Iraq update
Latest news from Iraq Updates
22nd October 2005 - 28th October 2005
Politics
* Approval of the Constitution is vital for Iraq's stability.
* Saddam's brother pleads for cancer treatment
* Abuse claims against 2,400 firms: Iraq regime said to have banked $1.8bn Companies may not have known of payments
* Shias join forces ahead of polls
* Al-Hakim for autonomous regional govts in Iraq
* Saddam lawyers suspend contact with court
* Top Iraqi Cleric Won't Back Shiite Parties
* Allawi, Iraq's former prime minister, broadens coalition to contest key vote
* Iraqi Shia unite to contest poll
* Shi‘ite and Sunni lines drawn for Iraq vote
* Iraq's top cleric to withhold support for Shiite parties contesting next vote
* Sunnis join forces as pressure mounts on Washington
* Few Iraq oil probe targets respond to charges
* A far from satisfactory step forward
* Saddam's defense team wants to put Bush on trial
* Fears Yes vote could divide country further
* Iraqi constitution yes vote approved by UN
* Iraq: A small and fragile step forward
* Iraq votes for constitution despite Sunni rejection
* Sunni political groups to join forces in Iraq
* Interview with Iraqi Deputy PM Ahmed Chalabi
* Iraqi poll panel: Charter approved
* Final Tally Shows Iraqi Voters Approved New Constitution
* Iraqi parties line up allies for December ballot
* Iraqi Election (15 Oct. 2005) Results, by Province
* Iraq charter vote finely balanced
* Fate of Iraqi charter in balance
* Fate of Iraq charter may hang on one province
* The Trial
* Iraq releases partial vote results
* Iraq to step up security for defense lawyers in Saddam's trial
* Iraq Reports 63 Percent Referendum Turnout
* Indications crucial Iraqi province leaning toward 'yes' vote
* Falluja witnesses day of peace
* Execution of Saddam and Execution of Iraq
* Iraqi Constitution Vote Split on Ethnic and Sect Lines; Election Panel Reports No Major Fraud
* A change of course would be the least worst option in Iraq
* Saddam's trial is merely a political sideshow: The success of the new constitution will depend on whether Sunnis feel cheated by the referendum
* Twists in Saddam trial: First witness is cancer patient, defense lawyer snatched
* Iraqis await referendum results
* Will politics deny Saddam a fair trial?
* Abducted lawyer found dead in Iraq
* Iraq vote result may take days - IECI official
Security
* 23 dead as Shia and Sunni militia clash after raid to free hostage
* US envoy: Iraq troop cut possible
* Controversy grows over fate of Iraq detainees
* Three Ukrainian peacekeepers injured in blast in Iraq, Defense Ministry says
* Al-Qaida in Iraq says it has abducted two Moroccan Embassy employees in Baghdad
* US warned on long presence in Iraq as constitution approved by slim majority
* Iraq: Writer says darkest form of "terror" to be expected after charter success
* Baghdad hotel attack kills at least 17
* Deadly blasts hit Kurdish Iraq city
* U.S. military death toll in Iraq reaches 2,000
* Outlines of larger Sunni-Shia strife already drawn
* Baghdad suicide car bomb, other insurgent attacks kill more than 20 Iraqis
* Gunmen kill 12 workers on Iraq building site
* Explosions rock central Baghdad
* Scores killed in Iraq violence
* Feature: Making a killing
* Iraqi Security Forces reaches milestone
* American forces kill 20 insurgents sheltering foreign militants; U.S. deaths near 2,000
* Poll: Iraqis oppose foreign troops
* Iraqi police targeted in Baghdad
* Guardian reporter Rory Carroll was released yesterday after being held captive in Baghdad.
* Defence lawyer in Saddam trial abducted in Baghdad
Kurdistan
* Talabani suggests 'general amnesty' for Kurdish rebels
* Kurdish writer says new Iraqi state continues Arabization of Kirkuk
* Arab League chief underlines ties with Iraq's Kurds; government hints at accepting conference
* Arab League head meets Kurdish MPs
* Kurdistan's president flies to Washington to meet with Bush
* Kurdistan in the new Iraq debated at Foreign Policy Centre event, London
International Organisations
* EU contributes to Iraq reconstruction, elections
International Relations
* Iraqi premier in Jordan for closer security, political, economic ties
* Korean troops build playground for Kurdish children
* Berlusconi: Italy's troop withdrawal from Iraq will continue in groups of 300, then last 1,000
* The European Commission announces grants for Iraq
* Japans grants to infrastructure projects under discussion
* Reconciliation of the New Iraqis with the League
* Iraq envoy to UN slams Syria for aiding insurgents
* Japan welcomes Iraq's adoption of constitution
* EU welcomes adoption of constitution in Iraq
* Finally, Amr Moussa and the Arab League are taking action
* UK values Italy's contributions to Iraq security
* League's Musa leaves Iraq "with little to show"
* DHL Middle East helps needy in Iraq
* Iraq cleric backs reconciliation meeting
* Arab League chief in Baghdad visit
* Japan to assess safety in Iraq before deciding on extended troop mission
* Tehran denies engaging in a double game in Iraq
* Arab League chief condemns insurgent violence
Conferences
* Iraq Defence minister and delegation confirm attendance at ISTC Summit
Economy
* Baghdad Real Estate Market is Booming Despite Escalating Violence
* Leading Article: A far from satisfactory step forward
* Large Iraqi budget deficit
* Warning of problems in the Industrial Sector
Agriculture & Farming
* Iraq to finalise 1m tonne wheat deal
* Iraq gets first grain shipments on credit
* Agricultural commodity shipments from U.S. companies stream toward Iraqi consumers
* Ministry of Industry supplies fertilizer at subsidised prices
Building & Construction
* Iraq receives more electricity, bus station and community center
Energy – Oil & Gas
* Baghdad to start lifting petrol subsidies
* Iraq reissues oil wells tenders
* U.N. to Detail Kickbacks Paid for Iraq's Oil
* Iraq oil-for-food scandal taints 2,000 firms
* Oil exports resume in the south
* Another refinery put to work in southern Iraq
* Halliburton swings to profit on strong energy services business
* Iraq oil exports halted by attacks and weather
* Budgeted Iraqi oil revenues over the next 3 years
* Lack of finance is delaying reconstruction of the oil sector
* Water rising with oil in southern Iraq oilfields
* North Iraq oil exports halts due to sabotages
* Blasts halt north Iraq oil exports
* Basra oil loadings hit
* Minister of Oil: Our mission is to improve the situation
* Iraqi oil exports are expected to increase
* US charges 3 people, 3 firms in Iraq oil program
* US company owns up to Iraq kickbacks
Finance & Banking
* Iraq ISX joins the Asian-European Stock Exchange Association
Food & Drink
* New contracts for the import of sugar signed by the Ministry of Trade
* Compensation offered to dependents of the food subsidy
General Commerce
* The Arab Fund and insurance against violence and terror
* An increase in British exports to Iraq
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
* Iran makes a generous grant to the Iraqi health sector
Media and Communications
* Strong media presence in Iraq vital, says Carroll
* Iraqi women to learn radio business
Transport
* Erbil International Airport (EIA) - Direct Flights to Kurdistan Region
* Iraqi Airways expands routes
* Iraqi Airways returning to previous operating levels
* Iraqi airways resumes Baghdad, Beirut flights
* A new ship joins the Iraqi-Syrian Maritime Company
* Iraqi Airways is back in service to Cairo
* The return of car imports from Jordan
* Iraqi carrier resumes Cairo flights
* Iraqi restrictions on cars dismay investors at Jordanian free zones
Utilities
* Central Ninewa residents expected to benefit from new power cables
* U.S. engineers execute power project in south
* Nearly 50,000 Iraqi homes receive increased electricity
* Thousands of homes connected to Baghdad Water Distribution System
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