AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoIraq Tech & Industry: Erbil’s construction and building exhibition is drawing 450+ exhibitors from 20 countries, with firms pitching partnerships in modern building tech, sustainable energy, and infrastructure—aiming to turn B2B talks into on-the-ground projects. Iraq Jobs & Society: Baghdad and other provinces are seeing repeated protests over public-sector hiring, tenure for contract staff, and professional rights, with demonstrators asking whether street pressure still moves the state. Regional Security Tech: A BBC report says the US won’t renew an expiring security assistance deal for Iraq’s Kurdistan Peshmerga force, raising fears of a power vacuum as Iran-linked strikes continue. Biotech & Security: Documents claim NIH’s Fauci-linked division helped cover sensitive CIA bioterrorism research via a collaboration on “forensic microbiology.” Drones in the Region: Turkey’s homegrown drones keep spreading across the Middle East and North Africa, with reports of Akinci/ TB2 use and losses in Yemen and Libya. Trade & Tech Spillovers: Jordan’s industrial exports rose 8.9% in H1 to JD4.4B, with engineering, electrical, and information technology among the growing sectors.
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