Subscribe to RSSEuro-MP accuses Iran of rigging Iraqi vote
The point-man for European Parliament relations with Iraq accused on Thursday top Iraqi electoral commission figures of rigging the election at Iran’s behest....
The Rationale for Keeping U.S. Forces in Iraq
Jeremy R. Hammond | With the deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq at the end of next year creeping nearer, the U.S. has to find some way to convince...
Why did Sgt. Thomas die?
Omaha World Herald | Thomas succumbed to an unstoppable lung cancer that crushed his vertebrae and invaded his brain. He was under 30 and didn’t smoke. Was...
Bernanke calls Ron Paul’s allegations ‘absolutely bizarre’
The Hill | Rep. Ron Paul made “absolutely bizarre” allegations about the Federal Reserve’s involvement in Iraqi weapons deals and the Watergate...
Kuwaits Burgan ups stake in Iraqi bank
KUWAIT, Jan 10 – Kuwait’s Burgan Bank said it became a majority shareholder in an Iraqi lender as part of its plan to become a regional player. Burgan,...
Kuwaits Burgan ups stake in Baghdad bank to 50.6 pct
KUWAIT, Jan 10 – Kuwait’s Burgan Bank said on Sunday it became a majority shareholder in an Iraqi lender after it raised its stake to 50.6 percent. Burgan,...
America Retreats — Mullahs Advance
There's good news and bad news for 2010. The good news is that there is a real hero of freedom in Iraq: a member of the Iraqi parliament named Mithal al-Alusi....
Judge dismisses all charges in Baghdad shooting against Blackwater
(FEDERALJACK) A U.S. judge dismissed all charges Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a crowded...
Egypt/Sudan – Dec 20
This diary is updated daily. New listings or amendments are marked *. All events/times provisional and in GMT . TODAY’S EVENTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 CAIRO –...
Oil climbs above $74 a barrel
By Blake Ellis, contributing writer , On Friday December 18, 2009, 3:31 pm EST Oil rose above $74 a barrel on Friday after the dollar retreated from its three-month...
Shell Lukoil to Join Iraqi Top Producers Based on Winning Bids
Royal Dutch Shell Plc and OAO Lukoilwill join BP Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp. among Iraq’s top oilproducers based on their pledges in winning bids this weekend...
No boon for U.S. firms in Iraq oil deal auction
BAGHDAD Critics said the 2003 U.S invasion of Iraq said was driven by oil, but United States oil majors were largely absent from an Iraqi auction of oil deals snapped...
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