqi President to Yazidi Iraqis on Their Annual Holiday: Efforts to Find Missing Yazidis Must Continue, While Displaced Persons Must Be Allowed to Return, to Enjoy Peace in their HomesOn Thursday, December 17, 2020, the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih, congratulated the Yazidi people on their annual ritual, the Three Day Fast of December. The meeting took place in Baghdad. |
Iraqi Presidency (Office of the President of Iraq)Thu, Dec 17, 2020 | Thu, Dec 17, 2020 | |
Iraqi women journalists win essay contestThree Iraqi women journalists have won a United Nations contest which seeks to highlight the everyday challenges faced by women living in the Middle Eastern country. |
United Nations RadioThu, May 9, 2013 | Tue, May 14, 2013 | |
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes Iraq’s initial parliamentary election resultsBan encouraged all political parties to constructively engage in the government formation process. |
United NationsMon, May 19, 2014 | Wed, May 21, 2014 | |
Prime Minister Al-Abadi addresses United Nations General AssemblyHaider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, addressed the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly’s seventieth session in New York on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. |
United NationsWed, Sep 30, 2015 | Thu, Oct 1, 2015 | |
Iraq plans 50 water and sewage projectsThe new projects will be open to foreign contractors and coincide with the Iraqi governments steps to facilitate the issue of visas to businessmen. |
ReutersWed, Sep 18, 2013 | Wed, Sep 18, 2013 | |
Standard Chartered Launches Banking Operations in IraqThe bank lender opened its head office and first branch in Baghdad with plans to be an active participant in the economic growth of Iraq. |
ReutersWed, Nov 27, 2013 | Wed, Nov 27, 2013 | |
Despite Iraq's troubles, archaeologists are backArchaeologists are back in one of the world's oldest cities to explore a region of Ur, in a project backed by Iraq's State Board for Antiquities and Heritage, the British Institute for the Study of Iraq and the University of Manchester. |
ReutersTue, Feb 18, 2014 | Fri, Feb 21, 2014 | |
Iraq exports more oil from southern terminals far from conflictIraq's oil exports from its southern terminals on the Gulf have increased, approaching a record high reached in May. |
ReutersTue, Sep 23, 2014 | Wed, Oct 1, 2014 | |
Iraq says total oil output 4.7 million bpd; exports at recordIraq's total oil output has reached 4.7 million barrels per day (bpd) and exports are running at a record 3.9 million bpd, the state-run Iraqi Media Network reported, citing an oil official. The figures are for all of Iraq, including the northern Kurdistan region and Kirkuk, Deputy Oil Minister Fayadh al-Nema said, according to the website. The increased output came from the Luhais and Artawi fields in southern Iraq, he said. (Reporting by Maher Chmaytelli; Editing by Kim Coghill) |
ReutersThu, Jun 2, 2016 | Thu, Jun 2, 2016 | |
Iraq Signs $690M Barrier Contract With S.Korea's DaewooIraqi authorities anticipate the barrier will create a transportation corridor between the Middle East and Europe. |
ReutersTue, Nov 26, 2013 | Thu, Nov 28, 2013 | |
Iraq five-year plan will attempt to diversify economyIraq’s government will focus on five sectors: building and services, agriculture, education, transport and communications, and energy. |
ReutersThu, Sep 19, 2013 | Thu, Sep 19, 2013 | |
Kuwait Airways Resumes Service to IraqKuwait's national airline resumed flights to Iraq in the latest sign of improved ties between the neighboring countries. |
ReutersThu, Nov 21, 2013 | Thu, Nov 21, 2013 | |
Iraq oil exports hit record 2.8 mln bpd in FebruaryThe highest such figure in at least a quarter-century signifies an increase which is likely to restore confidence in Iraq's oil revival. |
ReutersSat, Mar 1, 2014 | Wed, Mar 5, 2014 | |
Iraq to rebuild rail system as reconstruction gathers paceIraq is laying plans to rebuild its historic railways and become a transit hub for goods that would be shipped from Asia to Iraq's neighbours and beyond. |
ReutersWed, May 8, 2013 | Fri, May 10, 2013 | |
U.N. starts first aid airlifts to Syria from Iraq as cold gripsThe United Nations sent its first delivery of humanitarian aid by air to Syria from Arbil, Iraq on Sunday and said it plans to deliver more food and winter supplies in the next 12 days. The U.N. said two planes are expected to do 23 rotations over the next 10 days. The aid includes planeloads of food, for more than 6,000 Syrian families for the rest of December. |
ReutersSun, Dec 15, 2013 | Tue, Dec 17, 2013 | |
Iraq says captures al Qaeda chemical gas team(Reuters) - Iraq has captured a suspected al Qaeda cell that planned to produce chemical poisons such as mustard gas to attack Iraqi forces and to ship overseas for attacks on Europe and the United States, the government said on Saturday. The announcement was made as investigators look into allegations over the use of sarin nerve gas in next-door Syria where rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces have blamed each other for using chemical weapons. |
ReutersSat, Jun 1, 2013 | Mon, Jun 3, 2013 | |
Iraq's Majnoon oilfield to begin producing 175,000 bpd next monthMajnoon is one of four giant southern fields vital to Iraq's ambition to at least double output that is now around 3 million bpd. |
ReutersMon, Sep 9, 2013 | Tue, Sep 10, 2013 | |
Iraq plans state investment bank to push projectsThe new institution, Investment and Development Bank of Iraq will help finance infrastructure projects and steer money towards the private sector in Iraq, pushing forward the country’s economy. |
ReutersMon, Jan 27, 2014 | Tue, Jan 28, 2014 | |
Trips to Ancient IraqSteppes Travel, a company specializing in cultural and archaeological tours, will offer trips to Erbil, which is frequently referred to as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. |
The New York TimesWed, Oct 9, 2013 | Fri, Oct 18, 2013 | |
Prime Minister Maliki to the United States: Have Patience With UsIn a New York Times op-ed, Prime Minister Maliki says Iraq seeks more training, education, practice — and patience; and his country wants to walk the road to security, democracy and prosperity with the United States. |
The New York TimesTue, Oct 29, 2013 | Tue, Oct 29, 2013 |