February, 2022 - Iraq Bulletin

Germany reports 107,913 new cases, 57 deaths from COVID-19

adminFebruary 27, 2022

February 27, 2022

According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany reported 107,913 new COVID-19 cases and 57 new deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases has reached 14,682,758 and the total number of reported deaths has reached 122,678. In recent weeks, daily infections neared the quarter......

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Change and reform in Iraq are stymied by the political impasse

EditorFebruary 26, 2022

February 26, 2022

In her address to the Security Council on Thursday, Special Representative Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, a top UN official in Iraq urged politicians in Iraq to overcome their divisions and work for the sake of their people. Politicians still struggle to form a government four months after parliamentary elections in Iraq. An......

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Iraq making progress in transition to clean and renewable energy

EditorFebruary 23, 2022

February 23, 2022

Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, the oil minister of Iraq, attended the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) in Saudi Arabia. Hosted exclusively by Aramco, the IPTC generated a lot of buzz with oil ministers from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait attending. In addition to upcoming trends......

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Iraq and Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers meet in Munich

adminFebruary 19, 2022February 27, 2022

February 19, 2022February 27, 2022

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met on the sidelines of the recently concluded Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany. Discussions took place between the two sides regarding ways to further enhance bilateral cooperation between Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister......

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Ericsson’s Iraq employees, vendors, and suppliers in violation of business ethics

adminFebruary 17, 2022February 23, 2022

February 17, 2022February 23, 2022

A 2019 investigation by Ericsson revealed serious violations of compliance rules in Iraq leading to the departure of several employees. The investigation centered on the conduct of Ericsson employees, vendors, and suppliers in Iraq between 2011 and 2019. After the news broke, Ericsson’s stock price plunged by more than seven......

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Canon EMEA reaffirms commitment to Middle East

EditorFebruary 16, 2022

February 16, 2022

MENA Newswire: Dubai – UAE: Canon EMEA reaffirmed its commitment to the UAE and wider GCC region, with a visit from Canon EMEA President and CEO, Yuichi Ishizuka, who toured EXPO 2020 Dubai to witness “The Greatest Show on Earth”. With the UAE being the first Arab nation to host......

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Basra Gas Company donates a school to the local community

adminFebruary 13, 2022February 23, 2022

February 13, 2022February 23, 2022

The Basra Gas Company (BGC) has handed over a fully-furnished AlRaha school to the Directorate of Education in Basrah. BGC built the school as a gift to the community in order to replace an old school built years ago near the gas pipelines. In addition, BGC provided a temporary school......

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Zebari is barred from running for presidency by an Iraqi court

adminFebruary 13, 2022February 23, 2022

February 13, 2022February 23, 2022

The Supreme Court of Iraq suspended Hoshyar Zebari’s bid for the presidency last week, citing corruption allegations dating back to 2016. Hoshyar Zebari is a former Iraqi foreign minister and current presidential candidate. Zebari, 68, is accused of diverting $1.8 million worth of public funds to pay for airline tickets......

Business

Rabee Securities to organize three-day event at Expo 2020 Iraq Pavilion

EditorFebruary 12, 2022

February 12, 2022

Rabee Securities is hosting a three-day event at the Iraq Pavilion at EXPO 2020 in order to showcase Iraq’s top technology start-ups. The most promising entrepreneurs in Iraq will present their ideas and interested parties will have a chance to meet them one-on-one from 7-9 March. Among the start-ups scheduled......

Automotive

BMW X2 Edition GoldPlay – sporting prowess meets exclusivity

EditorFebruary 9, 2022

February 9, 2022

The new special edition of the compact Sports Activity Coupé dials up the dynamic aura, adds visually striking exterior touches and creates an interior ambience distilled to maximize driving pleasure. The BMW X2 xDrive25e plug-in hybrid, super-sporting BMW X2 M35i and all other engine variants will be available in this......