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Strange Demand to Export Oil Through Kuwait – MP
| February 7, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
BAGHDAD: A Parliamentary Oil and Energy Commission member expressed astonishment that Commission’s Chairman Adnan al-Janabi demanded that Iraqi oil be exported through a Kuwaiti transporting system. MP Suzan al-Saad, in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq, said that this demand is “illogical”, because oil exports will stop if Hormuz Straits were closed. Saad, MP from Basra, added “we called…
Jordan/Iraq Border Gas Exploration to Start Soon
| February 6, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Bloomberg reports that BP will start drilling exploratory wells at the Risha natural gas deposit in Jordan, near the border with Iraq, in the coming weeks. Jordanian Energy Ministry spokesman Fayez Abu Gaoud told the agency, “if it is proven that the volume of gas in the field is feasible for commercial purposes, the development of the gas field will…
Questions Over Kurdistan’s Unfinished Projects
| January 21, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan — According to data obtained by Rudaw from the Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Planning, three dozen construction projects, some with budgets as high as 390 billion Iraqi dinars (US$310 million), have been stalled for nearly seven years. According to government information, the construction projects are either partially completed or haven’t ever started, and completing the projects requires…
Syria Exports 20 Million Dollars Daily to Iraq
| January 18, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
BAGHDAD/ Aswat al-Iraq : Syrian economic sources disclosed that the exports to Iraq reached to 20 million dollars for the last month, half of it from Aleppo, according to Alwatan daily sources. The paper, quoted economic sources there saying that Iraq has become the main lung for Syriain the light of the latest Arab and European sanctions. It added…
12 Dams to Save 20bn Cubic Meters of Water
| January 5, 2012 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Authorities in Iraqi Kurdistan are planning to build 12 dams in the semi-autonomous region in an attempt to save about 20 billion cubic meters of water per year, according to a report from Aknews. Currently, there are three main dams in the Kurdistan Region, two in Sulaimaniya province, and one in Duhok province, but these save only 30% of the…
Economist: Political Problems Affecting the Economic Development
| December 23, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Baghdad, expert said the economic Majid picture that political problems were the main reason behind the absence of economic development in the country. He said the picture according to the Agency (news): that there are several factors behind the failure to achieve the economic development process in the country, including the lack of economic visions clear and plans strategy capable…
Attorney-Tai: CBI Has Substantial Financial Reserves and Can Block the Budget Deficit (2012)
| November 23, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Baghdad (news) .. Between a member of the Economic Commission representative and the representative / National Alliance / Yusuf al-Tai, the central bank has the largest financial reserve in the history of Iraq, adding mightily to fill any deficit or a problem occur in the next budget. Said Tai in a statement to the Agency (news) on Saturday: Bank CBI…
The Tripartite Commission on Missing Kuwaitis Held Its Meeting in Geneva Attended by 43 Representatives of Iraq and Kuwait
| November 22, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
The Tripartite Committee on missing Kuwaitis 34 meeting in Geneva with representatives of Iraq and Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and the International Red Cross and like Iraq human rights Minister, his Excellency Mr. Mohammad sheyaa and the Permanent Representative of Iraq, Ambassador Mohammed Ali Hakim and the Minister’s Entourage, the meeting was also attended by representatives of France and the United…
DOD Should Use Great Lakes Ports to Bring Cargo Back From Iraq
| November 11, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Late last week, U.S. Reps. Pete Visclosky, D-1st, and Joe Donnelly, D-2nd, joined 11 colleagues in the House in urging the Department of Defense (DOD) in a letter to consider utilizing the Great Lakes ports as waterborne cargo returns from Iraq. “This is a perfect example of how the federal government can utilize one of the nation’s greatest maritime resources…
Gaddafi Plotted Iraq Coup With Baathists
| October 30, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Tehran Times- When the Libyan capital of Tripoli fell, rebel fighters found secret intelligence documents linking Muammar Gaddafi to a plot by former members of Saddam Hussein’s military and Baath Party to overthrow the Iraqi government, according to an Iraqi official who spoke on the condition of anonymity as the matter was supposed to be confidential. Details of the…
Iraqi Cash and Phone Missing After Watford Burglary
| October 13, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Iraqi cash and a Nokia phone are missing from a Watford home after a daylight burglary. Police said the house on King Georges Avenue was broken into between 1.30pm and 3.20pm on Friday October 7. The occupants later found approximately 140,000 Iraqi Dinars – around £70 – was missing as well as a Nokia mobile phone. Officers are…
Storm Damages Greenhouses in Suleimaniya
| September 26, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Around 900 greenhouses were damaged in a storm in August in Suleimaniya. Farmers have asked Kurdistan Regional Government to give them funds to rebuild. Rizgar Mohammed Agha, head of Agriculture and Gardens in Suleimaniya, said repair costs have been estimated for a future payout for farmers. On Aug. 23 and 28, two storms in Suleimaniya and its outskirts damaged many…
U.S. Military Radio in Iraq Off the Air
| September 26, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
BAGHDAD, (UPI) — The U.S. military says its Baghdad-based Freedom Radio went off the air this weekend as the American presence in Iraq winds down. Freedom Radio had been on the air for the past eight years, bringing upbeat music, news and announcements from a Saddam-era bunker in the Green Zone of the Iraqi capital. “The final voice to…
Gang of Gold Thieves Arrested in Amara
| September 7, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
MISSAN / Aswat al-Iraq: Southern Iraq’s Missan police has detained a gang, specialized in stealing gold ornaments north of Amara city, the capital of Missan Province, a security source reported on Sunday. “An anti-crimes directorate detachments have managed to detain a 4-member gang, specialized in stealing golden ornaments in Ali al-Gharbi township, 100 km to the north of Amara,” the…
Yezidis Find It Hard to Make a Living in Erbil
| August 22, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
Young men hope the government will help them Young Yezidi men come to Erbil hoping to find a job that will help them support their families, but low-paying opportunities mean they sometimes have a hard time paying their own way. Walid Abd, 24 is a Yezidi Kurd from Sheikhan district in Mosul. He moved to Erbil to get a…
West Could Displace Foreign Oil, Gas Imports
| July 12, 2011 | Filled under Uncategorized |
A new report asserts Utah and the West could produce enough oil and gas on a daily basis by 2020 to equal U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Venezuela and five other foreign countries combined. The Blueprint for Western Energy Prosperity predicts that Utah, too, will play an increasingly vital role in the supply of American energy, increasing natural gas…
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