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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.
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