Page last updated at
10:19 AM Friday 6th of November 2009
Breaking News
44042 articles in archive
Baghdad, 06 November 2009 -- Reckoned to be Iraq's top expert on cement, Anis Amjad does the rounds of factories during the week but nothing can stop him conducting the stamp auction in old Baghdad ...
06 November 2009 -- Iyad Jamaluddin, a Shia cleric and MP, has announced the creation of a new political ‘Ahrar’ liberal stream to compete in January’s parliamentary election. The movement is ...
06 November 2009 -- The three Islamic parties in Iraqi Kurdistan have failed to align into a single coalition for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq and are now expected to contest the electoral ...
06 November 2009 -- At approximately 1:30 p.m. CST today, a soldier went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding at least 31 others, according to base commander ...
06 November 2009 -- Iraqi Public and private Sectors rushed to sign investment contracts with foreign companies present at Baghdad International Fair and that, days after the opening as there was no ...
Baghdad, 06 November 2009 -- Iraqis are fearing a renewed crackdown on dissent as a crucial national poll draws near, with several journalists claiming to have been beaten by security forces and ministers ...
Baghdad, 06 November 2009 -- Iraqi lawmakers on Thursday failed once again to agree on a law governing January parliamentary elections, missing a deadline set by the top election official and raising ...
Baghdad, 06 November 2009 -- A consortium led by Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) plans to raise output on Iraq's giant West Qurna field to 2.325 million barrels per day from less than half a million bpd at present, ...
06 November 2009 -- An Exxon Mobil-led consortium has beaten rival Russian, French and Chinese groups to bag initial rights to develop Iraq's West Qurna field, adding momentum to Iraq's efforts to ...
06 November 2009 -- I wish the entire country could have listened to the speech at a limited conference in Istanbul on Monday and Tuesday.
"Iraq Updates provides us with valuable news, assessments and new prospects through a multidisciplinary prism on domestic and external politics, who is doing what, rationale and drivers for key energy decisions in the north, south and center - an indispensible tool for our Iraq watch". - Mehmet Ogutcu, Director, International Government and Corporate Affairs BG Group
"As a businessman who has worked in Iraq for the last 5 years, I can wholeheartedly say that 'Iraq Updates' is a very welcome development in the encouragement of business in the country. I personally refer to it every week to see what is going on in the market". - William Wakeham, Managing Director, AAIB Insurance Brokers
"Erinys has found the current and pertinent information that 'Iraq Updates' offers to be of immense benefit to our business. It is presented through a well designed and user intuitive site in a clear and logical format that is quick and easy to access". - Sebastian Paterson, Erinys Iraq
"Iraq Updates is definitely the best website available on Iraq that we have found. Every day it offers global coverage of what is happening there as reported by a wide variety of media covering the country. It is an invaluable tool of information and intelligence for whoever is interested in Iraq." - Jean-Louis Salas, Clermont Energy Partners LLP UK
"We have been very pleased with the quality of information we have been getting from Iraq Updates. Our focus is naturally on the oil and gas sector and we have found the compilation of local reports gives us an excellent view of the political issues facing the industry, together with the activities of not only the companies currently operating in Iraq, but also those who are planning to enter the country. Iraq Updates is an ideal 'one-stop-shop' for news on Iraq - please keep up the good work" - David Nash, Nippon Oil





