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Iraq: 5 Million Residents in Baghdad to Benefit from Improved Water Supply and Wastewater Services - ReliefWeb Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:11:44 GMT

Iraq: 5 Million Residents in Baghdad to Benefit from Improved Water Supply and Wastewater Services
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Washington, January 31, 2018 – A US$210 million World Bank project will improve the quality of drinking water supply and wastewater services to 5 million residents in Baghdad who suffer from water shortages and the outbreak of waterborne diseases due ...

Iraq Loosens Export Rules To Get Better Prices - OilPrice.com Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:01:32 GMT

Iraq Loosens Export Rules To Get Better Prices
OilPrice.com
Iraq has relaxed its crude oil exporting rules in a bid to pocket better prices for its most precious commodity despite the continuing rally. Baghdad now allows buyers to withhold the destination of the cargo when they buy it until two weeks after the ...

Iraq's Oil-Export Ambitions May Put Strain on OPEC Accord - Bloomberg Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:29:25 GMT

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Iraq's Oil-Export Ambitions May Put Strain on OPEC Accord
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As crude prices have rallied, Iraq has ramped up sales from the south, more than offsetting lost production in the north where a territorial dispute with its Kurdish region has crippled exports. At the giant northern Kirkuk field, where clashes have ...

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Former Iraq football coach Stange signs up for Syria - Daily Mail Wed, 31 Jan 2018 18:18:00 GMT

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Former Iraq football coach Stange signs up for Syria
Daily Mail
Veteran German coach Bernd Stange took charge of the Syrian national team on Wednesday, his sixth international appointment in a career which has also included a stint with Iraq. The 69-year-old, who started his career in East Germany, has also managed ...

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UK, Swiss deal will bring $210mn boost to Iraq power grid - Rudaw Wed, 31 Jan 2018 19:05:26 GMT

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UK, Swiss deal will bring $210mn boost to Iraq power grid
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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – In a boost to Iraq's beleaguered power grid, UK Export Finance (UKEF) will team up with Swiss export credit agency SERV to provide a total of $210.8 million for securing a landmark turbine contract that will see General ...

ISIS Is Weakened, but Iraq Election Could Unravel Hard-Won Stability - New York Times Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:35:05 GMT

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ISIS Is Weakened, but Iraq Election Could Unravel Hard-Won Stability
New York Times
Prime Minister Abadi is a national hero, but in Iraq's tricky sectarian system, that doesn't mean he will win the election.
Commentary: The tragedy of the US 'victory' in IraqReuters
Iraq's Militias Set Their Sights on Political PowerForeign Policy (blog)

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Blowback: How ISIS Was Created by the US Invasion of Iraq - The Intercept Mon, 29 Jan 2018 14:49:00 GMT

Blowback: How ISIS Was Created by the US Invasion of Iraq
The Intercept
“Your brother created ISIS,” college student Ivy Ziedrich told a startled Jeb Bush after a town hall meeting in Reno, Nevada, in May 2015. The then-Republican presidential hopeful tried to defend his elder sibling, former President George W. Bush, by ...

Military amputees struggle on limited veteran support in Iraq - NRT Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:03:47 GMT

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Military amputees struggle on limited veteran support in Iraq
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In 2015, Karrar was fighting in Baiji city, north of the capital, when he was hit again. This time two bullets shattered his right knee, putting him out of action once and for all. Iraq declared victory over ISIS in December 2017, after a grueling ...

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GE Global Services UK secures turbine maintenance contract in Iraq - Power Technology Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:49:32 GMT

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GE Global Services UK secures turbine maintenance contract in Iraq
Power Technology
GE Global Services UK has secured a contract with the help of UK Export Finance (UKEF) to upgrade and repair existing turbines across ten power generation sites in Iraq. The project is the second initiative to be executed under a memorandum of ...
Gas turbine project in Iraq secures $211m UK fundingEnergy Live News - Energy Made Easy
UKEF, JP Morgan seal US$211mn financing for Iraqi power supplyGlobal Trade Review (GTR)

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Iraq To Export 60000 Bpd Kirkuk Oil To Iran In Swap Deal - OilPrice.com Tue, 30 Jan 2018 19:34:15 GMT

Iraq To Export 60000 Bpd Kirkuk Oil To Iran In Swap Deal
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Iraq will begin exporting next week 60,000 bpd of oil from the fields in Kirkuk to an Iranian refinery across the border via tanker trucks, in exchange for refined oil for southern Iraq, the acting director general of Iraq's state oil marketing company ...

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