Unresolved disagreements over the control of Iraq’s oil and the distribution of revenue have stopped the new parliament, before it can even start.
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Winds complicate oil exports from south, where basic speedbumps can quickly turn into roadblocks for the fragile but crucial infrastructure.
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Who gets the money as Iraqi Kurdistan starts crude exports?
KRG’s Hawrami pans Iraq oil law movement
Plus: *Another Iraq critic of the Shell gas deal *Kirkuk oil flows to Turkey again *Obama’s Iraq *Alive in Baghdad: Iraqi Professors Demand Rights *Much more News of the Iraq oil law being sent to Parliament may be a little too optimistic. "Two weeks ago (Kurdistan Regional Government President) Massoud Barzani was in Baghdad for [...]
Baghdad’s oil deals a blow to Kurdish clout in northern talks
Iraqi Arab-Kurd expert Joost Hiltermann of the International Crisis Group explains how the oil is as relevant now as it has ever been.
- Kurds threaten to break from coalition government in Baghdad … UNSC and IMF give another year in Iraq … The future of Basra …
- No deals yet in Baghdad oil meetings with Iraqi Kurds … Turkey invades Iraq … Kirkuk, a oil-rich hot spot, settled for six months … LGBTQ in Iraq … Dollars and Bullets …
- Baghdad vs. Irbil begins … Lukoil getting itchy for W. Qurna … The fate of Basra and Kirkuk …
- Barzani heads to Baghdad … Attacks on Iraq’s oil sector continue over weekend, Monday …
- Baghdad targets KRG deals … Oil law “irreconcilable” … Law vs. security for int’l oil companies … and much more
Violence in split Arab-Kurdish city causes concern
McClatchy: Jalawla funeral bombing marks deadly Monday in Iraq.
