Jun 2, 2017 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in our monthly Iraq & Kurdistan Focus publication. The Kurdish region went into mourning last month following the death of Goran leader Nusherwan Mustafa, aged 73. He had been ill for several months and was being treated abroad...
May 5, 2017 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in our monthly Iraq & Kurdistan Focus publication. Iraq is working on a programme to attract foreign investment across a wide range of sectors. It is intended to bring in capital to revive the flailing economy and help rebuild...
Mar 1, 2017 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
Russia’s Lukoil — in partnership with Japan’s INPEX — announced last month that it has made an important discovery at the Eridu-1 exploration well in Block 10, about 150 kms west of Basra. According to a 22 February press release issued by Lukoil, the well recorded a...
Jan 30, 2017 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
Iraqi forces’ triumph over Islamic State (IS) in the eastern sector of Mosul, the city’s left bank, is a major achievement. Although it took more than three months of hard fighting — as well as many casualties — to reach this stage, Iraqis are celebrating not only...
Dec 3, 2016 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
As Iraq’s parliament prepared to discuss the 2017 budget, with discussions scheduled for 26 November, the Kurdish opposition Goran (Movement for Change) faction caused a stir. Goran MP Hoshyar Abdullah gave a press conference in November at which he announced...
Oct 21, 2016 | Iraq & Kurdistan, Menas Associates
The following article is an extract taken from the full Battle of Mosul story in this months edition of Iraq & Kurdistan Focus. To get this months copy then just click here, and if you want more information regarding the monthly report then just click here. If the...
