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Iraqi Cabinet decisions: April 22, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: April 15, 2014

Iraq's Cabinet held its fifteenth regular session in Baghdad (Tuesday, April 15, 2014) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and issued the following decisions:

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: April 8, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: April 1, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Lukoil readies West Qurna 2 for 120k bpd start

Russian firm Lukoil will officially start the West Qurna 2 oil field at 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) and ramp up to 400,000 bpd by year's end, officials said during a tour of the field this week.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: March 25, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Power supply rising but summer demand looms

Although Iraq’s power supply remains inadequate, the Electricity Ministry has boosted baseload generation capacity to record levels and is better prepared than ever before to meet the demand spike that comes with the summer heat.

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: March 18, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Militants chase repair crews from bombed pipeline

Exports through the Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (ITP) have stopped since at least March 8 because militants have attacked the line and mounted a defensive position, making it impossible for Iraqi Army-protected Oil Ministry technicians to perform repairs.