Americans Kurds Arabs join forces on north Iraq frontline
A US commander strides down a street in a Kurdish village in northern Iraq, heading a mixed squad of American troops, Iraqi security forces and Kurdish peshmerga fighters.
Posted: February 28th, 2010
at 2:15pm by Arif
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Etisalat eyes stake in Iraqi operator
Mohammad Omran, Chairman of UAE-based Etisalat has said the company is close to buying a majority stake in Iraq’s Korek Telecom as it looks to double revenues from overseas operations in three years, Reuters has reported. ‘Etisalat is almost near to finalising a deal with Korek,’ Mohammad Omran said at a press conference, adding it was in talks to buy a majority stake in the northern Iraq-based telecom firm.
Posted: February 23rd, 2010
at 12:51pm by Arif
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Iraq-Turkey railway to reopen after seven years
After a seven-year stoppage in the wake of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, a railway linking northern Iraq and Turkey has reopened, Reuters has reported. The train service between Mosul and southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, which covers a distance of about 600 km and will also carry freight, will operate twice a week.
Posted: February 21st, 2010
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Al-Futtaim to open Carrefour branch in Iraq
Dubai-based Majid Al-Futtaim (MAF) Retail has announced plans to open its first store in Northern Iraq by the end of this year, as part of a wider expansion plan in the region, Reuters has reported. “The north of Iraq is a very promising market and a stabile area,” Muhammad Naeem, an executive at MAF Retail, told the news service. MAF has also announced plans to develop projects in Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman, with Libya being considered for the future, he said.
Posted: February 21st, 2010
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Iraq-Turkey railway link re-opens (BBC World)
The first train service in decades sets off from northern Iraq to Turkey, in a move both countries hope will boost trade.
Posted: February 16th, 2010
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Kurds to resume oil exports in Iraq
Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Co. has been instructed by the government to resume oil exports from the northern Kurdish region after it has agreed to the local authority’s proposal on a payment method, Bloomberg has reported. The KRG last month proposed that the government pay Norway’s DNO International and other producers in northern Iraq directly or for the revenue to pass through the Kurdish authorities. The region has capacity to export about 100,000 barrels of oil a day, and may start pipeline expansion work to more than double that this year.
Posted: February 10th, 2010
at 2:35pm by Arif
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nytimes: In Northern Iraq, a Vote Seems Likely to Split on Familiar Lines http://nyti.ms/aTKNk6
nytimes: In Northern Iraq, a Vote Seems Likely to Split on Familiar Lines http://nyti.ms/aTKNk6
Posted: February 9th, 2010
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::NYTIMES::
::TIMES::
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::SONAM KAPOOR::
::IMRAN KHAN::
::PRIYANKA CHOPRA::
::AYESHA TAKIA::
::GUL PANANG::
::CELINA JAITLEY::
::MALLIKA SHERAWAT::
::SHREYA GHOSHAL::
::LISA RAY::
::NEHA DHUPIA::
::AKSHAY KUMAR::
::MAHESH BHATT::
::KARAN JOHAR::
::RITEISH DESHMUKH::
::BARACK OBAMA::
::GENELIA D'SOUZA::
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