Will 2013 Decide the Fate of Iraqi Oil?

World Bank Commits $900m to Iraq Valerus Awarded Contract for Iraq Processing Facilities Croatia’s Ingra Signs $1.5m Deal in Iraq Starwood Hotels Expands in Iraq Categorized

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Sri Lanka to Buy Iraqi Oil after US Sanctions on Iran

By John Lee.

Sri Lanka is to purchase oil from Iraq after the US imposed new sanctions on Iran.

According to a report from AFP, the US Senate unanimously approved new economic sanctions on Friday aimed at further crippling Iran’s energy, shipping and port sectors, a year after Congress passed tough restrictions against Tehran.

Sri Lankan foreign ministry secretary Karunatillaka Amunugama told the Sunday Times:

“Oil in northern Iraq is similar to Iranian crude and could be refined (domestically), thereby reducing costs on the import of refined products.“

Sri Lanka has relied on Iran for 92 percent of its crude oil requirements.

(Source: AFP)

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Video: Climate Changes Threaten Iraqi Wetlands

Marshes restored after they were drained under Saddam Hussein during the Iraq-Iran war in the 1980′s are now under the risk of being completely destroyed due to rising temperatures and drought.

Al Jazeera’s Jane Arraf reports from Iraq’s southern marshes.

(Source: Al Jazeera)

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Tech Fault Halts Trading on Iraqi Stock Exchange

Iraq Business News Welcomes New Blogger Ahdab Oilfield Hits 140,000 Barrels Per Day US Sues KBR over Troop Trailers in Iraq WesternZagros Announces Appointment of Senior Vice President Categorized

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Number of Iraqi Students in the USA Growing

The United States Embassy in Baghdad is pleased to announce a 71% increase in the number of Iraqi graduate students and a 31% increase in the total number of Iraqi students who studied in the United States in the 2011-2012 academic year over the previous year.

According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, which is published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. universities have seen a strong increase in the enrollment of students from Iraq.

EducationUSA has helped many Iraqi students fulfill their dreams of studying in the United States. EducationUSA is a free U.S. Government service that helps students identify the best options to pursue their educational and professional interests in the United States. EducationUSA Advisors in Baghdad and Erbil can help students research U.S. universities, identify financial aid opportunities, and understand the admission process.

Students who want to study in the U.S. can

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International Speakers to Discuss Iraqi Energy Market

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Internationally acclaimed experts from across the oil and gas sector will be addressing the challenges and opportunities in the Iraqi market, at the upcoming Basra Oil & Gas International Exhibition & Conference.

Speakers from Weatherford, Gulf Energy, South Oil Company (SOC) and Penspen will put forward their views on technology, health & safety, laws & regulations, petrochemicals and many other topics related to the conference theme

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Scania Discusses Modernisation of Iraqi Fleet

Iraq’s Transport Minister, Hadi al-Amiri, has met the Manager Director of the Swedish truck company Scania, Gustav Sandel, to discuss ways to use the company’s expertise in the development of Iraqi ground transportation.

The ministry is reportedly in the process of developing and modernising its transport fleet, particularly road transport and passenger transport.

(Source: NINA)

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Chinese Company to Supply Iraqi Railways

Kurdish-Arab Feud: Russians and Exxon Making Things Worse Al-Araji: Iraq Needs $1 Trillion to Rebuild Iraq Pressures Gazprom to Quit Kurdistan Categorized

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US Training Program Takes Iraqi Aviation Safety to New Heights

Posted on 07 November 2012. Tags: 'Your Country' - United States, Aviation Training Institute, International Civil Aviation Organization, Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

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