| UAE- Air Arabia touches down in Erbil |
(MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Air Arabia, the low-cost pioneer in the Middle East and North Africa, on Monday officially inaugurated its service to Erbil, Iraq. The first flight was accompanied by a ...
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| Iraq inks deal to purchase 28 Czech L-159 combat jets for USD1b |
(MENAFN) The Czech Republic has agreed to sell 28 L-159 combat jets to Iraq for about USD1 billion, as Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki faces pressure from the US to stop Irani arms from reaching ...
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| Iraq says it will execute Saudi convicts |
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Iraqi National Security consultant Faleh Al-Fayyad has said his country has no intention to halt the executions of those indicted in terrorism-related cases including ...
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| OPEC Production falls to an Eight-Month Low in September |
(MENAFN - Qatar News Agency) OPEC production fell to an eight-month low in September, down 510,000 b/d to 31.17 mb/d, the report noted. "Higher supplies from Iraq and Libya failed to offset reduced ...
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Deal to Buy Czech Planes |
Iraq has agreed to buy 28 Czech-made military airplanes in a deal worth $1 billion, part of a broader Iraqi effort to rebuild military capabilities, officials said Friday.
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Qaeda Claim for Jailbreak |
Al Qaeda’s Iraqi wing says it masterminded a jailbreak in the northern city of Tikrit last month and smuggled weapons to inmates, according to a statement posted Friday on militant Web sites.
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| Iraq to Buy 28 Czech Military Jets |
The Czech Republic has agreed to sell 28 L-159 military jets to the Iraqi Air Force for about USD 1 B (EUR 770 M). "The Czech Republic agreed to deliver 28 L-159 aircraft in a two-seater variant," Czech Defense Minister Alexandr Vondra said on Friday, adding 24 of the planes will be new. Negotiations will now take place over the final details of the future contract, the Czech government said on Friday, according to RIA Novosti. ...
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| Oil Prices to Ease on Slow Economy, Higher Output |
The world could see a gradual easing of oil prices over the next five years due to sluggish economic growth and rising energy efficiency and as production increases steeply in Iraq and North America, the West's energy watchdog said on Friday.
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| War-scarred Baghdad places little faith in U.S. election |
Laith repeats my question back to me, chuckling. "What is the Iraqi media saying about the US elections?" He pauses, thinking how best to answer. "Man, the situation is so bad now, we only pay attention to staying alive." He laughs again.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:Ct2SnZb9nxs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:Ct2SnZb9nxs:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:Ct2SnZb9nxs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?i=eQvpkfCiE8U:Ct2SnZb9nxs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_world?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:Ct2SnZb9nxs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img sr
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| Iraqis have little faith in U.S. election |
Laith repeats my question back to me, chuckling. "What is the Iraqi media saying about the US elections?" He pauses, thinking how best to answer. "Man, the situation is so bad now, we only pay attention to staying alive." He laughs again.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:LvrVH96vw_0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:LvrVH96vw_0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:LvrVH96vw_0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?i=eQvpkfCiE8U:LvrVH96vw_0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~ff/rss/cnn_topstories?a=eQvpkfCiE8U:Lvr
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| Iraq has USD4.2b weapons order from Russia |
(MENAFN) A Russian government document unveiled that Iraq has signed over USD4.2 billion contracts to buy weapons from Russia, Reuters reported. The document was issued at a meeting between Prime ...
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| Iraq oil output to double by 2020: IEA |
Production could reach 6.1 million barrels per day by 2020, up from the current output of around 3 million barrels a day, and top more than 8 million barrels by 2035.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rss/money_news_international/~4/OyFmtCxuicg" height="1" width="1"/>
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| Air Arabia launches its third destination in Iraq |
(MENAFN) Sharjah-based budget carrier Air Arabia is set to launch its services to Basra, its third destination in Iraq after Najaf and Erbil, Emirates 24/7 reported. Located in Southern Iraq, ...
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| More than 30,000 Iraqis to perform Haj this year |
(MENAFN - Arab News) The Iraqi ambassador to Saudi Arabia said Iraqi pilgrims this year would number 32,000, of which the first group of more than 1,000 pilgrims had already arrived in Jeddah and ...
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| Iraqi authorities execute 6 inmates |
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| Naval Medical Center San Diego expanding its prosthetics lab |
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are arriving at the Naval Medical Center San Diego with multiple amputations — and a need for prosthetics suited to multiple activities.To meet the needs of an increasing number of amputees, Naval Medical Center San Diego is expanding its prosthetics lab where service personnel are fitted with artificial limbs and trained to use them.
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| 11 Iraqi inmates executed after terrorism convictions |
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| ‘The Yellow Birds,’ by Kevin Powers |
In this debut novel a young soldier goes to battle in Iraq and has trouble adjusting once back home.
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| World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: American Sentenced in Terrorism Case |
A court sentenced an American citizen to life in prison on charges of assisting Al Qaeda and financing terrorist activities in Iraq, according to a government statement released Thursday.
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| Iraq cbank gives more room for dollar sales |
(MENAFN) Iraqi officials said that the central bank has loosened rules on the sale of dollars in a step likely to boost the dinar currency, Gulf Daily News reported. The central bank said it ...
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| Iraq crude production to reach 3.4m bpd by 2013: Official |
(MENAFN) Thamir Ghadhban, the top energy advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, expected oil output to reach 3.4 million barrels per day (bpd), and exports to average 2.9 million bpd in 2013, Reters ...
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| Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s Master of Iraq Chaos, Still Vexes the U.S. |
 Qassim Suleimani, a general in the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, is linked to many aspects of both war and diplomacy in classified documents.
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| Iraq to invest USD500b in energy development by 2030: Shahristani |
(MENAFN) Iraq unveiled plans to spend some USD500 billion on the development of its energy sector and related industries with the help of the private sector by 2030, Gulf Daily News reported. The ...
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| September is deadliest month in Iraq in more than 2 years |
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| Wave of bombings across Iraq leaves 26 dead |
A series of coordinated bombings shattered Shiite neighborhoods and struck at Iraqi security forces Sunday, killing at least 26 in attacks that one official described as a rallying call by al-Qaida just days after dozens of militants escaped from prison.
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| Another Wave of Bombings Across Iraq |
Sunday’s attacks were the latest instance in which insurgents coordinated attacks in multiple cities in a single day, apparently intending to rekindle sectarian conflict.
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| Iraq suffers deadliest day in nearly a month |
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| Twelve Iraqi policemen killed in explosion |
(MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Up to 12 policemen were killed and eight others were injured in a car bomb explosion in Wasit province, southwest of the Iraqi capital, early on Sunday, in one ...
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The WikiLeaks website began publishing on Thursday what it said were more than 100 U.S. Defense Department files detailing military detention policies in camps in Iraq and at Guantanamo Bay in the years after the September 11 attacks on U.S. targets.