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Iraq: American Sentenced in Terrorism Case - New York Times Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:10:24 GMT

The Nation

Iraq: American Sentenced in Terrorism Case New York Times A court has sentenced an American citizen to life in prison on charges of assisting Al Qaeda and financing terrorist activities in Iraq, according to a government statement released Thursday. The Interior Ministry said the American, Omar Rashad Khalil ... Omar Rashad Khalil, US Citizen In Iraq, Sentenced To Life In PrisonHuffington Post Iraq sentences US citizen to life in prisonReuters Iraq bomb hits convoy, killing fourThe Australian Fox News all 375 news articles »

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Father in Iraq Watches Birth of Twins Via Skype - ABC News (blog) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:55:17 GMT

ABC News (blog)

Father in Iraq Watches Birth of Twins Via Skype ABC News (blog) Jon Zimbelman, 31, Skyped with his wife, Erin, all the way from Basrah, Iraq, where he works as a contractor in the private sector, to watch the delivery of his now-2-week-old twins, Braylon and Brielle. Erin Zimbelman, 32, of Kalispell, Mont., was ... Montana dad watches wife give birth to twins via Skype, iPad from IraqNew York Daily News Father Watches Twins Birth From Iraq!Direct2Mum all 18 news articles »

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Iraq 2002, Iran 2012: Compare and contrast Netanyahu's speeches - Haaretz (blog) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:28:33 GMT

Haaretz (blog)

Iraq 2002, Iran 2012: Compare and contrast Netanyahu's speeches Haaretz (blog) Ten years before his “red line” speech at the United Nations last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared before the United States Congress and called for bringing down Saddam Hussein before he developed nuclear weapons. “There is no ... Into the Fray: Illogical, ineffectual, immoralJerusalem Post Muffling the drums of warphillyBurbs.com all 444 news articles »

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Iraq, Kurds May Reach Draft Oil Law Pact Soon - Fox Business Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:25:05 GMT

AFP

Iraq, Kurds May Reach Draft Oil Law Pact Soon Fox Business The federal government in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq could soon reach an agreement on a new draft hydrocarbon law that would help resolve an impasse over who should control oil resources, Iraq's oil minister ... UPDATE 1-Oil exports from Iraq's Kurdish region rise to 170000 bpdReuters Looking for Friends in the Middle East: Try the KurdsHuffington Post (blog) Iraqi Kurdistan planning 1 million b/d pipeline to TurkeyPlatts Bloomberg -Wall Street Journal -AFP all 93 news articles »

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Iraq Plans to Boost Oil-Refining Capacity by 23% Early Next Year - Bloomberg Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:31:45 GMT

Iraq Plans to Boost Oil-Refining Capacity by 23% Early Next Year Bloomberg Iraq's oil-processing facilities have been running below capacity because of damage sustained since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The country plans to build four refineries at a cost of about $25 billion, including a 300,000 barrel-a-day plant in ... and more »

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Iraq Says Won't Pay Kuwait Before Airline Lawsuit Dropped - Bloomberg Thu, 04 Oct 2012 14:36:25 GMT

Iraq Says Won't Pay Kuwait Before Airline Lawsuit Dropped Bloomberg Iraq will not pay Kuwait Airways Corp. compensation for a debt dispute before Kuwait drops legal claims against Iraqi Airways, according to Ali al-Allaq, general secretary of the Cabinet. The two neighboring countries reached an agreement in March to ... and more »

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Psychological toll of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq mounts as veterans return home - NBCNews.com (blog) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:44:17 GMT

Psychological toll of wars in Afghanistan and Iraq mounts as veterans return home NBCNews.com (blog) Some 2.4 million soldiers have been through Iraq and Afghanistan and the psychological toll of the wars is mounting. Last year the Veterans Administration treated almost 100,000 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans for PTSD. But many agree that the numbers ... and more »

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Potential Iran-Iraq Strategic Deal Worries West, Pressures Turkey - Al-Monitor Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:43:43 GMT

Al-Monitor

Potential Iran-Iraq Strategic Deal Worries West, Pressures Turkey Al-Monitor Sources close to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki revealed yesterday [Oct. 3] that Maliki asked Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi, whom he met yesterday in Baghdad, for more time to respond to Iran's offer to conclude a military and security agreement ... Iran, Iraq hold defense ties talksIraq Oil Report Iran ready to offer assistance to Iraq Armed Forces: VahidiPress TV Baghdad Demands Iran's Stronger Role in Reconstruction of IraqFars News Agency all 10 news articles »

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Turkey snubs Iraq on troop pullout - Iraq Oil Report Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:44:57 GMT

Al-Monitor

Turkey snubs Iraq on troop pullout Iraq Oil Report Turkey has ignored a recent Iraqi move not to extend treaties signed in the past allowing the presence of foreign forces or military bases on Iraqi territory, but Turkey has maintained several military bases in northern Iraq since the 1990s. A verbal ... Iraq to Expel Foreign Troops, End Turkish Military PresenseAl-Monitor Iraq urges end to Turkey PKK attacksTehran Times Iraq balks at Turkish plan to extend raidsUPI.com Reuters UK -Journal of Turkish Weekly all 108 news articles »

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Iraq officials say government has consensus on oil, gas output targets - Platts (blog) Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:49:17 GMT

Iraq officials say government has consensus on oil, gas output targets Platts (blog) Delegates attending the latest edition of CWC's Iraqi Megaprojects Conference in Dubai this week got a preview of Baghdad's Integrated National Energy Strategy (INES), which seeks to provide a roadmap for hydrocarbon and power development in Iraq until ...