Iraq attacks kill eighthttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq-attacks-kill-eight-151605079.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUCb_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-attacks-kill-eight-151605079.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUCb_wgt.Wed, 23 May 2012 08:16:05 -0700
Attacks in Iraq killed eight people and wounded 33 on Wednesday, security officials said, as Baghdad hosted key nuclear talks in its latest effort to emerge from decades of isolation.
In Iraq, a clash of treasures past, present and futurehttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq-clash-treasures-past-present-future-163158503.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUSb_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-clash-treasures-past-present-future-163158503.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUSb_wgt.Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:58 -0700
BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) - In the ancient city of Babylon, once home to the fabled Hanging Gardens, an extended oil pipeline has churned through the dirt and dug up a conundrum: which takes precedence, preserving Iraq's heritage or developing its oil wealth? The definitive answer will probably be decades coming. But for the moment, oil appears to have the edge. The site of ancient Mesopotamia ...
Iraq must cut state dependence, bank head tells AFPhttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq-must-cut-state-dependence-bank-head-tells-152929395.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUib_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-must-cut-state-dependence-bank-head-tells-152929395.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUib_wgt.Tue, 22 May 2012 08:29:29 -0700
Iraq needs to reform to lessen its economic dependence on the government, and must pay more attention to its tiny non-oil sector, the head of the country's central bank has urged in an interview with AFP.
Iraq seeks drones to protect oil facilitieshttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq-seeks-drones-protect-oil-facilities-093509844.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUyb_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-seeks-drones-protect-oil-facilities-093509844.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAUyb_wgt.Tue, 22 May 2012 02:35:09 -0700
Iraq is seeking to acquire surveillance drones to help protect its oil pipelines and platforms, which are key to the country's economy, Iraqi and US officials said.
Three Lebanese pilgrims killed in Iraq bombinghttp://news.yahoo.com/three-lebanese-pilgrims-killed-iraq-bombing-155358186.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAVCb_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/three-lebanese-pilgrims-killed-iraq-bombing-155358186.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAVCb_wgt.Wed, 23 May 2012 08:53:58 -0700
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) - At least three Lebanese Shi'ite pilgrims were killed and seven wounded on Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded near their bus in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, a police source said. The attack in Ramadi, the capital of mainly Sunni Anbar province and a former al-Qaeda stronghold, raised fears of renewed sectarian violence. The bus, carrying 45 Lebanese pilgrims, was ...
Iraq warns Turkey over pipelineshttp://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAVSb_wgt./SIG=128cfl24i/EXP=1337861775/**http%3a//www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18163248http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAVSb_wgt./SIG=128cfl24i/EXP=1337861775/**http%3a//www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-18163248Tue, 22 May 2012 09:17:02 -0700
Iraq's government warns Turkey it needs Baghdad's permission to build new oil and gas pipelines from the Kurdish autonomous region in the north.
Iraq turns to U.S. drones to protect oil platformshttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq-turns-u-drones-protect-oil-platforms-104221065.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAVib_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-turns-u-drones-protect-oil-platforms-104221065.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAVib_wgt.Mon, 21 May 2012 03:42:21 -0700
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq is buying unmanned drones from the United States to help protect its southern oil platforms as the OPEC nation ramps up production after the withdrawal of the last American troops, U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Monday. Protecting the vital infrastructure around its oil reserves, the world's fourth largest, is crucial as Iraq rebuilds an industry battered by years of ...
Iraq to Purchase U.S. Droneshttp://news.yahoo.com/iraq-purchase-u-drones-071407172.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAWSb_wgt.http://news.yahoo.com/iraq-purchase-u-drones-071407172.html;_ylt=A2KJ3CUPtr1PckQAWSb_wgt.Mon, 21 May 2012 00:14:07 -0700
In an effort to protect Iraq's oil exports, the U.S. has agreed to sell unarmed surveillance drones to the Iraqi navy, USA Today reports.