News & Announcements

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	Boeing Delivers First Next-Generation 737-800 to Iraqi Airways The delivery reflects modernization of Iraq’s commercial aviation system and is an important milestone in Boeing’s efforts to help rebuild Iraq’s aviation infrastructure.	BoeingMon, Aug 12, 2013	Wed, Aug 14, 2013
Statesmen's Forum: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari A View from Iraq and the Region Video of Statesmen&#039;s Forum: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari A View from Iraq and the Region	Foreign Minister Zebari Provides Views from Iraq at CSIS Statesmen's Forum His Excellency Hoshyar Zebari participated in a Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Statesmen’s Forum, “A View from Iraq and the Region," where he shared his views about critical international issues as they relate to Iraq’s role within the Middle East and around the world.		Fri, Aug 16, 2013
	Travelport Opens New Office in Iraq Travelport, a global travel industry services provider headquartered in the United States, recently cemented its presence in Iraq with the opening of a new Erbil office.	TravelportWed, Aug 21, 2013	Fri, Aug 23, 2013
	Ambassador Faily Participates in U.S.-Arab Business Leadership Conference The conference, hosted by the U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce, took place August 20-22, 2013 at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island and included leaders from the corporate community and others interested in promoting economic relationships between Arab countries and the United States.		Mon, Aug 26, 2013
	Iraq Generates Increased Revenue From Crude Exports in July The Oil Ministry reports that Iraq generated 6.9 percent more from crude sales in July, compared with the previous month.	BloombergTue, Aug 20, 2013	Tue, Aug 27, 2013
	Iraq creates 19 new colleges The new colleges and departments at Baghdad University will facilitate higher education in Iraq, and include programs in environmental studies, genetic engineering and various branches of the humanities.	Al-ShorfaTue, Aug 20, 2013	Tue, Aug 27, 2013
	Iraq Expands Airport to Shake off War-Torn Era With Bigger Fleet Coinciding with efforts to revive its travel industry and lure tourists, Iraq plans to construct a new central airport with a capacity of 20 million passengers a year. Iraq will also continue fleet expansion and revamping of its civil aviation infrastructure.	BloombergSat, Aug 24, 2013	Tue, Aug 27, 2013
	Lukman Faily: Iraq seeks strong, enduring partnership with United States Ambassador Faily illustrates in an opinion piece in the San Jose Mercury News why Iraq yearns for a stronger partnership with the U.S., discusses the gratitude for all that America has done to help free Iraq from terrorism and tyranny, and reiterates that the U.S. has a no more committed Middle East partner than Iraq.	San Jose Mercury NewsTue, Sep 3, 2013	Tue, Sep 3, 2013
	UNHCR and WFP chiefs praise open border policy for Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region The heads of the UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme are praising Iraq's Kurdistan regional government for being an anchor of peace and giving refuge to almost 200,000 Syrians fleeing the current crisis in their country.	United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesFri, Aug 30, 2013	Wed, Sep 4, 2013
	UNDP Iraq Youth Training Camp A group of 70 young people from all parts of Iraq and diverse ethnic and religious representations attended a youth training camp at American University. Participants noted that although their backgrounds were different, they were all united in humanity - a critical outcome from the session.	United Nations Development ProgrammeMon, Sep 2, 2013	Wed, Sep 4, 2013
	Ambassador Faily Visits American Technology Companies in Silicon Valley Ambassador Faily visited headquarters of Google, Cisco, and Qualcomm as part of his business outreach initiative to promote the many investment opportunities and partnerships available between Iraq and the United States.		Thu, Sep 5, 2013
	Business Roundtables with Ambassador Faily Highlight Iraq-U.S. Bilateral Relationship Ambassador Faily participated in two business roundtables in San Jose and San Diego, California which were organized by the Embassy of Iraq and the U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce to facilitate dialogue about current and future business opportunities between the two countries.		Thu, Sep 5, 2013
	Iraq's Majnoon oilfield to begin producing 175,000 bpd next month Majnoon 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 expands refugee camps as Syrians flee violence The Iraqi government launched an extensive programme to provide free health coverage and distribute food aid, clothes and other items to Syrian refugees in Iraq. Public schools in Iraq will also be open to Syrian students.	Al-ShorfaWed, Sep 4, 2013	Tue, Sep 10, 2013
	After Years Of War, Rebuilding Iraq's Libraries For the first time in three decades, plans are underway to restore Baghdad's former literary glory with a new library.	NPRSun, Sep 8, 2013	Tue, Sep 10, 2013
	Twitter Q & A with Iraq’s Ambassador to the U.S. Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States, Lukman Faily, responded to questions via Twitter for the first time since officially taking the post in July 2013. Coming on the heels of his recent trip to Baghdad, Ambassador Faily held the Twitter Q & A to discuss Iraq’s role as a critical global partner of the US and a stabilizing force in the Middle East.		Mon, Sep 16, 2013
	Bloom Properties signs contract to develop 'City of the Future' in Baghdad Bloom Properties has signed a contract with the Iraqi National Investment Commission for the development of the 'City of the Future' in Baghdad, which will host residential units, mosques, sports and social clubs, gardens and green landscapes, retail facilities, kids' nurseries and international schools and clinics and many more public amenities.	AMEInfoSun, Sep 15, 2013	Mon, Sep 16, 2013
	Iraq to refurbish its railways Iraq's state-owned railways company announces plans to rehabilitate 100 passenger cars, as well as add new locomotives into service that will incorporate modern technology, signifying a leap in the area of rail transport.	Mawtani.com, a service of Al-ShorfaFri, Sep 13, 2013	Mon, Sep 16, 2013
	Iraq to Store Strategic Oil in South Korea Iraq is one of the top crude suppliers to South Korea. The two countries will sign an agreement for comprehensive cooperation in energy matters, including oil, gas and electricity.	The Wall Street JournalWed, Sep 11, 2013	Tue, Sep 17, 2013
	Iraq plans 50 water and sewage projects The 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