Security forces arrested 37 for illegal demonstration but province officials blame central government for shorting energy supply.
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Iraqi deputy minister confirms deal was reached during recent Baghdad meets to ship Iranian gas into Iraq and then to Syria, likely Europe next.
Ex-MP vows to continue challenge but raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, attorney fees and alleged threats have taken toll.
Energy minister delivers another blow to unions that global labor recognizes but Saddam-era laws still prohibit.
Renewed war of words between Baghdad and Erbil, sparked by The New York Times report on crude smuggling, could escalate ongoing feud over oil sector control.
Iraqi oil leaders are offering four new projects to foreign investors with the ambition of more than doubling the country’s refinery production.
Amid a heat wave of protests and politics, the resigning electricity minister’s portfolio will go to the oil minister, though electricity officials deny the hand-over will take place.
Despite statements by a prominent Iranian oil official, Tehran has not hardened its policy on border oil fields and negotiations with Iraq are continuing.
Statement from government doesn’t disclose numbers, but says Finance Ministry to start audit of companies to determine payments.
