Exemption of the general manager of South Oil Company in Basra from his duties and appointing him an adviser without powers

Iraq's transport minister opens new quay in Basra's port

Iraq calls on Japanese firms to reconstruct oil facilities

$100 million set to encourage marriages between Sunnis and Shiites

Iraq seeks to buy fighter jets from US: report

U.S. Spied on Iraqi Leaders, Book Says

Maliki drops the mask

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Exemption of the general manager of South Oil Company in Basra from his duties and appointing  an adviser without powers , Radio Sawa /Arabic

The Oil Ministry has issued an order exempting the general manager of South Oil Company in Basra, Jabbar Allaibi, from his post appointing him instead as an adviser without powers.

This announcement was made by Allaibi, Thursday, during an expanded meeting held with the technical cadres  in the presence of representatives from a number of media outlets, adding that differences occurred between him and the ministry because the new appointment gave him limited or no powers.

 "Radio Sawa" is informed that  the South Oil Company is currently managed by the head of the engineering and Deputy Director General Eng. Kifah Kamel, while the Oil Ministry has  not appointed yet a new Director-General officially.

Iraq's transport minister opens new quay in Basra's port ,Aswat AlIraq

BASRA, Sept.4 (VOI) - Iraq's minister of transport on Thursday inaugurated a new quay in the southern province of Basra.
"Minister of Transport Amer Abdel Jabbar inaugurated the 22th quay in Umm al-Qasr port, which would increase the port's operational capability, "Abdel Kareem al-Basri, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports, said.
The minister also assessed the problems of Tanuma Bridge constructed over Shatt al-Arab River.
Tanuma Bridge, constructed of steel, disrupts navigation in Shatt al-Arab except through a systematic program to open and close it.
The province of Basra, 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, has five commercial ports and two oil ports: al-Maaqal, established in 1916 by the British forces and handed over to Iraqi authorities in 1937; and Faw, a small port on the al-Faw Peninsula near the Shatt al-Arab and the Persian Gulf.
In the early 1970s, Umm al-Qasr port was built, and in 1974, Khour al-Zubeir and Abu Falous ports were established on the Shatt al-Arab.

Iraq calls on Japanese firms to reconstruct oil facilities ,Aswat AlIraq
BAGHDAD, Sept. 4 (VOI) - Iraq's minister of oil on Thursday called on Japanese companies to take part in reconstructing its petroleum facilities.
"Iraq called on major Japanese oil firms to take part in reconstructing Iraqi infrastructures." a government statement received by Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI) cited Hussein al-Shahristani, minister of oil, as saying during a meeting with the Japanese Charge d'affaires.
 On Wednesday the International Monetary Fund said Iraq's economic prospects are improving with increased security helping to boost oil output and exports, while inflation has declined.

Iraqi Oil: Temptation versus Risk , Trend Capital

“ Iraq could provide security but no one can make guarantees – that’s what insurance is for,” Tetreault said. Kirkuk is connected with Turkey’s Ceyhan port by a pipe capable of pumping 1bln barrels per day. In pre-war period about 700,000 barrels per day were produced in Kirkuk. During latest United States’ operation in Iraq and during post-war period the pipe was operating with long frequent breaks due to often terrorism attacks. Tetreault said the problem is that Iraq is not finished with the struggle over who won the country or how it should be shaped and administered.

 $100 million set to encourage marriages between Sunnis and Shiites. , Zawia

He has set aside a budget about $100 million for this purpose, a senior official in Baghdad told Gulf News.

He said Al Maliki believes this step will enhance the current security situation. The prime minister supports marriages between tribal notables and the sons of leaders of major political parties, along with those of leaders of the security and military services, to eradicate sectarianism in Iraq.

"Clerics strongly support this approach and we will spread the message through mosques to urge youth to marry Sunnis and Shiites. This is one of the most important means of national defence to prevent the return of sectarian violence," Saleh Al Haideri, the chief of the Shiite Waquf, told Gulf News.

Iraq seeks to buy fighter jets from US: report, Zawia