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      <title>Haditha refinery on stream again (Azzaman)</title>
      <description>The refinery in the once restive and violent city of Haditha is working once again.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34238</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Dana Gas : The production of natural gas from Koruml field will start next month (Iraq Directory)</title>
      <description>A petroleum expert and investor Hamid Jafar Dhia, clarified on Saturday, the two companies (Dana Gas) and (Al Hilal Petroleum) would start from early next month of August natural gas production from the field of Kormul in Sulaymaniyah, an initial quantity...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34234</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:36:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Dana Gas project nears completion (Kurdish Globe)</title>
      <description>A project to supply, process, and transport natural gas to Kurdistan Region for much-needed and more affordable electricity is rapidly progressing.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34231</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:25:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>35 unregistered civil society organizations in Diwaniya (Voices of Iraq)</title>
      <description>A total of 35 civil society organizations in Diwaniya were found to be officially unregistered, a spokesperson for Diwaniya provincial council said on Thursday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34224</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:03:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Projects worth $80 million approved; U.S. contributes additional $50 million (Azzaman)</title>
      <description>The Ministry of Planning has approved five projects worth more than $80 million.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34190</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraq finds difficulties in selling tourism (Middle East Online)</title>
      <description>Someone had fun tinkering with the airline board at the old, disused terminal at Baghdad International Airport. It advertises a &#34;special flight&#34; on Japan Airlines from Basra to Sydney, Australia, while a flight from Baghdad to Mexico City is...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34187</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Progress Looks Promising on Mesopotamia, Iraq Drilling JV (Rigzone)</title>
      <description>Midmar Energy Ltd. confirmed that, further to recent media articles, its associate company, Mesopotamia Petroleum Company, is in the advanced stages of discussion regarding the establishment of a joint venture with the Iraq Government owned Iraq Drilling...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34185</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>ATCi completes one year GSM satellite operations in Iraq with Zain (AME Info FZ LLC)</title>
      <description>Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, announced that it has completed one year operations of an advanced cellular communications system for Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTC).</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34158</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Reporter is slain in Kirkuk (The Committee to Protect Journalists)</title>
      <description>The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the murder of Iraqi reporter Soran Mama Hama, who was shot by unidentified gunmen in front of his home in Kirkuk on Monday night, according to news reports and CPJ interviews.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34154</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Oil Industry eyes Iraq Investment with Caution (Reuters)</title>
      <description>The oil industry is cautious about Iraq's decision to offer foreign companies long-term contracts to develop its largest producing fields, with any windfalls seen as distant and likely to go to a select few firms.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34153</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>The Iraqi National Investment is flooded with investor’s new proposals (Iraq Directory)</title>
      <description>Ahmed Redha the head of the Iraqi National Investment clarified that the new agency set up by the Government is flooded with proposals worth tens of billions of dollars due to the decline of violence in recent months to its lowest level in four years.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34124</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:52:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Airbus cancelled an agreement with Iraq for Aircraft planes since 1989 (Iraq Directory)</title>
      <description>After nineteen years of a European airline Airbus agreement with Iraq on a deal worth 500 million dollars for the sale of aircraft with the former President Saddam Hussein Government, the company declared on Thursday that the agreement is void.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34123</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>The British Prime Minister seeks to improve the investment in Iraq (Iraq Directory)</title>
      <description>The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made a non declared visit to Iraq on Saturday, seeking to build on the improved security situation in the country and the promotion of investments.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34122</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Appointment of Richard Malcolm as Chief Executive Officer (AME Info FZ LLC)</title>
      <description>Gulfsands Petroleum plc, the oil and gas production, exploration and development company with activities in Syria, Iraq and the USA, is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Richard Malcolm as Chief Executive Officer.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34121</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Media men call to boycott new journalists council (Al-Sabaah)</title>
      <description>More than 30 journalists called yesterday all media corporations and specialized international organizations to boycott new Iraqi journalists council and not recognition results of 18th conference that held in Baghdad last Friday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34108</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Documents House celebrates reconstruction anniversary (Al-Sabaah)</title>
      <description>House of Books and Documents has held a festival on anniversary of passing five years on its reconstruction after the sabotage and devastation inflicted it and other Iraqi facilities under the motto &#34;Under the ashes, Books and Documents House is...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34106</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Ministry Assigns Training Relievers Agreement in State (Al-Sabaah)</title>
      <description>Health ministry contracted with international medical body and Red Cross organization, to train the staff in the unit of the medical, nurseries, first-aid men in emergency medicine and transferring blood service and ambulances, while the ambulance...</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34105</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Railway Bridges Project started In Marshes (Al-Sabaah)</title>
      <description>General company of Railroads started performing project of establishing railroads bridges in marshes area southern of Iraq.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34103</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>One million dinars for 150 newly married couples in Karbala (Voices of Iraq)</title>
      <description>The Karbala provincial council selected 150 young men among 372 newly married couples to give one million dinars to help them in their marriage, the head of the council said on Monday.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34102</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Iraqi PM inaugurates new airport in Najaf (Gulf News)</title>
      <description>Iraqi Prime Minister on Sunday inaugurated a new airport in the southern city of Najaf.</description>
      <link>http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/34060</link>
      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:02:00 -0400</pubDate>
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