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Updated: Thu, 24 May 2012 02:52:37 -0400

News: Wars

Car Bomb Wounds Civilian in Hilla
One civilian was wounded when a car bomb went off to the north of Hilla city, a security source from Babel province??™s police said on Tuesday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday May 27
 
Tunisian AQI Member Arrested Near Samarra
A Tunisian member of the al-Qaeda-in-Iraq (AQI) network on Tuesday was arrested near Samarra city, according to a local source.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Wednesday May 27
 
Iraq Eying Gas Exports to Europe Via Arab Pipeline
Reuters cited Mr Hussain al-Shahristani oil minister of Iraq as saying that his government is in talks to possibly export surplus natural gas through the Arab Gas Pipeline to the Middle East and Europe.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Raid in Baghdad Erupts in Clashes with Insurgents
Clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and suspected insurgents during an early morning raid Monday in eastern Baghdad, leaving at least two dead, Iraq's interior minister said.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Open Shutters Iraq
In ???Open Shutters Iraq??™, documentary film-maker Maysoon Pachachi follows a photography project which took place in Damascus, Syria, in 2006 and 2007.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Najaf's Displaced Struggle to Survive
In the midst of a mass of crowded bodies and hands Intisar Yaseen struggled to pull out a sponge mattress. Beside her another person clung ferociously to two bed sheets.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Iraq Oil Revenue Rises in April
Iraq boosted revenue from oil exports by 8.1 percent in April as the oil-wealthy nation sold crude at a higher price, official figures showed on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Ministry of Oil: the Difference Between Iraqi Oil and International Oil Prices Have Declined to Half
The Oil Ministry??™s spokesman stated on Saturday, saying the difference between the sale of oil in the Gulf and U.S. markets fell almost to the half recently, when the difference was almost $ 8-10, has become between $ 4 - 5 dollars at present.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Embattled Iraq Trade Minister Resigns
Iraqi Trade Minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani has resigned amid allegations of corruption, the prime minister's office said on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Re-operating Hydrocracker Units in Baiji After 20 Years of Halting
The Oil Ministry??™s spokesman Assem Jihad, stated on Saturday, saying that the ministry has re-operated some of the hydro-cracker units in Baiji Refinery, after a stoppage of 20 years, which will contribute to the provision of many petroleum products.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Iraq Cenbank Tells Govt Not to Spend FX Reserves
Iraq's central bank said on Sunday the government should keep away from its foreign currency reserves, as the oil-reliant country scrambles to plug budget shortfalls following a fall in crude prices.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Turkey Boosts Euphrates Flow After Iraq Complaints
Turkey has increased the flow of water in the Euphrates River by opening sluices upstream after Iraq complained its farmers faced an imminent crisis, Iraq??™s water resources minister said on Sunday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Iraq Trade Minister Resigns Amid Corruption Claims
Iraqi Trade Minister Abdul Falah Al Sudani has resigned amid allegations of corruption and embezzlement linked to the nation's food assistance programme, the prime minister's office said on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Tainted Iraq Minister Quits
Iraqi Trade Minister Abdel Falah al-Sudani has resigned amid allegations of corruption and embezzlement linked to the nation??™s food assistance programme, the prime minister??™s office said yesterday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Addax Set to Start Kurdistan Crude Exports Sunday
Oil and gas company Addax Petroleum (AXC.TO) expects to start crude oil exports from its facility in Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region on Sunday, a senior company executive said. The firm, listed in Toronto and London (AXC.L), expects to get...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Candidates Register for Iraqi Kurdistan Vote
Registration for a presidential poll in Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region ended on Monday, with incumbent President Massoud Barzani and five others on the list, the region's electoral commission said.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Iraq Aims to Allow Foreign Investors to Own Land
Iraq's investment commission is pushing for foreign firms to be allowed to own land, a move seen as key to attracting the developers required to build houses and repair and expand the country's creaking infrastructure.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Iran-Iraqi Kurdistan Alcohol Smugglers Risk Death or Jail to Supply Banned Drink
Some are shot by Iranian security forces as they smuggle their illicit cargo of alcohol across the border at night. Others fall foul of the minefields that were planted during the war, which finished 20 years ago, as they test new trafficking routes.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
New Jersey Guard Troops Come Home from Iraq
Hundreds of New Jersey National Guard troops have arrived home from Iraq and were reunited on Memorial Day with their loved ones.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Addax Set to Start Kurdistan Exports
Addax Petroleum expects to start crude exports from its facility in Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdistan region this Sunday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Iraq Fin Min Seeks $7 Billion IMF Loan To Cover Deficit - Report
Iraq wants a $7-billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to cover its budget deficit, Finance Minister Baqer Jabr Solagh said in an interview published Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
IHEC Inks MoU with IFJ
The Independent Higher Electoral Commission (IHEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) in an attempt to strengthen partnership between them.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Iraq Rejects Girl??™s Killer??™s Ruling
Last Thursday??™s court ruling against a U.S. soldier who raped and killed an Iraqi girl flared up reactions of rejection among Iraqi citizens and officials, who described the ruling as ???unfair.??™
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Low Budget Degrades Ration Cards Foodstuff Quality ??“ MP
The low budget allocated for the Iraqi Trade Ministry has degraded the quality of ration cards??™ foodstuff items, a lawmaker from the United Iraqi Alliance (UIC) said on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Pure Water Systems Set Up in Baghdad
Six pure water systems have been installed in the Iraqi capital Baghdad at a cost of $3.85 million U.S. dollars, Baghdad Mayoralty said on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
16 Ships Anchor at Khour al-Zubeir Port in Week
Sixteen cargo ships carrying varied goods anchored at the Iraqi port of Khour al-Zubeir in the southern province of Basra in one week, according to General Company for Iraq Ports??™ information official on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Lawmakers Differ over Retired Workers??™ Salaries Directorate
Linking workers??™ retirement salaries and social security management to the Finance Ministry is a ???step in the right direction,??? said a lawmaker from the Kurdistan Alliance (KA), while a legislator from the Iraqi Accord Front (IAF) demanded to...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Turkey to Release Additional Water Share in June
Turkey is set to release the first part of the increase in water shares by June 10, 2009, the Iraqi irrigation minister said in a release on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Demand for the Dollar Drops Further on Mon.
Demand for the dollar dropped further in the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) auction on Moday, reaching $154.185 compared to $160.163 million in the previous session.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Council of Ministers Seeks Protection for Local Products
The secretary general of the Iraqi cabinet, Ali al-Allaq, on Monday stressed the necessity to press on official border points to stop corruption represented by allowing foreign agricultural products to enter Iraq.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
UN Allocates $300m to Revive Southern Marshes
The United Nations has allocated $300 million U.S. dollars to revive marshlands in southern Iraq, an official spokesperson for Basra??™s governor said on Monday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Receives Special Representative of Dutch Energy Agency
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Policy Planning and Bilateral Relations, Mr. Labeed Abbawi met on May 24, 2009 in the headquarters of the foreign Ministry the Special Representative of the Dutch Energy Agency, Mr. Peter Van Leuven and the Deputy...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Foreign Minister Meets Foreign Ministers of Philippines, Bangladesh and Tajikistan
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari met on May 24, 2009 in bilateral meetings with Mr. Alberto Rumanllo Philippines Foreign Minister, Mrs. Deba Mooney, Bangladesh Foreign Minister, Mr. Hamrokhan Zarisiov, Tajikistan's Foreign Minister individually on the...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Tuesday May 26
 
Who Will Do Justice to Victims of U.S. Invasion of Iraq?
Iraqis killed, maimed, turned into refugees, and made homeless as a direct or indirect result of the 2003-U.S. invasion are in millions. Who will do justice to them?
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Who Will Do Justice to Victims of U.S. Invasion of Iraq?
Iraqis killed, maimed, turned into refugees, and made homeless as a direct or indirect result of the 2003-U.S. invasion are in millions. Who will do justice to them?
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Four Iraqi Kurds Stand for Regional Presidency
Four candidates have entered the race for the presidency of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, to be contested in an election on July 25, the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq said on Sunday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Four Iraqi Kurds Stand for Regional Presidency
Four candidates have entered the race for the presidency of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, to be contested in an election on July 25, the Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq said on Sunday.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Iraq Central Bank Tells Govt Not to Spend Foreign Reserves
Iraq??™s central bank said yesterday the government should keep away from its foreign currency reserves, as the oil-reliant country scrambles to plug budget shortfalls following a fall in crude prices.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Iraq Central Bank Tells Govt Not to Spend Foreign Reserves
Iraq??™s central bank said yesterday the government should keep away from its foreign currency reserves, as the oil-reliant country scrambles to plug budget shortfalls following a fall in crude prices.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Oil Ministry: Allowing Kurdistan Region to Export Oil is a Violation to Constitution
The Oil Ministry??™s spokesman Assem Jihad has denied the rumor of the Government's intention to allow the Kurdistan region of Iraq to invite companies to invest and explore in oil fields directly without referring to the central government.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Oil Ministry: Allowing Kurdistan Region to Export Oil is a Violation to Constitution
The Oil Ministry??™s spokesman Assem Jihad has denied the rumor of the Government's intention to allow the Kurdistan region of Iraq to invite companies to invest and explore in oil fields directly without referring to the central government.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Canadian Companies Discussing the Project of Establishing 5000 Housing Unit in Basra
Canadian companies wishing to invest in the province of Basra, and called the Iraqi government to decide on the legal status of investors to encourage them to send their capitals safely.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Canadian Companies Discussing the Project of Establishing 5000 Housing Unit in Basra
Canadian companies wishing to invest in the province of Basra, and called the Iraqi government to decide on the legal status of investors to encourage them to send their capitals safely.
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Opening (Friday Market) at Abo Nwas Gardens in Karada
Friday Market, which is hosted by the Economic Development Center was opened at the Gardens of Abu Nwas in Al-Karada, and this achievement was in response to the many claims received by the municipal council of Karrada, calling for a solution to the...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Opening (Friday Market) at Abo Nwas Gardens in Karada
Friday Market, which is hosted by the Economic Development Center was opened at the Gardens of Abu Nwas in Al-Karada, and this achievement was in response to the many claims received by the municipal council of Karrada, calling for a solution to the...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Finishing Technical Procedures to Export Oil from Kurdistan??™s Fields to Ceyhan Port
The PM Ali Hussein Balu, the Chairman of Oil and Gas Committee in the House of Representatives clarified that all technical procedures have been completed for the export of oil from the Kurdistan region through the oil pipeline that runs to the Turkish...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Finishing Technical Procedures to Export Oil from Kurdistan??™s Fields to Ceyhan Port
The PM Ali Hussein Balu, the Chairman of Oil and Gas Committee in the House of Representatives clarified that all technical procedures have been completed for the export of oil from the Kurdistan region through the oil pipeline that runs to the Turkish...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Petraeus Tells RFE/RL That Recent Gitmo, Interrogation Moves Will 'Help'
The head of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, has told RFE/RL he thinks that "on balance" the expected closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and abandonment of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques will...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Petraeus Tells RFE/RL That Recent Gitmo, Interrogation Moves Will 'Help'
The head of U.S. Central Command, General David Petraeus, has told RFE/RL he thinks that "on balance" the expected closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and abandonment of so-called enhanced interrogation techniques will...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25
 
Transcript: RFE/RL Interviews U.S. Central Command Chief, General David Petraeus
General David Petraeus, the commander of U.S. Central Command, sat down with RFE/RL Central Newsroom Director Jay Tolson in Prague on May 24 to talk about a wide range of issues. He answered questions about Guantanamo and "enhanced interrogation...
iraqupdates.com | Iraq | Monday May 25

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