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Iraq's government approved a major oil deal with a consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell to develop a prized oil field in the country's south, the prime minister said Tuesday.
Washington, 9 November (WashingtonTV)—After weeks of deadlock, the Iraqi parliament on Sunday approved a crucial election law ahead of a national election in January.
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's parliament Sunday night passed a long-delayed law necessary to hold nationwide elections, in a process that has been intensely watched over fears the holdup could delay the January contests and possibly delay the planned U.S. troop withdrawal. The passage of the law repeatedly was delayed by sharp disagreements over how voting would take place in the northern oil-rich city of ...
Iraq's parliament has passed a long-delayed election law required for national elections to be held in January. The law won approval Sunday from 141 of the almost 200 Iraq lawmakers present after a tense, day-long debate.
Washington -- President Barack Obama hailed the Iraqi parliament's passage Sunday of a much-delayed election law, declaring it a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future.
(RTTNews) - Iraq's lawmakers approved a crucial election law late Sunday, required for national elections to take place in January. Lawmakers agreed on a key dispute about how the vote will be conducted in the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, claimed by Sunni Arabs, Turkmen and Kurds.
A group of East Tennessee families helped several Iraqi refugees in Knoxville get an early start to an American holiday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKTV) - President Barack Obama spoke from the Rose Garden Sunday afternoon to speak on two topics including Healthcare Reform and a law passed in Iraq.
Iraqi parliament members adjourned on Saturday without reaching an accord on a controversial new elections law, and the lawmakers could make another try to forge and pass legislation tomorrow.
Iraq's parliament passed a long-delayed election law on Sunday, making the way for a national election in January. Lawmakers overcame disagreements over the disputed city of Kirkuk to pass the measure, a lawmaker told Reuters.
Despite the riches trapped below the oil fields of Basra, the city of three million is plagued by poverty, unemployment, and poor sanitation.
When we think of archaeological museums, terms like "razzle dazzle" don't usually come to mind.
An expenses scandal erupted in Iraq on Friday after religious leaders hit out at how MPs secured themselves numerous lavish perks while failing to ensure the nation's general election goes ahead.
The Iraqi parliament has postponed the vote to approve a new electoral law, Saturday, that it needs to hold January 16 parliamentary elections. It was the seventh time in the last month that Iraqi MPs were unable to resolve disagreements.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- An Iraq Shiite cleric drew fire from religious conservatives over a decision to adopt secularism in a new political party competing in parliamentary elections.
BAGHDAD -- Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell signed a deal with the Iraqi Oil Ministry on Thursday to develop a major field, marking the first foray by a U.S.-led consortium into Iraq's promising but uncertain oil industry.
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