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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Considering a US-Iranian deal]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56320</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. There are many blocks in the way of such a deal, from ideology to distrust to domestic politics. But given the knot that is being tied in the region, rumors that negotiations are being floated come as no surprise.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tupperware to educate Iraqi women on entrepreneurship]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Company announces joint program with Secretary of State&#039;s Office of Global Women&#039;s Issues and Rollins College at World Economic Forum; Aims to create a new generation of female entrepreneurs in post-war Iraq.

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<title><![CDATA[Emirates strengthens services to Iraq on increased passenger and cargo demand]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56260</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Airline announces additional capacity increase between Dubai and Baghdad, growing its services to seven flights per week, starting 2 February 2012.  ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq publishes payments from its oil exports]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=56037</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq&#039;s disclosure of the figures follows the country&#039;s commitment to the EITI standard.  

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq bombs kill at least 61 ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. A spate of attacks against Shiite pilgrims and neighbourhoods in Iraq killed at least 61 as the country grapples with a week-long political row that has stoked sectarian tensions.

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<title><![CDATA[Bombs kill at least 60 as Iraq mired in political crisis]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55860</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. A wave of attacks in Baghdad Thursday killed at least 60 people as Iraq faced a political crisis, with its vice president accused of running death squads and the premier warning he could break off power-sharing.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[flydubai doubles Iraqi network with two new routes]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55828</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Low-cost carrier to commence flights to Baghdad and Najaf from January 2012. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq: An army of soldiers to be replaced by an army of businessmen]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55782</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  &quot;It is not now the generals but the businessmen and the corporations that are at the forefront of Iraq&#039;s future,&quot; Prime minister Nouri al-Maliki said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Last US base handed to Iraq ahead of pullout ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55777</link>
<description><![CDATA[The transfer of the sprawling installation on the outskirts of the southern city of Nasiriyah is a final step ahead of a complete US withdrawal from Iraq in the coming days.

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<title><![CDATA[How to structure a housing Public Private Partnership in Iraq ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55751</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. The BOO/BOT/BOOT/BTO models that we now see being used for infrastructure and utility projects can also be extended for use in the housing sector, although there are a number of important differences that must be recognised and built into a housing concession. 
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<title><![CDATA[Could war flare again between Iraq and Kuwait? ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55688</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. While Iraq and Kuwait are now at peace, many of the border issues that led to conflict two decades ago remain, which no amount of diplomatic bonhomie can completely paper over.

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<title><![CDATA[An increase of output by non-OPEC nations will make up for rising demand in 2012, says Deloitte report]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[QATAR. Oil &amp; Gas reality check report, released at the World Petroleum Congress, sees Iraq and Libya playing a major role in the global oil industry.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Honeywell expands in Iraq with opening of Basra office]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Honeywell&#039;s second office to open in Iraq since 2010 will further strengthen the company&#039;s commitment to its customers and partners in Southern Iraq.

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<title><![CDATA[US hands Victory Base Complex over to Iraqi control]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The United States on Friday handed over to Iraqi control the sprawling Victory Base Complex near Baghdad, the main base from which the US war in Iraq was run.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GE announces US$40 million agreement with BP Iraq for Produced Water Re-Injection]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55498</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. GE units team up to offer pumps, gas engines and related equipment to increase production in the Rumaila oil field of southern Iraq. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zain Iraq in strategic US$650 million five-year network outsourcing and optimization agreement with Ericsson]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55446</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Deal expected to deliver Zain customers in Iraq a better mobile experience on a high- quality network; Ericsson will modernize, manage, operate and improve the wireless network and IT operations. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Geopolitical analysis: Syria, Iran and the balance of power in the Middle East]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55405</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The withdrawal of US troops from Iraq brings the potential for a massive shift in the balance of power in the region, with Iran moving from a fairly marginal power to potentially a dominant power. 

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<title><![CDATA[First GE Day in Erbil highlights region-focused partnerships to drive the growth of Kurdistan ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55398</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. High-profile panel discussion explores developmental opportunities in the Kurdistan Region.  
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<title><![CDATA[MerchantBridge outlines changing investment landscape in Iraq ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. International private equity group, MerchantBridge, announced today the launch of &quot;The New Iraq - Discovering Business 2012&quot;.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GE partners with the Iraqi Government to drive sustainable growth]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55391</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. GE and National Investment Commission hosts panel discussion on &#039;Public Private Partnerships Paving the Way for Sustainable Growth&#039;; Underlines commitment to localization and knowledge transfer; Plans to recruit more than 200 Iraqi nationals. 
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq approves US$17 billion contract for gas capture with Shell, Mitsubishi]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55294</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. &quot;The government has a 51% stake in the partnership, and the companies 49%, including 44% for Shell and the rest for Mitsubishi.&quot; ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exxon deal good for all Iraq, says Kurdish minister]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. An Iraqi Kurdish minister sought to allay the Baghdad government&#039;s concerns about an oil exploration deal his region signed with ExxonMobil.

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq reaches agreement with Kurds on oil contracts]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The central government and the Kurdish Regional Government have reached &quot;mutually acceptable&quot; solutions to long-standing disputes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraqi minister to address Urban Development Summit in Turkey]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Leading international experts from across the construction and investment sectors will gather later this month to meet key Iraqi government stakeholders.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq is ready for mobile broadband, says Ericsson  ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55072</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Ericsson highlights its longstanding presence in Iraq at Iraq Telecom 2011 event; Telecom networks in Iraq are ready for 3G and LTE.
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<title><![CDATA[Libya and Iraq: The Price of Success]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=55006</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The universal congratulations on the death of Moammar Gadhafi are as ominous as all victory celebrations are, because they ignore the critical question: Now what?

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq upstream legal update]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54951</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. With proven oil reserves of approximately 115 billion barrels, Iraq&#039;s oil industry has seen considerable growth. The opportunities, however, are not without their challenges. The existing legal framework within which the IFG and the KRG operate is based on constitutional provisions. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US$50 billion earmarked by Iraq for development of nation&#039;s airports]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54930</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Emerging Markets Airport Suppliers Conference (EMASC 2011) to highlight business opportunities in Iraq market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama foes blast Iraq withdrawal amid Iran worries]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54912</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. President Barack Obama&#039;s conservative critics blasted his announcement that all US troops will leave Iraq by year&#039;s end.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leighton awarded US$518 million Iraq crude oil project]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54817</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The project aims to stabilize and expand Iraq&#039;s crude oil export capacity by constructing a pipeline connecting crude oil storage facilities to the offshore crude oil export terminal in Fao, Basrah in Southern Iraq.

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq to boost oil output to 3 million barrels a day by year end]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54511</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The Iraqi government&#039;s projected increases are regarded as overly optimistic in some quarters, including the International Monetary Fund.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Investment opportunities seen in Iraq&#039;s energy sector]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54496</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Figures suggest the growing potential for international energy companies in Iraq.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Major markets in MENA face shortage of 3.5 million affordable housing units]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54486</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Latest Jones Lang LaSalle report confirms that whilst governments across the region are increasing their attention on the supply of new homes, demand is far out-stripping supply.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kuwait Energy optimistic about oil and gas opportunities in Iraq and Egypt]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54479</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Kuwait Energy&#039;s Senior Vice President for Iraq discusses the significant opportunities in the MENA region.

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<title><![CDATA[Risk assessment of Iraq for regional maritime industry]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54478</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. International marine insurance expert to examine risks involved shipping cargo to Iraq at Middle East Money &amp; Ships conference.  

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<title><![CDATA[World Bank&#039;s Global Gas Flaring Reduction Advisor explains the significant value of flared gas]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54464</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Expert to deliver comprehensive insights into the opportunities and threats of failing to utilize flared gas Efficiently at Iraq 2011: Future Energy.

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<title><![CDATA[First Official Iraq Defence &amp; Security Summit 2011 announced]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54461</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. A rare opportunity to engage with the new Iraqi Government and assist in their multi-billion dollar defence and security procurement programme. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Energy experts to convene at Iraq Future Energy 2011 ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54377</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Industry leaders and professionals to share accumulated expertise helping to build Iraq&#039;s future energy sector. 

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<title><![CDATA[Terror battle &#039;long way&#039; from being won, says Blair]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54352</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Middle East envoy admitted he had underestimated the difficulty of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, but blamed Iran for prolonging the conflicts.
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-BP head to buy Turkish energy group for US$2.1 billion ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Vallares, the investment vehicle led by Tony Hayward, announced a deal to buy Genel Energy, the biggest oil producer in Iraq&#039;s Kurdistan region.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alstom Grid wins Us$93.7 million gas-insulated substation contract in Iraq]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54316</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. This is Alstom Grid&#039;s first contract to be signed directly with the Ministry of Electricity since 2003, and the second major win in Iraq this year. 


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<title><![CDATA[Defense Solutions releases Iraq-focused business plan]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=54239</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Five year growth plan capitalizes on the firm&#039;s extensive opportunities in Iraq.

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<title><![CDATA[Kuwait ups security at Bubiyan Island port before Iraq talks]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[KUWAIT. Baghdad claims the mammoth Mubarak al-Kabir port, once completed, will strangle its shipping lanes in the narrow Khor Abdullah waterway.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lukoil awards Iraq contract to Baker Hughes]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The drilling and completions contract covers 23 wells in the West Qurna phase two field.

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<title><![CDATA[Iranian company to build 10 power plants in Iraq]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Iranian company Ego group is to build 10 electricity generating plants in Iraq.
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq to negotiate possible US troop extension]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq&#039;s political leaders have agreed to allow the government to negotiate a possible deal with the US to keep American troops on a training mission.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kuwait gets US$1.06 billion in Iraqi reparation]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53768</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The UN released  on Thursday the latest payment of a war reparation scheme that began in 1994. A further US$19 billion is due.


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<title><![CDATA[Iraq signs agreement to build US$6.5 billion refinery in Karbala]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The new refinery will have a daily capacity of 200,000 barrels of Crude Oil and will produce fuel for the domestic market. 
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq needs strategies to improve prospects for youth, says UN envoy]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53601</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Ad Melkert has called on the Iraqi authorities to develop a vision to improve the economic and social prospects for its young people.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq, Iran strengthen cooperation]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. A number of agreements covering cultural, communications, technology and medical cooperation were signed in the presence of Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki and visiting Iranian first Vice-President, Mohammed Reza Rahimi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq oil assets may be at risk of seizure]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53319</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The expiration today of United Nations protection of Iraq&#039;s oil revenue from creditors seeking damages stemming from Saddam Hussein&#039;s 1990 invasion of Kuwait may make the assets vulnerable to seizure.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq hunting US$17 billion missing after US invasion]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53174</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The missing money was shipped to Iraq from the United States to help with reconstruction after the ouster of Saddam Hussein.

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<title><![CDATA[Shell to start US$12.5 billion natural gas project in Iraq]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53160</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The project with Shell and Mitsubishi involves developing and capturing gas that is being flared, or burned off, in southern Iraq.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraqi Airways sells off Kuwait invasion-era fleet]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53158</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraqi Airways offers old Boeing jetliners for sale as scrap as it continues to sell off remnants of a decades-old fleet moved to neighbouring countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq seeks US expertise in reconstruction projects]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=53145</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. &quot;Iraq is planning to improve roads, seaports and airports, and make use of the experience by American companies in these fields,&quot; Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki&#039;s office said in a statement.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq signs contracts to develop gas fields with Kogas, Turkiye, Kuwait]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52947</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. While the government relies on sales of crude oil for most of its revenue, it wants to produce gas to fuel the nation&#039;s power stations.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq&#039;s North Refineries Company selects Honeywell for US$9.6 million automation systems]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52898</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Honeywell to improve operating efficiencies at Iraq&#039;s largest refinery.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[France&#039;s Alstom to build US$1.5 billion Baghdad metro ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52847</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. A five-year project for engineering group Alstom to build an above-ground urban metro line in Baghdad will be funded by the French government and banks, Iraqi officials said.

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<title><![CDATA[Investment in Iraq Summit highlights favourable foreign investment laws ]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[UAE. Foreign investments grow 48.7% in total deal value year-on-year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq, Egypt near US$1 billion deal on worker compensation]]></title>'
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<description><![CDATA[EGYPT. The row focuses on about 900,000 Egyptians workers who were not paid remittances during Iraq&#039;s 1990-1991 invasion of Kuwait.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Citigroup readies expansion in Iraq ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52668</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Citigroup hired a former US diplomat to oversee its team in Iraq as the holder of the world&#039;s fourth-biggest oil reserves rebuilds its economy. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clyde &amp; Co appointed by Lukoil on West Qurna-2 field development in Iraq]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52626</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. With recoverable reserves of 43 billion barrels West Qurna is the second largest oil field in the world.
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq&#039;s logistics and transportation sector get major fillip with launch of new consortium]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52508</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Iraq Airports, Aviation and Logistics Consortium launched; Providing high quality industry training integral part of consortium&#039;s operations.    

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<title><![CDATA[Iraqi MPs approve payouts for Saddam&#039;s US victims]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52404</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraqi MPs okayed a US$400 million compensation deal for Americans who say they were mistreated during the 1990-1991 Gulf War.

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<title><![CDATA[Erbil showcases new US$300 million international airport ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52378</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Over 454,000 passengers at Erbil International Airport in 2010, marking an increase of 178% in passenger traffic over 2006.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Iraq, Iran and the next move]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52344</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Shiite uprising in Bahrain and the Saudi intervention, along with events in Yemen, have created an extremely unstable situation in the region, and the United States is afraid that completing the withdrawal from Iraq would increase the instability.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK held talks with oil firms before Iraq invasion]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52246</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Britain discussed plans to exploit Iraq&#039;s oil reserves five months before it joined the US in invading the country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Analysis: Delaying the US withdrawal from Iraq? ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52244</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Analyst Nathan Hughes examines the possibility of the United States delaying its withdrawal from Iraq and what that will mean for Iran and the region.

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<title><![CDATA[Kuwait talks with international firms for Iraqi gas]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=52053</link>
<description><![CDATA[KUWAIT. The imports may take a maximum of a year and a half to start, and the amount and value of gas to be imported &quot;has not yet been decided,&quot; according to Al-Jarida.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq&#039;s West Qurna I field reaches oil production milestone ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51884</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Field production increased to 285,000 barrels per day, exceeding target.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zain Iraq expands mobile phone services to Kurdistan ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51877</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. This expansion is the first phase of the company&#039;s plan to cover all areas in the northern provinces of Iraq.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Developments in the Middle East highlight need for region&#039;s businesses to transform]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51707</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Consultancy firm underlines effects of financial crisis and regional change on businesses.  

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq to make Arabian Travel Market debut]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51616</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraqi travel sector set for major growth as business and religious tourism increases amid renewed billion dollar infrastructure investment and expanding air links. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gulf Air begins services to Basra]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51418</link>
<description><![CDATA[BAHRAIN. Airline adds fourth destination in Iraq to its network.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IFC led US$400 million financing loan for Zain Iraq]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51351</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. The long-term debt facility will help Zain Iraq expand service coverage and improve telecommunications quality throughout Iraq.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fluor to perform early works in Iraq for ExxonMobil ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51271</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The engineering, procurement, construction and management contract is a reimbursable continuing services agreement for oil field and related infrastructure development.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq to sign Akkas gas deal, review Kurdish oil contracts]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=51008</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq originally planned to sign the Akkas agreement on November 14 with Korea Gas Corp. and KazMunaiGaz National, Kazakhstan&#039;s state fuel producer.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report proposes Master Plan for Water for Peace in the Middle East ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50947</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The Middle East is likely to plunge into serious humanitarian crisis due to depletion of water resources, unless remedial measures are introduced urgently, says a new Strategic Foresight Group report.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MerchantBridge mourns tragic death of two senior executives ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50906</link>
<description><![CDATA[LEBANON. Basil Al Rahim, the founder and Chief Executive of MerchantBridge, and Abdallah Lahoud, Partner, were en route from Sulaimaniyah to Beirut when their plane crashed in unknown circumstances over Iraq. 

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq cabinet ramps up spending as oil prices rise]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50824</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq&#039;s government submitted a revised draft budget to MPs for approval, raising projected public spending as oil prices have increased.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq readies to protect overseas funds]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50775</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq has told its central bank to open accounts to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars out of a post-Gulf war US fund.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kuwait Prime Minister visits Iraq for first time since war]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50415</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Kuwait&#039;s PM received a red carpet welcome on his first visit since Iraq&#039;s 1990 invasion of its neighbour, and both sides pledged to redouble efforts to resolve issues from that conflict.

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<title><![CDATA[Clash with Kuwait shows need to talk, says Iraq]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50388</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. A clash between Kuwaiti coast guards and Iraqi fishermen that left a Kuwaiti dead highlights the need for cooperation between the two countries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq&#039;s Tariq Aziz mst be freed &#039;as a humanitarian gesture,&#039; says son]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50328</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Saddam Hussein&#039;s deputy and former Iraqi foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, may die within months and should be freed from prison on compassionate grounds, his eldest son said. 

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<title><![CDATA[Perspective: 2011 is critical year for Middle East regional telecom operators]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50292</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The last three weeks have brought the news that Etisalat&#039;s deal to acquire 46% of Zain is now cleared and that Qtel has purchased a 50% share in Tunisiana for US$1.2 billion.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq to sign Akkas gas field contract this month ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50231</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq expects to sign an agreement later this month with two foreign companies seeking to develop the Akkas natural-gas field.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq&#039;s oil output to rise 17% in early 2011]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50108</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq&#039;s oil output will rise to 2.75 million barrels a day because of investments by international companies, the oil minister said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Security Council ends Iraq sanctions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=50070</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The UN Security Council ended key international sanctions imposed on Iraq in a major move toward bringing closure on the Saddam Hussein era.

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<title><![CDATA[Tony Blair recalled to Iraq inquiry]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49990</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been recalled to give extra evidence to the Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq war.

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<title><![CDATA[GE turbines to help meet Northern Iraq&#039;s growing energy needs ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49983</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. GE 9E Gas turbine technology selected by Mass Global for expansion of Arbil power plant in Kurdistan. 

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<title><![CDATA[Key production growth target achieved at Iraq&#039;s Zubair field ]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49968</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. 10% Zubair field production growth since Eni, Occidental Petroleum and KOGAS Consortium contract signing; Production on target to increase by more than 1 million barrels of oil per day. 

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<title><![CDATA[Diabetes awareness survey reveals alarming figures across the Middle East and Northern Africa region]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49866</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Conducted in October 2010, the survey aims to assess the level of awareness and knowledge among the general population with regard to causes, risks and complications of diabetes. 

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<title><![CDATA[Major UAE companies set for inaugural aviation event in Erbil]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49777</link>
<description><![CDATA[UAE. Currently more than US$150 billion worth of airport and logistics infrastructure related projects are under consideration in Iraq.

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq signs deals to develop Mansuriyah, Siba gas fields]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49573</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq&#039;s oil ministry inks agreements as it tries to boost its energy production and break into the lucrative global gas market.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama hails Iraqi power-sharing deal

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<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49520</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL.  US President Barack Obama on Friday hailed a &quot;milestone&quot; in Iraq after rival factions reached a power-sharing deal following months of fraught negotiations and deadlock.

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<title><![CDATA[Deal ends Iraq&#039;s political deadlock]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49501</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. Iraq&#039;s prime minister Nouri Maliki will return to power for another four-year term after MPs finally agreed on a deal to form a new government.

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<title><![CDATA[Iraq orders seven Eurocopter AS350 B3 helicopters for agricultural missions]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49283</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The helicopters to the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture will be used for crop spraying missions over vast fields of date palm trees - which provide a major source of agricultural revenue for the country.
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<title><![CDATA[Iraq, Afghanistan among &#039;most corrupt&#039; nations]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49185</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. Kuwait and Qatar singled out  for an improvement in their fight against graft, according to Transparency International&#039;s annual survey.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tariq Aziz sentenced to death by Iraqi court]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49169</link>
<description><![CDATA[IRAQ. One of late dictator Saddam Hussein&#039;s most prominent deputies, Tariq Aziz was sentenced to death on Tuesday by Iraq&#039;s high tribunal.

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<title><![CDATA[Leighton Offshore awarded US$733 million Iraq crude oil export facility project]]></title>'
<link>http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?c=3&amp;cg=3&amp;t=1&amp;id=49090</link>
<description><![CDATA[INTERNATIONAL. The project will provide enhanced export facilities from the Fao Terminal near Al Basrah, and forms a major part of the South Oil Company&#039;s strategic redevelopment program for Iraq.  
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