UN sanctions on Iraq still in force Al Jazeera | Iraq is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources, and yet it suffers from a dismal economy with an unemployment rate of up to 18 per cent. | The country's economy slipped under Saddam Hussein's long rule and nose-dived further in the ana...
Early results: Iraqi PM winning in 2 provinces The News & Observer | BAGHDAD -- Preliminary election results released by Iraq's electoral commission show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is winning in two Shiite provinces in southern Iraq. | The results were the first vote tallies to be released in Iraq's historic elections, which took place last Sunday. | Thursday's...
Feds look for 'dirty money' coming from Iraq Ohio | Investigators looking into corruption involving reconstruction in Iraq say they have opened more than 50 cases in the past six months by scrutinizing large cash transactions made by some of the Americans involved in the nearly $150 billion rebuildi...
Iraq security firm joins bidding for Wall Street's favourite detective agency The Observer | Control Risks, which provides security for foreign companies in and the British government, is poised to join the bidding war for Wall Street's favourite detective agency, Kroll. | The security firm, headed by Richard Fenning, is linking with US fi...
Iraq security firm joins bidding for Wall Street's favourite detective agency The Guardian | Control Risks poised to table £600m bid for US corporate investigations company Kroll | Members of a private security company on the rooftop of a house in Baghdad. Control Risks’ work for the British government in Iraq gave it 30% of its sales t...
Iraq's Critical Election Khaleej Times Iraqis go to the polls on March 7 to elect a new Parliament for the second time under the country's permanent constitution of 2006. Many scholars believe that it is the second gene...
Iraqi police: Bombing in Baghdad market kills 6 Houston Chronicle | BAGHDAD - An Iraqi police official says six people were killed by a roadside bomb in northwestern Baghdad as early voting for parliamentary elections takes place across the count...
UN sanctions on Iraq still in force Al Jazeera | Iraq is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources, and yet it suffers from a dismal economy with an unemployment rate of up to 18 per cent. | The country's economy slipped under Saddam Hus...
Farooq asks Saudi to help better ties between India, Pak Zeenews Srinagar: Chairman of Moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has asked Saudi Arabia to play a "positive role" in bringing India and Pakistan closer for resolution of the Kashmir issue. | "Saudi Arabia which has friendly relations with both India and Pakistan should play a positive role in bringing the two countries closer to pa...
Oil slips below $82; OPEC expected to maintain output The Guardian * Oil retreats from 8-week intraday high above $83 * OPEC officials say prices within their desired range * Coming up: Weekly U.S. jobless claims (1330 GMT) (Updates prices) By Alejandro Barbajosa SINGAPORE, March 11 (Reuters) - Oil fell below $82 on Thursday from an eight-week high a day ago on expectations that OPEC will pump above quotas in the ...
