Bloom Properties has signed a contract with the Iraqi National Investment Commission for the development of the ‘City of the Future’ in Baghdad, which will host residential units, mosques, sports and social clubs, gardens and green landscapes, retail facilities, kids’ nurseries and international schools and clinics and many more public amenities.
Iraq’s Ambassador to the United States, Lukman Faily, responded to questions via Twitter for the first time since officially taking the post in July 2013. Coming on the heels of his recent trip to Baghdad, Ambassador Faily held the Twitter Q & A to discuss Iraq’s role as a critical global partner of the US and a stabilizing force in the Middle East.
For the first time in three decades, plans are underway to restore Baghdad’s former literary glory with a new library.
The Iraqi government launched an extensive programme to provide free health coverage and distribute food aid, clothes and other items to Syrian refugees in Iraq. Public schools in Iraq will also be open to Syrian students.
Majnoon is one of four giant southern fields vital to Iraq’s ambition to at least double output that is now around 3 million bpd.
While in California, Ambassador Faily met with members of the World Affairs Council and RAND Corporation to discuss issues facing Iraq and the region and further discuss the bilateral relationship between Iraq and the U.S.
Ambassador Faily participated in two business roundtables in San Jose and San Diego, California which were organized by the Embassy of Iraq and the U.S. Arab Chamber of Commerce to facilitate dialogue about current and future business opportunities between the two countries.
Ambassador Faily visited headquarters of Google, Cisco, and Qualcomm as part of his business outreach initiative to promote the many investment opportunities and partnerships available between Iraq and the United States.
Ambassador Faily held three events in California where he met with leaders from the Iraqi community for open dialogue and conversation.
A group of 70 young people from all parts of Iraq and diverse ethnic and religious representations attended a youth training camp at American University. Participants noted that although their backgrounds were different, they were all united in humanity – a critical outcome from the session.
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