THURSDAY, MARCH 15 / MARCH 2012 21:52
Fawn unveiled for Trading and Contracting Kuwait, for it is currently negotiating with one of the Kuwaiti banks to create and establish a bank in Iraq, pointing to the existence of investment plans in the province of Basra, especially after the governor and officials have expressed their willingness to cooperate.
A Kuwaiti businessman and Chairman of the Board of Directors Fawn for Trading and Contracting Hussein Al-Qattan said in a statement reported for “Twilight News” that “the Iraqi banking sector is lagging behind the level it has reached international banks, while the role of this sector in the next phase is very important but is a key link in a series of investment in Iraq. ” (more…)
Author: MB Editor: SS Sunday, 04 March 2012 12:18 GMT
Reported Qaimqamip Faw in Basra, Sunday, that the Kuwaiti Coast Guard detained 11 Iraqi fishermen and seized their boat, which raises the Iraqi flag in his presence in the “shared water”, calling the Kuwaiti authorities to release them.
The mayor of Faw, Walid Mohammad Sharifi said in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “patrols belonging to the Coast Guard Kuwait objected, today, an Iraqi fishing boat he was in the shared water in the Khawr Abd Allah, and arrested the crew of 11 fishermen,” noting that “the boat was taken with his staff toward the Kuwaiti coast.” (more…)
Council threatened Basra province, Tuesday, the use of force in case of repeated attacks of forces on the Kuwaiti coast Iraqi fishermen, indicating to give him orders to the Iraqi navy stewards are required to stop such abuses. “
The head of the provincial council in Basra morning Albzona in the reported statement of “Twilight News” that “we will respond equally strongly in the case of re-Kuwaiti authorities to overcome the Iraqi fishermen and national borders,” adding, “we gave the Iraqi Navy is to deal more is required to stop such abuses.”
He Albzona that “the local government in the province as it continues its celebrations a week of national sovereignty, you want to deliver a clear message that the need to respect Iraq’s borders and people, and make sure that we will not stand passively after today about any abuse.” (more…)
Erbil, 20 December / December (Rn) – The Iraqi government said on Tuesday it awarded a contract to U.S. company states worth 640 million to drill 60 wells in the Zubair oil field in southern Iraq.
It quoted “Reuters” Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh as saying that “Iraq granted a three-year contract worth $ 640 million to U.S. oil services company Baker Hughes to drill 60 wells in the Zubair field.”
Signed Italy’s ENI and Occidental Petroleum Corp., based in the United States and South Korean KOGAS held in February of last year, a 20-year-old with Iraq to develop the Zubair field in Basra province. (more…)
Basra, November 25 (Rn) – built on the land of the port stronghold in the province of Basra Friday the international exhibition of oil and gas with the participation of 450 local and foreign, is, according to official information exhibition.
Said Anwar Al-Saad, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the conference and exhibition Basra International Oil and Gas Exhibition was launched on the land in the port of Basra International stronghold which lasts for four days, organized by company Beramides for the establishment of international exhibitions.”
On: Sat 19/11/2011 11:55
Basra (news) .. Student adviser to the Office of International Trade in Basra Tawfiq inhibitor to establish a free zone for the exchanges of commerce and industry on the Iraqi border, is certain: it will give a motive large for the Iraqi economy.
Al-Mani said in a statement to the Agency (news) on Saturday: “We demand the establishment of a zone free international exchange of business and industrial lands of Iraq and be the focus of a focal production companies in the world to shop their goods out of Iraq because of a major economic turnaround of the country and will be an alternative to oil revenues, annual. (more…)
Kobler: International efforts to end Iraq- Kuwait differences
PUKmedia 01-11-2011 11:47:35
Martin Kobler, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq and head of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), said : there are efforts to end the outstanding differences between Iraq and Kuwait.
Kobler during a joint press conference with the Governor of Basra Province , Khalaf Abdul Samad, clarified that the United Nations pay great heed to bilateral relations between the two countries. (more…)
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Research and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and British Minister of State for the Middle East Ulster Bird and the British ambassador in Iraq, bilateral relations in various fields between the two countries.
A statement by the foreign news agency received a public opinion (and babysit) a copy of it on Tuesday: The two sides discussed Iraqi-British relations and promote economic and trade relations and cultural relations between the two countries.
02/10/2011 08:45
Baghdad, October 2 / October (Rn) – The head of the Securities Commission, Sunday to finish the work pre-requisites for opening the Iraqi market for securities in the province of Basra.
Abdul Razzaq al-Saadi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) “The Securities Commission has completed the legal requirements, technical and administrative for the opening of the stock market in the province of Basra in support of investment projects and strengthen the capacity of Iraq on the development of stock markets.”
He added that “Basra province is working to complete the technical measures of e-link system and the protection of the international network to prevent intrusion and some technical procedures to start work in the market of Basra, which effectively link the stock market in Baghdad”
Said the advisers in the Office of the Prime Minister, ministries and relevant bodies need to establish industrial cities in advanced and modern in Iraq to benefit from international experiences in this area and within the framework of the government program for the unity of the tasks of economic reform in the advancement of the private sector in Iraq.
A spokesman for the advisers Khalil Atwani in a statement the “morning” that it came during a workshop hosted by the Commission on the start of the implementation of the second phase of the establishment of industrial cities integrated in Iraq like the international experience and over three days in the presence of Minister of Planning and the Italian Ambassador in Baghdad, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and international partners as well as representatives of relevant ministries, the National Investment Commission, and a number of experts and advisers in the body.
eighth Governor of Basra. Abdul Samad behind all the efforts made by the U.S. Agency for International Development in the success of a lot of things that relate to projects and infrastructure development to create a democratic atmosphere in the province of Basra.
Abdul Samad Al voice of Basra during a meeting with a representative of the U.S. Agency for development of sports bucket (Armand as the light) We as a government, a local in the province of Basra appreciate all the efforts and hope that there is active participation between Iraq and the United States either stayed or came out of Iraq.
According to local authorities in Faw, on Friday, a Kuwaiti naval patrol that arrested at least for 8 Iraqi fishermen and seized their ship in the late night yesterday, as the ship took them with the direction of the Kuwaiti coast.
The head of the local council in Faw, Abdul Ali Fadel Rmathi in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “sea patrols Kuwaiti intercepted a fishing vessel Iraqi and arrested at least for 8 fishermen working on her back, which took them to their ship towards the coast of Kuwait,” noting that ” the arrest operation carried out late at night on Thursday but did not know by noon today. “
Baghdad, August 29 / August (Rn) – The Council of the province of Baghdad on Monday, he received official approval from the relevant government institutions to establish an economic city in the Nahrawan area southeast of the capital Baghdad, noting that the civil work to contain the market Shorja, and beautiful, and iron the existing in the heart of the capital.
And established the city of Nahrawan in 1988 and is near the city of cities, which contain the effects of Taq, after he distributed plots of land by the state at that time a number of citizens, with a population of nearly 15 thousand people, mostly employees working in the complex for tanning leather and a complex for the manufacture of bricks includes more 300 factory.
Announced that the Iraqi Oil Ministry, on Thursday, announced that it will hold the first conference of oil and gas in the Basra province in the month of October next. According to a statement of the Ministry.
The statement that it “calls for participation in the conference of Iraq’s first oil and gas which will be held in the city of Basra, in October of this year through the provision of research and studies,” noting that the conference will be held under the slogan “Iraq’s oil, energy future for the world.”
Erbil, August 6 / August (Rn) – The Undersecretary of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the Kuwaiti government told the Iraqi side of its intention not officially a nuclear power station on the common border between the two countries.
He explained, however, to Alabawi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) announced today that “after Iraq’s participation in the General Conference of Arab nuclear energy, told the Kuwait the Iraqi government formally set up and no intention to create any nuclear power station on the common border between the two countries.”
He said: “During the conference, a meeting between the Minister of Science and Technology Kuwait with his Iraqi counterpart, Abdul-Karim al-Samarrai, was talking about this issue and the damage that may arise from them, has pledged to the Kuwaiti side not to create any nuclear plant would be damaging to the environment of Iraq.”
The British government is Iraq important ally in the region and a model of democracy
Confirmed the British Embassy in Baghdad, said Friday that Iraq will remain an ally of the United Kingdom because it is a regional player in an important role in the region, as she seeks to encourage more companies to invest in the country.
He said the British ambassador in Baghdad, Michael Aaron in an interview ” Alsumaria News “,” Iraq will remain a key ally of the United Kingdom because it is a regional player in an important region for having not only the vast oil wealth, but manpower is its people. ” said Aaron that “Iraq is an opportunity to be a model in the region points to the success of democratic principles” .
Baghdad, July 7 (Rn) – denied Kuwait’s ambassador to Iraq on Thursday, the effect of the port of Mubarak from the technical point of navigation on the Iraqi Persian Gulf, in the case was built according to decided to Kuwait last month.
The denial comes a day after one of the claim and Kuwait, the Iraqi Ministry of Transport to change the space to build a port Mubarak, saying that it is an encroachment on the marine waters of Iraq and its path of water.
He warned the Iraqi Transport Minister Hadi al-Ameri, who belongs to the mass of the National Alliance, the Government of Kuwait of the danger of construction of the port of Mubarak in the position specified above, the fact that this will affect bilateral relations.
Deputy calls for using international law experts to review the decision on the demarcation of the border with Kuwait, Claims of Iraq’s oil is being tapped from across borders
Demanded Member of Parliament for the National Alliance Fatima Alzerkane government using experts of international law to review the Alaqraralamma No. 833 of 27 May 1992 on the demarcation of the border with Kuwait, with the possibility to distinguish and to challenge him, despite the passage of long period of time.
The Alzerkane in a statement, “told the independent press,” Kuwait and, through this resolution method uses drilling oblique to extract oil from Iraqi fields in the Safwan area and tenderness, which is within the Rumaila South and this thing where injustice is clear of the rights of Iraq in this area, adding that the rights of Iraq need to be further discussions of political, diplomatic, and thus a solution final satisfaction of both parties.
Kuwait returned the remains of 32 soldiers killed during the 1991 gulf war to Iraq today, the Ministry of Human Rights in South Iraq said.
“The handover ceremony took place today amid a solemn ceremony organized by the Iraqi armed forces on the Iraqi-Kuwaiti border at Safwan crossing, west of Basra city,” Said Mahdi al-Tamimi, head of the office.
Iraqi and Kuwaiti officials were present.
Most of the soldiers will now be given a fitting burial. However, the identity of some has not yet been discerned.
“A large number of the remains are unidentified” said al-Tamimi, “Therefore, they have to transferred to Baghdad’s forensic department.”
These 32 bodies brought the number of soldiers remains recovered from Kuwait since 2006 to 212.
In 1991, Saddam Hussein’s army marched into Kuwait following territorial disputes which led the international community to take action in a war that forced the Iraqi army out of Kuwait. Thousands of Iraqi troops were killed in the US-led coalition attacks with many hundreds of bodies not being returned to Iraq.
Kuwait and Iraq’s relations remain strained 20 years after the conflict, with disputes over the border, reparation payments and oil fields that straddle the border. However, recent years have seen some improvement, with concessions, such as the one made by Kuwait today, made by both sides.
Basra handed over the Kuwaiti government over port Safwan border in the province of Basra, on Monday, their Iraqi counterparts remains of 32 Iraqi military killed during the Second Gulf War, and it underscored the Kuwaiti Committee for Prisoners and Missing the existence of difficulties in clarifying the fate of missing Kuwaitis in Iraq, the embassy denied Iraq and the existence of tension between the two countries.
Basra, July 4 (Rn) – The Economists Araciyon in Basra that the Iraqi economy is suffering from a crisis management contributed to a sharp fall substantially from the past.
The head of the Federation of Iraqi businessmen in Basra Sabih Habib al-Hashemi, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that “the economic situation in Iraq to Ainsjm with the resources and the date of Iraq, the situation is not required.”
He explained that “the Iraqi economy is suffering from a real crisis is mismanaging the economic file in Iraq, particularly the Iraqi government is far from the equation of put the right man in the right place.”
Thursday June 9, 2011
BAGHDAD – The Feed – considered a member of the National Alliance for the province of Basra, Rep. Susan Saad fill the security ministries vacant by proxy is necessary in the deterioration of the security which the country is witnessing.
Said Saad told the News Agency of public opinion (and babysit) on Thursday, “that the process of filling the security ministries vacant, though a proxy has become necessary in light of the deterioration of security experienced by the country now,” asserting that put this step by the Prime Minister is possible. “
27/05/2011 16:09
Baghdad, May 27 (Rn) – The number of Iraqi economists, the Iraqi government to meet the demands of the Ministry of Transport on the allocation of funds for the implementation of the Faw port project in order to break the blockade on Iraq, the regional water.
The economist said the head of the center the Iraqi market to Ke Ji told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), “The Iraqi government should be narrowed down in technical calm regional countries that are trying to besiege Iraq water through the allocation of funds for building the port of Faw.”
11/05/2011 18:39
Baghdad, 11 May (Rn) – The Iraqi Oil Ministry Wednesday for a project “long term” free gas for export to countries in the world, noting that the project of exporting the gas reservoirs require the identification of free gas and not to rely on associated gas.
He said Undersecretary Ahmed Chandler Kurdistan News Agency (Rn) that “free gas can not be stored. The ministry is considering a project to export in the long term, the fact that the process of transferring gas is not easy.”
He explained that “gas production is currently associated with the extraction of crude oil is not sufficient for daily requirements. But during the next phase of Iraq to reach self-sufficiency.”
Revealed the Iraqi Oil Ministry, on Tuesday, a willingness to increase Iraq’s oil reserves and gas following the merger of the oil reserves of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, noting that it succeeded in increasing its oil production from three fields only to the more than 280 thousand barrels per day.
He said Iraqi Oil Minister Abdel Karim coffee in an interview for “Alsumaria News”, “The ministry has held talks with Iraq’s Kurdistan region to integrate the reserves with the reserves in Iraq,” noting that he “will be announced during the next few days an increase in reserves of oil and gas.”
