The lawsuits allege the contractors committed war crimes
Middle East Online
Baghdad, 03 July 2008 Iraq on Thursday said it would be guided by the principle of competition when awarding contracts to global energy companies hoping to cash in on the country's vast oil and gas fields.
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| Business News |
03 July 2008 -- International trading company Cihan Group plans to import a new kind of taxi called "Taxi Kurdistan" in August or September ... |
03 July 2008 -- As rents and property prices skyrocket, the government and the private sector work overtime to alleviate the housing crunch; ... |
03 July 2008 -- Basra's port of Um Qasr received two ships carrying sugar and varied cargos, the public relations and media director at the ... |
03 July 2008 -- Demand for the dollar went down in the Iraqi Central Bank's auction on Thursday, reaching $104.125 million compared to $121.770 ... |
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| Comment and Analysis |
03 July 2008 -- Ayoub Barzani is the son of Babo Barzani and the first-cousin of Massoud Barzani, the president of Iraqi Kurdistan Region. He took refuge in Iran after the collapse of the Kurdish revolt in 1975. While in ... |
|  | 03 July 2008 -- The central government and the Kurdish authorities have signed a secret deal under which the Kurds are to extend their political autonomy over their oil riches, a senior member of parliament said. |
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