Tag Archive for 'Islamic Republic of Iran'

Despite hardships, smuggling persists

Published July 9, 2009, 5:02 pm in Politics

New border crossing between Iraq and Iran doesn't quell the black market where smuggling is the only job to be found.

The Kuwaiti tab

Published June 8, 2009, 12:26 am in Business and Politics

Post-Saddam, Iraq’s war with Kuwait is far from over.

Kurds from Syria eye KRG

Published June 1, 2009, 1:35 pm in Politics

Syria's persecuted Kurdish minority see Iraq's Kurdistan region as safe haven.

Border conflicts test Kurdish tightrope act

Published May 19, 2009, 7:29 pm in Security

American support seen as crucial to helping Iraqi Kurds resolve rebel conflicts with Turkey and Iran.

Grim prospects for Basra marsh dwellers

Published May 13, 2009, 8:00 am in Business

Local people struggling to revive their ancient lifestyle.

Smugglers Watch

Published April 30, 2009, 8:18 pm in Politics
Smugglers Watch

Fadhila Party, once rulers of Basra, repeat year-old request of Parliament inquiry into status of oil smuggling and allegations.

Iraqi, Turkish women workers unite

Published April 24, 2009, 3:42 pm in Business

Iraqi workers cross border to Istanbul for meetings coinciding with International Women's Day; focus on healthcare and workers' rights and the gender gap in the work place.

Iraq oil pipeline protection earns U.S. engineer honors

Published March 9, 2009, 9:18 pm in Energy Sector
Iraq oil pipeline protection earns U.S. engineer honors

Plus:
* Shahristani says low oil price warrants cut
* Exxon Mobil leaning on Iraq investment
* Women in Iraq
* Iran-Iraq border dispute remains
* Iraq's Agent Orange

New physical barriers keeping would-be saboteurs from attacking Iraq's northern pipeline have led to increased oil exports. It's a major reason Elizabeth Burg, a U.S. Army civilian who volunteered for duty in Iraq, was recently named one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' top five proteges.

Burg's duties include inspect…

Obama outlines U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, war

Published February 27, 2009, 1:45 pm in Oil Policy and Politics

President Barack Obama said Iraqis will no longer see U.S. troops in their streets "by the end of 2011," which he said was in line with the Status Of Forces Agreement signed between Iraq and the United States.

The troop drawdown has already been started and "by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end," Obama told his mostly Marine audience at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. "We will retain a transitional force to carry out three distinct functions: training, equipping, and advisi…

Baiji sees corruption cleanup, saving Iraq oil from smugglers

Published February 19, 2009, 6:19 pm in Business
Baiji sees corruption cleanup, saving Iraq oil from smugglers

Plus much more in this long-weekend edition of Iraq Oil Report, including updates on more going on in the oil and electricity sector, election results revealed, and the status of key security, societal and economic issues. A must read:

One might call them the Batman and Robin of the Bayji oil refinery.
Together Ali al-Obaidi, director-general of the Northern Oil Company, and his sidekick, Colonel Adil al-Jamali, commander of the Bayji oil police, have become a formidable crime-fighting duo a…