2009年9月19日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq arrests 3 on antiquities charges (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 02:29 PM PDT

Two Iraqis who are suspected of stealing valuable ancient relics stand in front of a table at a police station in the northern city of Kirkuk. Three people have been arrested for the theft of artefacts dating as far back as the Sumerian period near, the army has said.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)AP - Authorities in northern Iraq have arrested three men on charges they were trying to traffic stolen antiquities, including the bust of a Sumerian king, a local army commander said Saturday.

Turkey to up Euphrates flow to Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:44 AM PDT

A man and his grandson enjoy a late-afternoon dip on the shores of the Euphrates River that runs through the western town of Ramadi in July. Turkey has agreed to up the flow of water along the Euphrates river to Iraq for a month, Baghdad has said amid tensions between the two sides over distribution of the precious commodity.(AFP/File/Azhar Shallal)AFP - Turkey has agreed to up the flow of water along the Euphrates river to Iraq for a month, Baghdad said on Saturday, amid tensions between the two sides over distribution of the precious commodity.

Three Iraqis arrested with ancient relics (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 08:09 AM PDT

Two Iraqis who are suspected of stealing valuable ancient relics stand in front of a table at a police station in the northern city of Kirkuk. Three people have been arrested for the theft of artefacts dating as far back as the Sumerian period near, the army has said.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)AFP - Three people suspected of stealing valuable artefacts dating as far back as the Sumerian period, were arrested near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday, the army said.

Dubai's URUK to build new Iraq power plant (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 03:39 AM PDT

A soldier stands guard inside the operation room of the Abu Ghraib power plant on the outskirts of Baghdad in April. Dubai's URUK Engineering has won an $85 million contract to build a power station north of Baghdad to provide electricity for 80,000 homes, the Iraqi government has said.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Dubai's URUK Engineering has won an 85-million-dollar contract to build a power station north of Baghdad to provide electricity for 80,000 homes, Iraq's government spokesman said on Saturday.

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