Turkey upset about Iraq oil snub…

The fact that Turkey’s national oil company was not among 35 companies approved over the weekend by Iraq’s Oil Ministry to bid for soon-to-be announced tenders to develop oil and gas fields led to disappointment is Ankara, particularly at a time when Turkey planned to strengthen relations with its neighbor through further energy cooperation, Today’s Zaman reports.

The minister of energy has stated "we will not stop inquiring," the Sabah newspaper reports.