The Daily Star | Iraq says has US support in Kurdish oil deals row Reuters BAGHDAD, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A U.S. official has said companies should co-operate with Iraq's central government before striking oil and gas deals with the autonomous Kurdistan region, according to a statement from the Iraqi prime minister's office on ... Iraq sees 10pc growth next three years Iraqi Kurdistan to keep pumping oil to September 15: sources Iraq Kurds ready for talks over crisis, oil: deputy PM |
AllAfrica.com | Desmond Tutu says Blair, Bush should be 'made to answer' for Iraq CNN (blog) "The immorality of the United States and Great Britain's decision to invade Iraq in 2003, premised on the lie that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, has destabilised and polarised the world to a greater extent than any other conflict in ... Iraq War - Desmond Tutu Urges International Court to Prosecute Blair, Bush George W. Bush, Tony Blair should be prosecuted for Iraq war, Nobel laureate ... Politicians Who Lied About Iraq War Should Face Consequences: Tutu |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq says has US support in Kurdish oil deals row Reuters BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A U.S. official has said companies should co-operate with Iraq's central government before striking oil and gas deals with the autonomous Kurdistan region, according to a statement from the Iraqi prime minister's office on Monday. Iraq Unity at Risk Because of Maliki Leadership, Allawi Says Iraq sees annual 10 percent GDP growth over next 3 years: central bank |
NDTV | Culture clash emerges in Iraq as conservative clerics battle sassy Western styles Washington Post A new culture rift is emerging in Iraq, as young women replace shapeless cover-ups with ankle-baring skirts and tight blouses, while men strut around in revealing slacks and spiky haircuts. The relatively skimpy styles have prompted Islamic clerics in ... Iraqi youths rebel against modest traditional dress, riling elders they opt ... |
Kuwait's Zain Has Iraq Bank Funds Seized for Unpaid Fine Bloomberg Kuwait's Zain Has Iraq Bank Funds Seized for Unpaid Fine. By Khalid Al-Ansary - 2012-09-03T14:53:19Z. Zain (ZAIN) Iraq, a unit of Kuwait's Mobile Telecommunications Co. (NMTC), has had its funds seized in all Iraqi banks until it pays a $262 million ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Iraq oil exports hit 30-year high Christian Science Monitor Iraq's oil exports have climbed steadily since last year, thanks to a handful of international oil companies operating in Iraq and to the inauguration of two new export terminals in the Persian Gulf early this year. Iraq holds the world's fourth ... |
US Pledges To Help Iraq Conduct Next General Elections RTT News The offer was made at a meeting of the U.S.-Iraq Political and Diplomatic Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) in Baghdad. The United States consider Iraqi implementation of holding elections on schedule as next essential step in the development of the ... U.S. pledges to aid Iraqi elections |
New York Times (blog) | President Obama's Weekly Address Marks the Anniversary of the Iraq War's End ABC News (blog) Two years after he ended the combat mission in Iraq, President Obama is touting his plan to bring troops home from Afghanistan, saying it's time to “do some nation-building here at home.” In his weekly address, the president congratulated troops for a ... Obama Honors Anniversary of Iraq Pullout Obama defends foreign policy record Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end |
Examiner.com | Obama campaign to highlight drawdowns in Iraq, Afghanistan The Hill (blog) Surrounded by 5,000 troops at Ft. Bliss on Friday, President Obama proudly declared that he had marked the end of combat operations in the war in Iraq two years ago in the same location. Obama's speech at the El Paso, Tex., Army base was a preview of ... Mitt Romney failed to mention Iraq, Afghanistan or the troops in RNC speech Obama Turns Afghanistan Into Another Vietnam |
The Guardian (blog) | Why is Iraq now immune from criticism over appalling human rights record? The Guardian (blog) Three women were among the 21 people executed within one day in Iraq, last Monday. It was followed, two days later, by the reported execution of five more people. The number of people executed since the start of this year is now at least 96 and they ... |