January, 2023 - Iraq Bulletin

US returns looted ancient sarcophagus to Egypt

EditorJanuary 3, 2023

January 3, 2023

Egyptian officials said Monday that a wooden sarcophagus on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after being looted years ago. Egyptian government efforts to stop the trafficking of antiquities are behind the repatriation. AP reports that Cairo authorities succeeded in returning 5,300 stolen artifacts......

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Updated and exciting features to be showcased at IDEX and NAVDEX 2023

EditorJanuary 3, 2023

January 3, 2023

ADNEC Group is preparing to host the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2023) as well as the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (NAVDEX 2023), which will be held between February 20-24, 2023, under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed......

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RateGain enters into an agreement to acquire Adara and form the World’s Most Comprehensive Travel-Intent and Data Platform

adminJanuary 3, 2023

January 3, 2023

The acquisition will help organizations access the most-comprehensive travel-intent, pricing and inventory data to achieve higher ROI SAN FRANCISCO and NEW DELHI, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — RateGain Travel Technologies Limited (RateGain), a global provider of SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality, today announced that it has entered into a......

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A third of world economies will be in recession by 2023 – IMF chief

EditorJanuary 2, 2023

January 2, 2023

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva warns that this year will be tougher on the global economy than last year. In a CBS Sunday interview, she said the US, EU, and China are all slowing down simultaneously. “One third of the world economy will be in recession,” she......

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Alex Wu, former Managing Director of Bain Capital, takes the President and CFO of NaaS

adminJanuary 2, 2023

January 2, 2023

HUZHOU, China, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On December 30, 2022, NaaS (NASDAQ: NAAS), one of the largest and fastest growing electric vehicle charging service providers in China, announced that the Company has appointed Alex Wu as its CFO and President, effective January 15, 2023. Mr. Wu will join the......

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Unlock The Key To Resolution Success With The OPPO Band 2

adminJanuary 2, 2023

January 2, 2023

The perfect way to kickstart your New Year fitness resolutions, the OPPO Band 2 is the ideal companion for an active lifestyle. The OPPO Band 2 can detect heart rate and blood oxygen sensors with the new health monitoring function. DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — 2023 will be the......

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Lagarde warns the ECB against allowing rapid wage growth to fuel inflation

EditorJanuary 1, 2023

January 1, 2023

There is a rapid increase in wages in the Euro zone. The European Central Bank should take steps to prevent this from adding to already high inflation, according to ECB President Christine Lagarde. The ECB has raised interest rates by a total of 2.5 percentage points since July in an......

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UAE leads the Arab world in exporting manufactured goods

EditorJanuary 1, 2023

January 1, 2023

It has been reported by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) that the UAE ranked first in the Arab world in terms of the value of manufactured exports in 2021, with a total value of $142.5 billion. According to the AMF’s Joint Arab Economic Report, the UAE’s manufacturing industry exports account......

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Significant quarterly rise in gold is expected after interest rates decline

EditorJanuary 1, 2023

January 1, 2023

Gold futures settled unchanged at $1,826.2 on the last trading day of 2022, while spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,818.70. The yellow metal rose on Friday, as the non-yielding metal is on track to close the quarter at its highest level since June 2020, thanks to fewer rate hikes anticipated......

Health

UK-based firm reports 9,000 daily deaths from COVID in China

EditorJanuary 1, 2023

January 1, 2023

According to a new report by Airfinity, the number of deaths from COVID infections in China has doubled as infections soar. There will be 584,000 COVID deaths in China by January 23, according to the report. As reported by an Australian publication, the number of people dying from COVID in......