Rawaz Rauf

Partner @ Euphrates Ventures ; Telecom ; Internet ; Technology; Business; Kurdistan; Iraq

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

This song has been stuck in my head ever since its release.

[Militant Hitchhiker ♥ @MilitantAI]

You're Absolutely Right!

Co-authors: Opus 5.5 & myself
Creative Director/Editor: Opus 5.5
Singer: @suno

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

I have been busy mapping bus stops in Slemani in hopes of creating a comprehensive Public Transport layer for about six months for @openstreetmap

I may have finally found the correct tool to do this thanks to @fotoshihq

I can’t do this all my myself…

https://t.co/FfQxYiDf4l

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has annulled a Saddam-era order banning foreigners from owning land in Iraq.

The Iraqi Constitution permits foreign ownership under specific legislation, which both Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have enacted via investment laws.

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

Now in Kurdish …

[Iraq Flaring Watch @IraqFlaring]

چاودێری مەشخەڵی گازەکانی عێراق ئێستا بە زمانی کوردی بەردەستە

@IraqFlaring now supports Sorani Kurdish... we thank
@WeblateOrg for their generous support.

https://t.co/bHPLWFxl2q

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@dasanaike Can you add iraq election 2025? All original sources are in Wikipedia article.

https://t.co/MNfKJjdCt5

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@_benjamintd Ah I see. Different objective.

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@HamzehKarkhi @muhammadalwaeli Populism in Iraq has no limits. You hear most MPs talking and they sound like they are from another country with unlimited money.

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@sayfmahbuba That’s easier than building an actual functioning address system:

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

I am curious what neobanks and banks in Iraq and Kurdistan use as proof of address of their customers? I know most refer to کارتی زانیاری or بطاقة سکن but this document can rarely pinpoint to where someone actually lives and the address is not findable digital tool. Thoughts?

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@agailani90 I am aware of the primary energy fallacy. But is it really well known?

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

We obsess over profit margins but ignore the staggering energy waste hiding in plain sight. Just look at the sheer volume of energy losses. While perfect efficiency isn't always possible, the real failure is never checking if alternatives are more feasible and profitable.

[International Energy Agency @IEA]

Electrification is taking centre stage as the Hormuz crisis spurs countries to strengthen energy security

Our new report, requested by the COP31 Presidencies of Türkiye & Australia, explores the potential to accelerate electrification & the implications: https://t.co/VzzxK5EXYT

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

Yet there is not a single public air quality monitor in Anbar. I mean these devices cost $225 and any citizen can put one in their balcony thanks to @airgradienthq

[Utv @UtvIraq]

هبوب عاصفة ترابية على محافظة الأنبار

#أخبار_UTV

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

$37 dollar discount.

[Alexander Stahel 🌻 @BurggrabenH]

How about $ 37 for a discount?

The price reduction shows how Iraq has struggled more than some of its neighbors when it comes to shipping during the war. Lacking its own fleet, Baghdad is resorting to steep discounts to incentivize buyers to keep barrels moving through the Persian Gulf despite the continued risks to vessels

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@aryusj1 @ScharoBajalan My only ask is to attribute @openstreetmap data properly and contribute back missing villages via “fixme” tags so overall data coverage improves.

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@XalissPasha @IraqFlaring Forgot to mention but incorporated some of your ideas a while ago … thank you for the feedback. It was really good.

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

One of the harder things to implement on @IraqFlaring … feedback is always welcome

[Iraq Flaring Watch @IraqFlaring]

Major upgrade to Iraq Flaring Watch 🔥

We've added near real-time VIIRS thermal hotspot detections from @NASA as a new map layer — letting anyone independently verify where flaring is happening right now.

Satellite-detected fire, updated every few days:
https://t.co/lhgMBzYhXZ

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@XalissPasha @IraqFlaring Excellent recommendations Khaliss… really appreciate the feedback

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

I wrote a guide on how to generate detailed 3D buildings on @openstreetmap

https://t.co/XcLBIPW9Zt

Example: Vesta Tower

https://t.co/4iZ14o0Bt7

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

@HiwaAfandi @ElevenLabs It is…

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@ElevenLabs V4 Kurdish Sorani support is awesome!

[Serçiya^ سەرچیا @Sarchia_]

خوێندنەوەی پارچە دەقێکی کوردی (سۆرانی) بە مۆدێلە نوێیەکەی کۆمپانیای @ElevenLabs

دەتوانێت دەقەکانتان بە چەندین دەنگ و دەربڕینی جیاواز بخوێنێتەوە.

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

For some reason all I could think about when watching this video was the ASYCUDA system of Iraq for custom declaration.

https://t.co/5gUUa7jj7t

[Department of State @StateDept]

SECRETARY RUBIO on https://t.co/pt9rQXC44r: Starting next year, Americans will be able to apply for their first passport entirely online.

[Rawaz Rauf @rawaz]

Iraq's official fuel balance doesn't add up.

COSIT: 14k bpd of fuel oil used domestically in 2023.
Ministry of Electricity 2023 Annual Report: 67k bpd burned in power plants alone.

The power sector's fuel oil is missing from COSIT's demand figure.