Cursor International executes projects and collaboration activities across several industries.
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq has so far registered 214 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths.
To prevent further spread of the virus, the government imposed a weeklong curfew in Baghdad and other cities and cancelled all domestic flights.
But security forces are still struggling to enforce the lockdown.
Al Jazeera‘s Simona Foltyn reports from Baghdad:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq is setting up quarantine areas aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus from across the border with Iran.
Neighbouring Iran has reported its sixth death from the disease.
There are fears that hundreds of thousands of Iranian visitors to holy sites in Iraq could spread the virus.
Al Jazeera‘s Rob Matheson reports from the Iraqi capital Baghdad:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq struggles to switch from use of imported fuel to national gas
The Iraqi government is trying to get people to switch from imported fuel to locally produced gas.
All new public transport vehicles must run on liquefied petroleum gas or LPG.
But despite awareness campaigns and government subsidy, users are reluctant to move away from traditional fuel.
Al Jazeera‘s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Baghdad:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq is planning to build a new oil pipeline to Jordan which it is banking on to revive revenue sources, after years of war and instability.
In addition to expanding refineries and oil fields, Iraq is also planning to rehabilitate a pipeline via Turkey.
But it is not the first time Iraqis have heard plans like these and many say they will believe it when they see some change in their lives.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid visited Basra refinery in the third part of his series on Iraq’s energy sector:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq’s government wants to see a big increase in oil production.
Oil and natural gas make up 90 percent of the country’s revenue.
But years of war and new environmental challenges are making it difficult to attract vital international investment.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from the Majnoon oil field near the Iranian border:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Years of war and instability have damaged Iraq’s gas and oil infrastructure, leaving it dependent on energy imports, despite having huge reserves.
Now it wants to turn that around, with help from overseas investment.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid reports from Zubayr:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq’s vast oil wealth once paid for some of the best health services in the Middle East.
But decades of conflict and political unrest have led to, what the government admits, a crisis in hospitals.
Things are particularly bad in Basra province where people have long complained of government neglect.
Around 70 children are being treated for cancer in Basra Children’s Hospital.
Experts say pollution from surrounding oilfields is one of the reasons why Basra has the highest rate of cancer in Iraq.
Al Jazeera‘s Charles Stratford reports:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq’s vast oil wealth once paid for some of the best health services in the Middle East.
But decades of conflict and political unrest have led to, what the government admits, a crisis in hospitals.
Things are particularly bad in Basra province where people have long complained of government neglect.
Around 70 children are being treated for cancer in Basra Children’s Hospital.
Experts say pollution from surrounding oilfields is one of the reasons why Basra has the highest rate of cancer in Iraq.
Al Jazeera‘s Charles Stratford reports:
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq is looking to strengthen its economy after decades of war, sanctions, sectarian division and the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS).
It has achieved some progress in recent years thanks to its oil industry; Iraq is the second-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil provides roughly 85 percent of the government’s revenue.
As the country enters a period of relative calm, Iraq’s oil minister, Thamer Ghadhban, says the government is working to expand its oil industries and improve infrastructure, which includes building more refineries and investing in southern gas fields and export routes.
From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
How will US sanctions affect Iran-Iraq economic relations?
The Trump administration is giving Iraq a few more months to continue buying oil and electricity from neighbouring Iran before the United States enforces sanctions against Tehran.
After years of conflict, Baghdad now relies heavily on Iran for goods and services.
And Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Iraq to solidify ties between the neighbours, trying to convince them to defy the US president.
Al Jazeera‘s Natasha Ghoneim reports from Baghdad: