http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/scat/24 The latest news about Latest News in Iraq en support@iraqupdates.com support@iraqupdates.com PHP RSS Feed Generator 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 every Saturday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61774/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:19:00 +0000 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 composed of Sunni and Shia liberal personalities including the Sunni MP... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61773/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:18:00 +0000 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 process on three different lists. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61772/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:17:00 +0000 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 significant present for Arab companies. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61770/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:09:00 +0000 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 issuing warnings about media coverage. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61769/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:08:00 +0000 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 concerns about whether the crucial vote will take place on schedule. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61768/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:00 +0000 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, the Iraqi oil minister said on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61767/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:05:00 +0000 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 unlock its oil riches. [ID:nL5388274] http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61766/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:04:00 +0000 I wish the entire country could have listened to the speech at a limited conference in Istanbul on Monday and Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61765/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:02:00 +0000 A large delegation of senior Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials participated in a dialogue initiative in Istanbul to strengthen relations between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region in Iraq. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61763/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000 The Iraqi Oil Ministry said Thursday it awarded a consortium led by Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC the right to develop the West Qurna-1 field in southern Iraq, representing the first American-led team gaining access to Iraq's oil patch. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61762/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:37:00 +0000 Boosting Iraq's efforts to exploit its vast oil riches, a consortium led by US oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) has won initial rights to develop an extensive oilfield in southern Iraq having reserves of 8.7 billion barrels. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61761/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:36:00 +0000 Iraq awarded a contract to develop the West Qurna oilfield to Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc, a month before the country holds its second licensing round for oilfield contracts since the 2003 U.S. invasion. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61760/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:35:00 +0000 Iraq has been crying out for foreign investment in its oil fields, and after years of conflict and enormous efforts from authorities to convince overseas wealth funds that Iraq is safe enough for their cash, oil firms have started to stack their chips... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61759/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:33:00 +0000 Investors could shy away from a December auction for the East Baghdad oil field that lies under the streets of Baghdad on security concerns, analysts say. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61758/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:30:00 +0000 ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, the two biggest western oil companies, on Thursday won the right to develop Iraq’s giant West Qurna oilfield, raising the prospect of a big jump in Iraqi oil supplies. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61757/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:26:00 +0000 The American energy giant ExxonMobil today won the right to develop one of the world's most prized untapped oil reserves, in a $50bn (£30bn) deal that will entrench the company as one of the largest players in postwar Iraq. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61756/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:25:00 +0000 An Exxon Mobil-led consortium has beaten rival Russian, French and Chinese groups to secure initial rights to develop Iraq's West Qurna field, adding momentum to Iraq's bid to unlock its oil riches. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61755/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:24:00 +0000 ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell, the world's two biggest western oil companies, yesterday won the right to develop Iraq's giant West Qurna oilfield, raising the prospect of a big jump in Iraqi oil supplies over the coming years. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61754/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:22:00 +0000 Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal yesterday with the Iraqi Oil Ministry to develop a major field, marking the first foray by a U.S.-led consortium into Iraq's promising but uncertain oil industry. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61753/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:21:00 +0000 An Exxon Mobil-led consortium has beaten rival groups including LUKoil to bag initial rights to develop Iraq’s West Qurna field, the oil ministry said, adding momentum to Iraq’s bid to unlock its oil riches. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61752/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:20:00 +0000 The head of the Iraqi electoral commission said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61751/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:13:00 +0000 Iraqi MPs are to vote on Saturday on a controversial electoral bill after a compromise text was agreed, a senior lawmaker said, raising hope that a poll can go ahead as planned in January. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61750/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0000 US major Exxon Mobil has won a contract to develop West Qurna 1 field, the oil ministry said on Thursday, as the foreign role in Iraq's oil industry widens with China leading the way. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61749/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:11:00 +0000 Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ismail al-Sadr urged the political parties and blocs standing in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq to present their electoral programmes, saying that the majority of these parties have not and will not put forward... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61748/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0000 The top US military officer held out the possibility of a draw-down of American forces from Afghanistan within a few years, citing the troop "surge" in Iraq as a model. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61747/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:08:00 +0000 A consortium led by Exxon Mobil of the United States has won a contract to develop Iraq's West Qurna 1 field, an oil ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61746/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:06:00 +0000 Baghdad’s municipality on Thursday said it has launched a campaign to remove concrete barriers in Baghdad’s al-Karada area, according to an official statement. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61745/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:04:00 +0000 A delegation from the Wassit Provincial Council departed to India to recruit physicians to work in the province, the head of the Council’s media committee said on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61744/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:04:00 +0000 The Iraqi Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs on Thursday said it had participated in the meetings held by the Iraqi-Egyptian Committee in Cairo. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61743/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:00 +0000 Iraq will face Oman in the second round of the Group C qualifiers for the AFC U-19 Championship 2010 finals. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61742/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:03:00 +0000 Iraq’s junior soccer team thrashed India 5-0 in a game played on the pitch of Francois Hariri in the northern Iraq Kurdish city of Arbil on Thursday, topping Group C of the Asia eliminations qualifying to the continent’s finals. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61741/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:02:00 +0000 Iraq’s junior soccer team scored its fourth goal in India’s net in today’s game played on the pitch of Francois Hariri in the northern Iraqi Kurdish city of Arbil as part of the Asian Group eliminations. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61740/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:02:00 +0000 The Saudi soccer team for youth defeated on Thursday its Afghan opponents 5-1 in the opening match of the Asian soccer eliminations currently taking place in Arbil city, northern Iraq. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61739/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:01:00 +0000 Iraq’s soccer youth team scored the second goal in its match against India on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61738/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:01:00 +0000 The Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to postpone the issue of soccer federation election, a federation’s member said on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61737/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:00 +0000 Tight security measures have been put in place in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Arbil, which hosts the Youth Asia Cup from Nov. 5-15. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61736/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:59:00 +0000 Basra Governor Shaltagh Abboud discussed on Thursday with a high-ranking U.S. delegation investment and rehabilitation projects in the province. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61735/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:58:00 +0000 Iraq is ready to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkey to support banks and strengthen economic ties with Turkey, the Iraqi Finance Minister Baqr al-Zubaidi said on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61734/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:57:00 +0000 Basra’s port of Umm Qasr on Thursday received six ships with varied cargos and a barge, according to the Iraqi ports department’s relations & information chief. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61733/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:56:00 +0000 The Iraqi Industry Ministry is reusing trains used to transport fertilizers after a long break, the Ministry said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61732/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:56:00 +0000 Egyptian companies will build 3.5 million housing units in Iraq as part of a cooperation program that also includes investment projects in the country, the Egyptian al-Ahram al-Masai newspaper said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61731/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:53:00 +0000 The State Department for Industrial Development has given 253 licenses for industrial projects worth 37.5 billion Iraqi dinars (ID) in October last, the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals said on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61730/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:53:00 +0000 A local company has conducted the first stage of a project to build suspension bridge in downtown Amara City, a local director said on Thursday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61729/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:52:00 +0000 The Central Bank of Iraq’s (CBI) dollar sales fell to $125.200 million in its daily auction on Thursday, compared to $194.255 million during the previous session. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61728/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:51:00 +0000 The Minister of municipalities and tourism in Iraq’s Kurdistan has received a delegation comprising Emirian businessmen to discuss the investments and the tourism projects in the region. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61727/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:51:00 +0000 A civilian man was killed and two others wounded when two synchronized blasts went off near a mosque in central al-Ramadi city on Thursday, a police source said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61726/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:21:00 +0000 Security forces detained seven suspects in the province of Diala on Thursday, a local security source said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61725/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:20:00 +0000 The wounded from an earlier blast that occurred in al-Hilla city on Thursday rose to 16 as highly explosive material was found in the scene, a source from Babel police said. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61724/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:19:00 +0000 Fourteen people were wounded in an unidentified blast in central al-Hilla city on Thursday, according to a security source. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/61723/refid/RSS-latest-07-11-2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:18:00 +0000