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Bombing Kills 4, Wounds 11 in Iraq - ABC News Sat, 22 Dec 2012 21:24:23 GMT

DAWN.com

Bombing Kills 4, Wounds 11 in Iraq ABC News An explosion at a shop selling CDs killed 4 people in a town northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday. Police officials say a bomb hidden in a plastic bag exploded near the shop Saturday afternoon in the town of Qazaniyah. Eleven people were ... Three killed in Iraq bombingFirstpost all 181 news articles »

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Iraq, Kurds, Turks and oil - The Economist Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:37:18 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq, Kurds, Turks and oil The Economist SNAKING their way from Kirkuk, a city 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Baghdad, through Kurdistan and across Turkey's eastern region of Anatolia to the Mediterranean are pipes that once carried 1.6m barrels a day (b/d) of Iraqi oil to the global ... In Iraq, Exxon oil deal foments talk of civil warWashington Post Will Kurdistan's Energy Wealth Lead to the Next Iraq War?TIME Iraq president Jalal Talabani suffers a strokeThe Guardian Voice of America -NPR -Xinhua all 1,470 news articles »

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Iraq confirms arrest of minister's bodyguards - Washington Post Sat, 22 Dec 2012 04:27:34 GMT

Saudi Gazette

Iraq confirms arrest of minister's bodyguards Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities said Friday that they have arrested 10 bodyguards of the country's Sunni finance minister in a terrorism-related sweep, the first official confirmation in a case that is inflaming the nation's simmering political and ... Iraq without key mediator as new crisis loomsSaudi Gazette Iraq PM Warns against Return to Sectarian StrifeNaharnet Raid on Sunni minister flares tension in IraqHurriyet Daily News Antiwar.com -WFMZ Allentown all 284 news articles »

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Iraq stops militants from smuggling arms into Syria - Press TV Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:18:53 GMT

Press TV

Iraq stops militants from smuggling arms into Syria Press TV ... Colonel Sadeq Rissan said. Meanwhile, Iraq's head of the 15th border security Brigade, Colonel Saleh Jalu Mur'i said the army has “arrested infiltrators from different nationalities on the Iraqi and the Syrian side of the border in addition to ...

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Iraq denies any interest in luring Maradona - Sydney Morning Herald Sun, 23 Dec 2012 01:30:59 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq denies any interest in luring Maradona Sydney Morning Herald Iraq's soccer federation categorically denied any interest in hiring former Argentine great Diego Maradona to coach its national team. "There's no negotiation between the Iraqi soccer federation and Diego Maradona, and we don't have any intention of ... Iraq denies it wants Diego Maradona as coachUSA TODAY Diego Maradona on verge of becoming Iraq's national coachThe Guardian Iraq doesn't want Maradona at allYahoo! Sports (blog) Daily Mail -MARCA.com -Los Angeles Times all 308 news articles »

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Iraq finance minister says staff members kidnapped - Fox News Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:45:00 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Iraq finance minister says staff members kidnapped Fox News Finance Minister Rafia al-Issawi leveled the charges just hours after Iraq's ailing president was flown to Germany for medical treatment following a stroke. The 79-year-old president, Jalal Talabani, is widely seen as a unifying figure who is able to ... Iraq authorities say 10 of Sunni finance minister's bodyguards arrested on ...Minneapolis Star Tribune Iraq's President Talabani leaves for treatment in Germany after strokeNBCNews.com (blog) Iraqi President to Get Care in GermanyNew York Times all 1,769 news articles »

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Violence in Iraq spikes. Are US security interests in jeopardy? - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 21 Dec 2012 18:49:01 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Violence in Iraq spikes. Are US security interests in jeopardy? Christian Science Monitor Violence in Iraq from July to October hit its highest level in two years, a discouraging sign that – one year after the last US military vehicles exited the country – prompts questions about whether the situation on the ground in Iraq jeopardizes ... and more »

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Purple Heart for Falmouth Marine wounded in Iraq - Boston.com Sat, 22 Dec 2012 05:41:11 GMT

Purple Heart for Falmouth Marine wounded in Iraq Boston.com (AP) — Marine Sgt. Brian J. Nelson doesn't often think about that night in late September 2006 when he and four others led a convoy back to base in Anbar province, Iraq. An explosion halted their trek across the desert terrain. ''It's instantaneous ... and more »

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Iraq Daily Oil Output Exceeds 3.2 Million Barrels, Minister Says - Bloomberg Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:05:07 GMT

Arab News

Iraq Daily Oil Output Exceeds 3.2 Million Barrels, Minister Says Bloomberg Iraqi crude production will exceed 3.2 million barrels a day in December, Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Kareem al-Luaibi said today in Cairo. That compares with output of 3.17 million barrels a day in November, according to the Organization of Petroleum ... Iraq targets 4m bpd oil output for 2014Arab News all 16 news articles »

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CORRECTED-Iraq says to withold payments for Kurdish oil - Reuters Sat, 22 Dec 2012 09:01:48 GMT

CORRECTED-Iraq says to withold payments for Kurdish oil Reuters BAGHDAD Dec 21 (Reuters) - Iraq will not pay oil companies operating in Kurdistan because the autonomous region has failed to export the volume of crude it pledged, a spokesman for Hussain al-Shahristani, Iraq's deputy prime minister for energy, said ...