U.S. Blamed for Flight of Iraq??™s Brain Drain
The U.S. is to blame for the exodus of Iraqi scientists and professionals which has lead to shortages in specialized staff in medicine, higher education and several other sectors, said a senior member of parliament.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Libyan Who Concocted Iraq-Al Qaida Link Ends Life
A Libyan Islamist whose fabricated testimony about Al Qaida was used by the United States to justify its 2003 invasion of Iraq has killed himself in his Libyan jail cell, a Libyan newspaper has reported.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Khamenei Urges Iranians to Participate in Vote
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday urged Iranians to vote and adding that the presidential candidates should tell realities on the country's political and economic situation.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Six Iraqis Killed in Truck Attack in Kirkuk
A suicide bomber aboard a small pick-up truck slammed into an Iraqi police patrol in the tense northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing six people and injuring 14, police said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Kdp and Puk Face Election Challenge
The Kurdish Region??™s parliamentary and presidential elections have been set for July 25 and there are expectations that long-dominant political forces may lose influence for the first time as new voices promising change and greater transparency emerge.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Iraq Among UK's Biggest Debtors
Iraq remains among the most indebted nations to Britain despite billions being written-off by many countries following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime. According to Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury Lord Myners, Iraq is among the...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Sustained Investments, $70 Oil Needed to Rescue Iraq
Oil priced at $70 a barrel and sustained investments into oil projects are essential to extricate Iraq out of its budget and current account deficits, an economist who studied the Iraqi oil markets said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
D.N.O Received an Official Approval to Export Iraqi Oil
The Norwegian oil company D.N.O International, stated on Monday that they had received an official approval from the regional government of Kurdistan to begin exporting crude oil from the fields located in northern Iraq.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Iraq Still Doesn't Recognize Kurdish Oil Contracts - Oil Min
The Iraqi federal government still doesn't recognize oil contracts signed by the autonomous Kurdish government in northern Iraq with several foreign companies, despite Baghdad having approved oil exports from the region, state-run al-Iraqiya TV quoted...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Weatherford Wins $224.4 Mln Iraq Oil Contract
U.S. oilfield services company Weatherford (WFT.N) has won a $224.4 million contract to drill 20 wells in Iraq's southern Bazargan field, the head of the state-run Maysan Oil Company told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Korek Telecom Eyes Expansion, Growth
Korek Telecom, one of Iraq's three nationally-licensed operators, is focused on aggressively expanding coverage nationally.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Iraq Says Kurd's Oil Deals Still Illegal
Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahrastani said that Kurd's oil deals with foreign oil firms still considered "illegal" despite approving Kurdish plans to export crude oil through national pipelines.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
DHS Systems for Sale, Draws Final Bids: Sources
DHS Systems, a manufacturer of high-tech shelter systems serving the military, is up for sale in an auction that drew final bids ranging from $200 million to $400 million on Friday, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
U.S. Soldier Charged with Murder for Iraq Shooting
A U.S. soldier suspected of shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military clinic in Baghdad was charged with five counts of murder on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Suicide Truck Bomber Kills 5 Police in North Iraq
A suicide bomber drove a truck packed with explosives into an Iraqi police vehicle in Kirkuk on Tuesday, killing five policemen and wounding 15 bystanders, police and hospital sources said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Iraq Parliament Demands More Water from Neighbours
Iraq's parliament voted on Tuesday to force the government to demand on a greater share of water resources from neighbours upstream of its vital rivers, Turkey, Iran and Syria, in any bilateral deals with them.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
US Exit from Iraqi Cities Less Risky Than It Looks
Many Iraqis fear there will be a surge in violence when US combat troops leave Iraqi cities in June but US commanders have made plans that allow their troops to redeploy from provincial bases if needed. The end of June has long been touted as a...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Mikdad Discusses with De Mistura Situation in Iraq
Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mikdad on Tuesday discussed with UN. Secretary-General Special Representative for Iraq, Staffan de Mistura the situation in Iraq in particular, asserting the importance of the foreign forces' withdrawal from Iraq which...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Displaced Iraqis Staying Away
In summer, the heat is unbearable. In winter, the torrential rains turn the cramped, leaking tent where Khalid Jamhuri lives with his family into a freezing morass of mud. Still, Jamhuri is unwilling to leave this refugee camp in the semi-autonomous,...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
IRAQ: Threat to Independent Media from Government Officials
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns a wave of lawsuits against independent Iraqi news media in recent weeks. Three daily newspapers and a TV station have so far been sued for defamation by senior government officials over reports about corruption.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Iraq's Refugees: Again, Spooked Away from Home
If the surge of violence in Iraq hasn't changed the Obama Administration's plans to withdraw American troops from the country, it has certainly forced many Iraqi refugees to put off plans to return to the country. A series of bombings across Iraq in...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Top Al Qaeda Leader in Iraq Denies He Was Captured
Al-Qaeda's top leader in Iraq, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, has denied in an audio message that he has been captured by the Iraqi authorities, a US group monitoring Islamist websites said on Tuesday.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Iraqi President Denies Asking Bremer to Disband Iraqi Army
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, secretary general of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, and Kurdistan Region President Masud Barzani, secretary of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, have denied the statements of Paul Bremer, the former US civilian governor...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Asharq Al-Awsat Talks to Paul Bremer (Part One)
Paul Bremer was the de-facto Governor of Iraq between 11 May 2003 and 28 June 2004 in his role as the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority. As US Administrator of Iraq Bremer was the chief executive authority in the country and was effectively...
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Parl. to Vote on Partnership Agreement Proposal
The Iraqi Parliament on Tuesday held its 10 th regular session under the chairmanship of Speaker Iyad al-Samarraie to vote on a proposal for a partnership agreement with Turkey.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Ninewa Chieftains Protest Peshmerga, Asayesh Presence
Nearly 1,000 chieftains and notables in Ninewa on Tuesday took to the street to demonstrate against the presence of the Peshmerga and Asayesh (Kurdish) forces in their province.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
7 Wanted Men Arrested North of Amara
Police forces on Tuesday arrested seven wanted men in the north of Amara city, the director of the Missan police??™s information department said.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
D.G. of Fake Private Firm Arrested in Basra
Forces of the Iraqi Interior Ministry arrested the Director General (D.G.) of a fake private firm that used forged documents to draft contracts with the Oil Ministry, through which the company was able to seize control over the content of 92 oil tankers.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Truck Loaded with Sectarian Books Seized in Baghdad
An Iraqi army force on Tuesday seized a truck in western Baghdad carrying books that ???provoke??? sectarianism, said the official spokesperson of Baghdad??™s Operations Command (BOC), noting that the truck??™s driver and owner were both arrested.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Suicide Bombings Foiled in Baghdad
Three gunmen wearing explosive belts on Tuesday were detained before blowing themselves up in southern Baghdad, according to a senior security official.
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Iraq | Wednesday May 13
Kirkuk Asayesh Director Escapes Attempt on Life
The director of Kirkuk??™s Asayesh forces and his assistant survived an assassination attempt when an explosive device targeted their motorcade in the center of the city, according to a media official.
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