For Iraqis living in the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, news is dwindling about the U.S.-backed army massing to the south for an assault on the city that could begin this year. Soon after Iraqi forces established a foothold in the Makhmour area in February, about 60 km (40 miles) from the northern city, the […]
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In Iraq, relief after news of Blackwater convictions
Adel Ali Mehdi was tending his refreshments kiosk on Baghdad’s Nisour Square on Thursday when one of his regular customers stopped by with some important news: After seven years, Blackwater security contractors who had opened fire on the square had been convicted. Seventeen Iraqis were killed in that fusillade, and the customer, Hassan Jaber Salman, […]
Op-Ed: Why Kurdish Media Must Reform
The recent election in Iraqi Kurdistan ushered in a new era for the region’s media, posing fresh challenges for news organisations, the government and the parliament.
BREAKING NEWS: KRG signs 4 new Production Sharing Contracts
The Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq announced Tuesday morning it has signed four additional production sharing contracts and deals for two new oil refineries. Two of the PSCs have been named: one to Heritage Energy Middle East Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian firm Heritage Oil & Gas; the other to Perenco Kurdistan […]
‘We usually cry when we watch the news’: anguish of Iraq’s Yazidi families
When Laila learnt Islamic State was holding her son in an old school less than 100 miles from the refugee camp she now calls home, she could start to dream of a rescue attempt. Then, when she heard troops were advancing on the group’s last stronghold in Iraq, she even allowed herself to believe they […]
Genel, GKP gain on KRG news
Genel Energy Plc (GENL) and Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. (GKP) rose in London trading after Iraq’s central government and the semi-autonomous Kurdish region reached an agreement to end an oil revenue dispute. Genel gained 3.7 percent, the most since Aug. 14, to 731 pence. Gulf Keystone rose 6.2 percent to 234.8 pence.
U.S. watchdog cites KBR, U.S. and Iraq governments for poor south oil reconstruction
Plus: *Obama and Iraq *More Iraq oil news *Oil, Transport and Port workers meet for "Well-to-Wheel" in Amman *Pentagon Report: Iraqis lack basic services, fueling discontent *Basra and the ballot * War News Radio: On the Move, Iraq’s displaced families *Iraq Press Roundup * Alive in Baghdad: Ashura, A Sign of the Times A new […]
Dispute arises over accusation Iran is stealing Iraq oil from field, involved in smuggling …
Plus: *Oil Majors get special crude instead of cash deal for upcoming oil deals *Iraq-Jordan oil import deal solidifies *Smugglers near Baiji set pipeline ablaze *Oil union leader keys British anti-war tour *Iraq sends delegation to Qatar for gas cooperation *Italy’s Edison, Shell want into Iraq gas too *Turkish op-ed denies cutting N. Iraq’s electricity […]
What is the US’s Energy Fusion Cell, and where have they been all this war?…
There's optimism in Iraq, at least from a mysterious cadre called the Energy Fusion Cell, which for the past eight months worked to bring coherence to both U.S. and Iraqi initiatives in the oil, gas and power sectors -- the backbone of its citizens' quality of life and the bulk of the national budget. It's […]
Iraq’s oil in the north could face Turkey’s wrath
While Turkey's government decides whether to enter Iraq in response to ongoing attacks blamed on Kurdish separatists hiding in the northern Iraq mountains, Iraq's oil sector pumps, and waits. Oil skyrocketed to $88 at one point Tuesday, before declining a few dollars, as concerns over global oil supplies and a new Iraq war strike nerves. […]