Monthly Archives: November 2011
Expert: Iraq Will Occupy Second Place in the World in Oil Produced
| November 28, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
Halim said oil expert Kazim, that in the case of Iraq’s ability to produce more than (6) million barrels of oil a day will compete with the major powers of the oil and the second product in the world after Saudi Arabia. Kazim said in a press statement yesterday that if Iraq were able to produce more than (6) million…
Non-Existence of Financing Behind Gas Contract With Shell, Southern Iraq’s Gas Company’s Director Says
| November 28, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Southern Iraq’s Gas Company’s Director has said that the absence of local financing to invest the national gas locally, in its offering for investment and Shell Company’s winning of its investment contract. “Before signing the contract with Shell, we had several plans to invest the gas nationally and planning to build up the infrastracture for that,”…
Iraq Informs Int”l Community Readiness to Hand Over Some Archives to Kuwait
| November 28, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
UNITED NATIONS, Iraq informed the President of the Security Council, Portugal, that it was ready to hand over to Kuwaiti officials some of the archives looted during the 1990 invasion, in implementation of the Council’s relevant resolutions. Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati told the Council president in a letter circulated today, that the Iraqi Foreign Minister sent a letter to the…
Biden to Iraq at the End of This Month to Meet With Political Leaders
| November 27, 2011 | Filled under Featured Article |
According to Iraqi government sources reliable that the U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden will arrive in Baghdad in the twenty-ninth of this month to meet with various political leaders in the country, which will have completed preparations to bid farewell to U.S. troops after nearly 9 years of invading Iraq and toppling Saddam Hussein. And despite the fact that Biden’s…
Basra Leaders Threaten Lawsuit
| November 27, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
The Basra Provincial Council voted to file a lawsuit challenging the imminent, multi-billion-dollar joint venture between the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Royal Dutch Shell and Mitsubishi. Officials said they wanted more local involvement in the contracting process, particularly in determining compensation policies. It is one of several key demands that delayed the deal’s approval for more than three years, following…
Basra Preparing to Sue the Ministry of Oil Gas Company Background Without Coordination With Basra’s Governorate Council
| November 27, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
Sumerian news/Basrah Basra Governorate Council, confirmed that he intended to sue the Ministry of oil, which accused it of ignoring his powers and lack of coordination with him, on the establishment of the Basra gas company, without objecting to the founding of the company. He said the Chairman of the Committee on oil and gas Conservation Board, Khalid said…
Bickering Over Oil and Gas Law Hurts Foreign Investment
| November 26, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan — Energy experts say that foreign investors are concerned about the bickering over Iraq’s oil and gas law and may be reluctant to invest in the country’s vast natural resources until legislation is passed. For years, Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region have disagreed on the details of Iraq’s oil and gas law including whether regions can strike…
Turkey: Iraq to Resume Flights
| November 26, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
ISTANBUL: Flights between Turkey and Iraq will resume as the two neighbours try to sort out a debt row that led to tit-for-tat bans on air traffic, the Turkish trade minister said. “The Iraqi civil aviation authority has removed the ban on Turkish aircraft for one week. Upon this development, planes from both countries are allowed to fly,” trade minister…
Iraq Leader Worried About ‘Radical’ Threat in Syria
| November 26, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Friday he worries that “radicals” might take power in neighboring Syria and opposes any Western or Turkish military intervention. Talabani also said Iraqi military commanders favored a continued U.S. troop presence in Iraq due to weaknesses in air and naval defenses. In an interview with Iraqiya state television, Talabani said he supported peaceful…
Discussions of Political Issues and Iraqi-Kuwaiti Relations With Sistani, UN Representative
| November 25, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
NAJAF – UN representative in Iraq discussed with religious leaders in Najaf today many topics including Iraqi relations with Kuwait and the political situation in the country, pointing out the challenges facing Iraq, including development, corruption and release from UN Chapter VII. During his meeting with the religious leader Ali Sistani, Martin Kopler, told Aswat al-Iraq, that matters on Iraqi…
UK Cuts Ties With Iran Banks
| November 25, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
LONDON: Britain is severing links with Iranian banks because of evidence that they are involved in the development of a nuclear weapons programme, finance minister George Osborne said. “The UK government has just announced new financial sanctions against Iran. We are ceasing all contact between the UK financial system and the Iranian banking system,” Osborne said. “We’re doing this…
Importance of Protecting Investment Guarantees Stressed
| November 25, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq is facing the challenge of encouraging investments and utilizing human resources in health, education, housing, agriculture, electricity and environment, Deputy Premier said. In a statement issued by his office, copy received by Aswat al-Iraq, Saleh al-Mutlaq said, during the Investment Forum at the National Investment Commission, that Iraq is facing the challenges of encouraging investments.…
Abdul-Hussein Al-Yasiri: Changing the Currency or the Need to Delete the Zeros of the Law of the House of Representatives
| November 24, 2011 | Filled under Featured Article |
BAGHDAD (Iba) … A member of the House of Representatives for the coalition of state law, Abdul-Hussein al-Yasiri The change of currency, or delete the zeros need to be the law of the House of Representatives, especially in the announcement by the Iraqi Central Bank said that in 2013 would be appropriate to delete the zeros. He Yasiri told the…
Economist: Lifting of the Zeroes Is Correct; Is in the Interest of Raising the Value of Iraqi Dinar
| November 24, 2011 | Filled under Featured Article |
Said economist Mohammad al-Samarrai, said to raise three zeroes from the Iraqi currency a very correct and is in the interest and the purpose of raising the value of the Iraqi dinar against other foreign currencies as dollar. Explaining, for example, all Iraqi dinars would equal approximately $ added to the Masatertb that enhance the confidence in Iraqi dinars by…
Iraq Courts Chinese Interest in Major Road Project
| November 24, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
Construction Week Online reports that Iraq’s Minister for Construction and Housing, Mohammad Sahib Al Darraji [Muhammad Sahib al-Daraji], is in discussions with Chinese companies regarding the construction of the road linking Baghdad with Zakho on the Turkish border, known as Highway No. 2. Al Darraji spoke with specialist firms during a visit to Beijing and has reportedly agreed to allow…
Overlapping Powers Causing Problems in Baghdad
| November 23, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
Baghdad, (AKnews) – Life will be made difficult for all if politicians do not adhere to the Constitution regarding the separation of the executive, legislative and judiciary warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s adviser for Legal Affairs. According to Council of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry is weak when dealing with neighboring countries like Kuwait, Iran and…
Office of International Trade Calls for Establishment of a Zone Free International Trade and Industry on the Iraqi Border
| November 23, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
Basra (news) .. Student adviser to the Office of International Trade in Basra Tawfiq inhibitor to establish a free zone for the exchanges of commerce and industry on the Iraqi border, is certain: it will give a motive large for the Iraqi economy. Al-Mani said in a statement to the Agency (news) on Saturday: “We demand the establishment of a…
Maliki: Many Countries Agree to Executing Projects in Iraq Upon Deferred Payment Plan
| November 23, 2011 | Filled under Iraq Daily News |
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki announced that 2012 monetary budget will be referred to the parliament soon. Many countries agreed upon executing projects according to a deferred payment plan, Maliki revealed calling provinces to invest in private as well as foreign sectors. “The cabinet will soon refer 2012 monetary budget to the parliament,” Maliki said during a conference for…
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