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Iraq to repay $500 million to Iran for electricity debts
July 20, 2017
Iraq is repaying half a billion dollars to Iran for its electricity debts, an official from Tehran said, still owing $800 million to the Islamic Republic.
Iraq will pay $500 million to Iran within the next two weeks, Iran's deputy minister Houshang Falahatian of energy told state-run IRNA news on Monday.
Falahatian also said that Baghdad still owes $800 million for debts it has accrued over the past four months, but that Iran will continue to supply electricity to the Iraqi grid.
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The Billion-Dollar Job of Raising Mosul From the Rubble
July 20, 2017
A little more than three years ago, the ancient city of Mosul – Iraq’s second-largest -- was a strategically important northern metropolis on the Tigris, home to a diverse population of almost 2 million Arabs, Assyrians, Turkmen, Kurds, Yazidis and others. Then ISIS arrived. In June 2014, a relatively small band of radical Islamic insurgents defeated a significantly"...
Iraq urges Saudis to invest in agricultural projects
July 20, 2017
Iraq’s agriculture minister on Wednesday urged Saudi businessmen to invest in mutually beneficial agricultural projects in his country.
Falah Al-Lahibi was addressing members of the Council of Saudi Chambers (CSC) at a meeting chaired by its Vice Chairman Sami Al-Obaidi at the council’s headquarters in Riyadh.
Al-Lahibi, leading an Iraqi delegation, urged Saudi businessmen to learn about his country’s promising investment opportunities in the agricultural sector.
The meeting, attended by"...
The World Games 2017 Delivered across Europe with SES Video
July 20, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- The 10th edition of the World Games 2017 will be distributed in Europe jointly by SES and ATM System, the official host broadcaster for the multi-sport event. The international event, taking place in Wroclaw, Poland, from 20 to 30 July 2017, will be transmitted via two SES satellites: SES-4 located at 22 degrees West and ASTRA 3B at 23.5 degrees East. Under the agreement announced by SES"...
Philip Morris International General Counsel Gives Expert Testimony at U.S. Commission Hearing on Global Threats Posed by Illicit Tobacco
July 20, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Marc Firestone, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Philip Morris International (NYSE/Euronext Paris: PM), today appeared as an invited witness before the Commission on Security and Cooperation to offer expert testimony in support of the Commission’s objective of addressing the security and economic threats posed by the illicit trade in tobacco. The hearing was held on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. The"...
Masimo Announces CE Marking of Noninvasive RPVi™, a rainbow® Multi-Wavelength Index of Pleth Variability
July 20, 2017
(ME NewsWire)-- Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the CE marking of RPVi™, a noninvasive and continuous measurement of the dynamic changes in perfusion index (Pi) that occur during one or more respiratory cycles. RPVi is designed to show changes that reflect physiologic factors such as vascular tone, circulating blood volume, and intrathoracic pressure excursions. RPVi, powered by Masimo rainbow® technology, is a multi-wavelength version of the currently available Pleth Variability Index (PVi®). RPVi is designed to provide enhanced specificity to changes in fluid volume compared to PVi.1 Several peer-reviewed clinical studies have evaluated the utility of the currently available measurement PVi as an indicator of fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients. For example: In a study of 82 patients undergoing major abdominal surgery, researchers found that PVi-based......
With IS Gone, Iraq Shapes Plans for Rebuilding Mosul
July 19, 2017
Just days after Iraqi forces evicted Islamic State (IS) militants from the last parcel of land that they controlled in Mosul, Iraqi government officials say they are ready to rebuild the war-torn city and return an estimated 1 million displaced civilians to their homes. Officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Planning told VOA that they had drawn up a 10-year plan to reconstruct the city, which came under full control of U.S.-backed Iraqi forces last"...
Iraq to repay $500 million to Iran for electricity debts
July 19, 2017
Iraq is repaying half a billion dollars to Iran for its electricity debts, an official from Tehran said, still owing $800 million to the Islamic Republic.
Iraq will pay $500 million to Iran within the next two weeks, Iran's deputy minister Houshang Falahatian of energy told state-run IRNA news on Monday.
Falahatian also said that Baghdad still owes $800 million for debts it has accrued over the past four months, but that Iran will continue to supply electricity to the Iraqi grid.
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Kurds are partners with us in an indivisible Iraq, says Abadi
July 19, 2017
At times conciliatory and other times harsh, Haider al-Abadi stressed that Kurds are partners in an indivisible Iraq during his weekly address in Baghdad on Tuesday.
“A few months ago, I stressed on two or three occasions that this referendum is not constitutional. If you look at the Iraqi constitution, it is clear that we live in one homeland and are partners in this homeland. No unilateral action should be taken,” Abadi said.
Reviewing the historical relationship between Kurds and"...
Iran, Iraq to set up joint industrial zones
July 19, 2017
Iran and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up joint industrial zones, said a report.
Iran’s Minister for Industry, Mining and Trade, Mohammadreza Nematzadeh and Iraqi Minister for Industry and Minerals Mohammed Shia ‘Al Sudani signed the agreement on earlier this week, added the Iraq Business News report.
Al Sudani said that the future of Iraq is to increase private sector cooperation between the two countries. tradearabia "...
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