Iraq

...global war against terrorism, is of great concern to the international community," Zebari said. Iraq has blamed an alliance between al-Qaida in Iraq and Saddam Hussein's outlawed Baath Party for the pair of truck bombings on Aug. 19 outside...

In this article: Ban Ki-moon, United Nations, Baghdad, Nouri al-Maliki, Suicide, Baath Party, Security Council, Hoshyar Zebari, and Saddam Hussein

President Obama, Iraq's al-Maliki point to new focus on Iraqi development Washington - The U.S-Iraq Business and Investment Conference, held in Washington October 20-21, is another marker of the transition in the U.S.-Iraqi relationship...

In this article: Nouri al-Maliki, Barack Obama, United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Washington, and White House

...consortium has beaten rival Russian, French and Chinese groups to secure initial rights to develop Iraq's West Qurna field, adding momentum to Iraq's bid to unlock its oil riches. With reserves of 8.7 billion barrels, West Qurna is among...

In this article: Exxon, CNPC, Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, Lukoil, Nippon Oil Corp, and Eni

...to send tens of thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. Under the president's drawdown plan for Iraq, all U.S. combat troops would leave Iraq by August 2010, and the remaining 50,000 trainers and support troops would go by the end of...

In this article: Kirkuk, United States, Mahmoud Othman, Saddam Hussein, Barack Obama, and Council of Representatives

Iraq has the world's third-largest oil reserves Iraq has struck a deal with a consortium led by US oil giant Exxon Mobil, and including Royal Dutch Shell, to develop the West Qurna 1 oil field. This is the second major deal the...

In this article: Eni, US, CNPC, Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, Britain, and China

...of the year, the World Travel Market exhibition in London. Led by Hammoud al-Yaqoubi, tourist board of Iraq chairman, the team will try to promote Iraq to the travel industry, the Daily Mail reports. It will be the first time the country...

In this article: Saddam Hussein, Croatia, Babylon, Europe, London, Baghdad, and Vietnam

...of political interference. "It is not an innocent visit," said Sunni lawmaker, Osama al-Nujaifi. Many Iraqi political parties in Shiite-majority Iraq have strong ties to Iran. During Saddam Hussein's regime, many Shiite political and...

In this article: Kirkuk, Saddam Hussein, Ali Larijani, Baghdad, Iran, and Council of Representatives

...up production significantly after decades of war, sanctions and underinvestment. "With these contracts Iraq has started a new phase. In the past, Iraq's oil was used to finance war, to kill Iraqis and to attack neighbouring countries,"...

In this article: CNPC, BP, Kirkuk, and South Oil Company

...West Qurna have accepted the government's terms and a decision on the winning bid would be made by the Iraqi cabinet "in days". Iraq expects to hold another auction of largely untapped fields on Dec. 11-12. Separately, Shahristani said...

In this article: Eni, Baghdad, CNPC, and Occidental Petroleum Corp

Iraq has the world's third largest oil reserves Iraq's oil ministry has signed an initial agreement with a consortium led by the Italian firm, ENI, to develop the Zubair oilfield in southern Iraq. The deal, which needs cabinet approval,...

In this article: CNPC, Eni, Britain, and China