Foreign firms snub Iraq oil industry

BAGHDAD (AFP) Foreign energy companies snubbed Iraq on Tuesday by rejecting all but one deal to develop the country’s oil and gas sector, in what had been the first such opportunity in nearly four decades. Bidding descended into near farce in Baghdad

UPDATE 3-Iraq auction terms deter oil firms, BP wins prize

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UPDATE 4-Iraq auction terms deter oil firms, BP wins prize

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The end of the beginning for Iraq?

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Bomb in Iraq’s Kirkuk kills 20 as U.S. troops leave

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A car bomb in a busy market killed at least 20 people and wounded 25 others in the northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, police said, as U.S. troops pulled out of all Iraqi cities and left security in the hands of local forces. The

US House Speaker hails Iraq pullout

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday hailed the withdrawal of US forces from Iraqi towns and cities as a major step towards a complete pullout and “the end of the war.”"Today marks a critical step …

26 killed in car bomb in Iraq’s Kirkuk

KIRKUK: Twenty-six people people were killed and 56 wounded in a car bomb attack on a market area in Kirkuk on Tuesday, a high-ranking police official said while talking to a French news agency. The blast occurred around 6 pm (1500 GMT) in the central

IRAQ WRAPUP 2-Bomb kills 25 in N.Iraq as U.S. troops leave

BAGHDAD, June 30 (Reuters) - A car bomb in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 25 people on Tuesday, just after U.S. troops handed over full control of Iraq’s cities to the domestic security forces six years after the invasion. The bomb,

Iraq violence may endure as US troops…

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Iraq asks foreign energy companies to resubmit bids

WEEKLY SECTIONS FEATURES FINANCE BAGHDAD: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani on Tuesday asked foreign energy firms to resubmit their bids for five of the six oil fields offered up for development in the war-battered country.

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