Baghdad and Doha sign a strategic contract to extend a fiber optic cable linking Singapore to Italy via Iraq.
Baghdad and Doha sign a strategic contract to extend a fiber optic cable linking Singapore to Italy via Iraq.
2026-11-10
Shafaq News – Doha
The Iraqi Ministry of Communications announced on Tuesday that Iraq has signed a contract with Qatar to extend a fiber optic cable (land and sea) across its territory, linking Singapore to Italy via the Qatari “Ooredoo” network.
This came under the patronage of the Iraqi Minister of Communications, Mustafa Sand, who is visiting Doha to participate in the Mobile World Congress (MWC 26 Doha), which specializes in the communications and digital communication sector, from November 8 to 10, 2026, under the slogan “The Age of Intelligence,” coinciding with the State of Qatar hosting the work of the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU PP-26).
Yesterday, Monday, the minister also oversaw the signing of two transit contracts with the UAE’s E&P Group and Bahrain’s Alliance to connect the East and West via Iraq.
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