Basra

Japan Funds Development of Basra Refinery

By John Lee. Iraq and Japan have signed a memorandum granting a Japanese loan for the Basra Refinery Development Project (Phase IV). The agreement was signed on Wednesday by Iraq’s Minister of Finance, Taif Sami Mohammed, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad, Masamoto Kenichi, and the Executive Director of JICA Iraq Office, […]

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Iraqinews December 31, 2022

Iraqi PM pushes Basra Desalination Project

By John Lee. The Prime Minister, Mr. Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, has chaired a meeting this week discussing the sea water desalination project in Basra Governorate. During the meeting, they discussed “the acceleration of contracting and financing mechanisms.” The Prime Minister affirmed the government’s intention to involve reliable international companies in the implementation of the project. […]

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Iraqinews December 12, 2022

Improving Employment Opportunities for people in Basra

UN-Habitat and ILO work together to improve access to employment opportunities for vulnerable women and men living in Basra’s underserviced settlements UN-Habitat and the ILO in Iraq are collaborating to increase access to employment opportunities for young women and men living in underserviced settlements in Basra, where the unemployment rate is high and living condition […]

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Iraqinews November 14, 2022

Training of Agricultural Staff in Basra

Training of Agriculture extension staff on the implementation of Farmer Field Schools (FFS) In Basra Governorate The Food and Agriculture Organization of The United Nations (FAO) in Iraq launched a 5-day training for agriculture extension staff to facilitate the implementation of “Farmer Field Schools” (FFS) in Basra, ThiQar and Missan Governorates. In total, 25 people […]

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Iraqinews October 15, 2022

AMAR builds new Women’s Hospital in Basra

With the help of generous donors, the AMAR International Charitable Foundation has constructed and partly equipped a brand new charitable Paediatric / Maternity / Womens Hospital in Basra. The hospital will serve over 100,000 living in Shatt Al-Arab, an area near Basra under-served by existing medical services. There are more than 22,000 women in the […]

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Iraqinews September 28, 2022

Contract Awarded for School Refurbishment in Basra

By John Lee. Gaith Al-Meshreq Co. Ltd. has won a new contract with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, for the rehabilitation of Al Ahrar Primary School and extension of Ansam Al-Rabiea Primary School, in Al- Ahrar [Arar] Neighborhood, Basra. The contract is valued at $118,892. (Source: UNGM)

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Iraqinews September 28, 2022

Iraqi Govt exempts Basra Governorate from Contracting Regulations

By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. Among the items agreed was a decision to exempt Basra Governorate from the instructions covering government contracts for the purposes of the 2025 Arabian Gulf Cup Football Championships, which will be hosted in Basra. Concerns […]

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Iraqinews August 6, 2022

New Plastics Plant opened in Basra

By John Lee. The Minister of Industry and Minerals, Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz, has re-opened a factory making low density polyethylene in Basra. The plant, run by the General Company for Petrochemical Industries, had been idle for more than 12 years. Capacity is said to be 120 tons per day, with high quality and high purity. […]

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Iraqinews July 28, 2022

UK Firm opens new Fertiliser Plant in Basra

By John Lee. Iraq’s Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mr. Manhal Aziz Al-Khabbaz, has officially opened a new fertiliser factory in Basra governorate. The plant, with a capacity of 1,500 tonnes per day, is a partnership between the State Company for Southern Fertilizers, and the UK-based AAA Holding Group. The opening ceremony was attended by […]

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Iraqinews July 28, 2022