| Hard cash reserves ‘more than $60 billion, says Iraqi Central Bank |
| The coffers of the central bank brim with hard cash from the country’s oil sales, a senior bank official said.... more 02/02/2012 |
| Cleric wants Iraqi ambassador to Sweden sacked |
| A grand Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric wants to see Iraqi ambassador to Sweden sacked immediately for posing in a picture with a U.S. marines commander.... more 01/02/2012 |
| $2 billion earmarked for low-income housing in Iraq |
| The government has allocated $2 billion to provide housing for low-income groups in the country, a statement by the Housing and Reconstruction Ministry said.... more 31/01/2012 |
| Thousands of significant Iraqi ancient sites still unguarded |
| Thousands of Iraqi archaeological sites remain unguarded nearly eight years after the 2003-U.S. invasion, said the chief of Iraqi Antiquities Department Qais Hussein.... more 30/01/2012 |
| Closure of Strait of Hormuz will be catastrophic for Iraq |
| The closure of the Strait of Hormuz even for a short period will suffocate the Iraqi economy and bring economic activity in the country to standstill, a top Iraqi economist said.... more 28/01/2012 |
| Iraq mulls buying Czech Republic’s 72 L-159 subsonic combat aircraft |
| Iraq is considering buying Czech Republic’s 72 L-159 subsonic combat aircraft to boost its fledging air force, Acting Defense Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi said.... more 26/01/2012 |
| Iraq exports more than $7 billion worth of oil in December |
| Iraq exported more than $7 billion worth of oil in December last year, the Oil Ministry’s Information Officer said.... more 25/01/2012 |
| Security measures stepped up in Iraq’s Anbar |
| The Province of Anbar, once Iraq’s most violent spot, has escalated security measures to thwart attacks by armed groups.... more 24/01/2012 |
| Some armed groups in Iraq refuse to lay down arms |
| The withdrawal of U.S. occupation troops does not seem to have persuaded all Iraqi armed groups to lay down their arms.... more 23/01/2012 |
| Iraq and Iran to expand science and technology cooperation |
| A high level Iranian delegation representing Iranian universities and science institutes is in Baghdad seeking ways of expanding ties between the countries, according to the Iraqi Mini... more 21/01/2012 |
| Turkish ENKA wins $235 million power construction contract in Iraq |
| The Turkish company ENKA has won a contract for the construction of a new power plant in Iraq, said a statement by the Ministry of Electricity.... more 19/01/2012 |
| More than 20 oil wells drilled in Iraq’s Halfaya field |
| China’s National Petroleum Corp. has drilled more than 20 oil wells in Iraq’s Halfaya field with proven reserves estimated at more than 4 billion barrels, said the chairman of Missan Oil Co... more 18/01/2012 |
| Is Iraqi crisis intractable? |
| It is naïve to believe that it is possible to improve the current gloomy picture in Iraq by holding a national reconciliation conference – such as the one which some politicians are trying to organize.... more 17/01/2012 |
| Iran to furnish Iraq with fuel for power plants |
| Iraq is determined to pay Iran for its exports and the contracts it is carrying out in the country despite U.S. sanctions, the Iraqi Electricity Minister said.... more 16/01/2012 |
| Iraq expands ties with Iran |
| Iraq and Iran are working hard to increase the flow of trade between the countries despite attempts by the U.S. and allies to tighten their sanctions on Tehran.... more 14/01/2012 |
| $3 billion insufficient to pay for food purchases for Iraqis’ rations |
| Iraqi government allocations to purchase food for Iraqis are insufficient, said Trade Minister Khairallah Babaker.... more 13/01/2012 |
| Iraq’s rice harvest drops to about 100,000 tons |
| Iraqi rice yields have dropped to 108,000 tons this year from an average 200,000 tons it used to produce annually, a statement by the country’s Grain Board showed.... more 11/01/2012 |
| Iraq is in crisis! What is new about it? |
| Since the fall of the former regime at the hands of U.S. occupation, Iraq has been passing from one crisis to another. So, for the country to be in crisis it is nothing new.... more 10/01/2012 |
| Iraq to add 900,000 barrels a day to oil export capacity |
| The Oil Ministry says it is conducting tests on a new network of export pipelines and a platform in the Gulf that will add 900,000 barrels a day to its export capacity.... more 09/01/2012 |
| 11,000 Iraqi students enrolled in MSc. And Ph.D. courses in 2011-2012 |
| The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research says more than 11,000 students have to joined master and doctoral courses in Iraqi universities in the academic year ... more 07/01/2012 |
| Per capita income in Iraq to reach $10,000 in 2015 |
| Iraqis’ per capita income will double in three years, the Central Bank said.... more 05/01/2012 |
| What about Iraqi deaths! |
| Shortly after the report by the U.N. Human Rights Commission condemning Syria for killing thousands of its own citizens, I received a letter from an Iraqi reader saying whether the world would pay some attention to Iraqi... more 04/01/2012 |
| Central Bank intervenes in defense of Iraqi dinar |
| The Central Bank says it will not allow the Iraqi dinar to depreciate and has been selling hundreds of millions of dollars to keep the currency stable.... more 02/01/2012 |
| Six armed groups lay down arms in Iraq |
| Six armed groups have decided to join the political process in Iraq and give up their armed resistance of government troops, a senior official said.... more 01/01/2012 |
| Iraq’s Basra on way to become world’s largest oil center |
| Iraq’s southern city of Basra is to emerge as the world’s largest oil center once current plans to boost the country’s oil output are completed, the Oil Ministry says.... more 30/12/2011 |
| Germany and Switzerland hand over spectacular Mesopotamian artifacts to Iraq |
| Germany and Switzerland have handed over to Iraq this month some of the finest archaeological pieces that had gone missing, a senior Antiquities Department official said.... more 28/12/2011 |
| Kurdish leader Barzani said to have 30,000-strong commando force for personal protection |
| Kurdish deputies have asked for an independent investigation over reports that Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani has a 30,000-strong commando force especia... more 27/12/2011 |
| U.S. firm wins $640 million contract to drill 60 wells in southern Iraqi oil field |
| The Iraqi government has approved a contract under which a U.S. firm is to drill 60 new wells at al-Zubair oil field in the southern Province of Basra.... more 24/12/2011 |
| Iraq to produce 22,000 megawatts in three years |
| Iraq says its power-generating capacity is to reach 22,000 megawatts in three years, thereby putting an end to the country’s outages.... more 22/12/2011 |
| Iraqi Kurds accused of smuggling of more than 100,000 barrels of oil a day |
| Iraqi Kurds are smuggling most of the oil produced within their autonomous region, said Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs.... more 20/12/2011 |