2009年11月5日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

New Afghan violence makes Obama decision tougher (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:05 PM PST

A burned U.N. bullet proofed vest and a helmet are seen in the destroyed guesthouse that left five U.N. staffers dead in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. The United Nations said Thursday that it is temporarily relocating more than half its international staff in Afghanistan following last week's deadly Taliban attack against U.N. workers, the most direct targeting of its employees during decades of work in the country. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - President Barack Obama's next move on Afghanistan is growing more difficult by the day. Deadly attacks this week deepened British and U.N. alarm over their commitments, and fresh worries about Iraq could delay the exit of U.S. troops there, squeezing an already overstretched military.

Iraqis at the brink: Election law delayed again (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:14 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers blew another deadline Thursday as they continued haggling over an election law that's crucial to the country's political stability and to the Obama administration's plans for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops.

Iraq lawmakers can't agree on election law — again (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 11:40 AM PST

A general view of the city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. Iraqi lawmakers have only a day left to agree on a new bill that would enable the country to hold key parliament elections in January, according to remarks Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 by the country's election commission chairman.(AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)AP - Iraqi lawmakers failed Thursday to agree on an election law for the country's January vote, raising concerns the balloting may be delayed and in turn push back a U.S. troop withdrawal.

Iraq election chief says too late for January 16 poll (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:55 AM PST

Faraj al-Haidari, the head of the Iraqi electoral commission, pictured in July 2009, said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AFP - The head of the Iraqi electoral commission said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.

Exxon follows China lead in clinching Iraq oil deal (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 10:37 AM PST

Oil experts work on an Iraqi oilfield, north of Baghdad. Exxon Mobil became the first US company to win a contract since Iraq's oil industry was nationalised almost 40 years ago, further expanding the role of foreign nations in the industry.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - Exxon Mobil on Thursday became the first US company to win a contract since Iraq's oil industry was nationalised almost 40 years ago, further expanding the role of foreign nations in the industry.

Iraqi held in Ariz. honor killing on suicide watch (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 09:01 AM PST

In this undated photo provided by the Peoria Police Department, Faleh Almaleki is seen. Almaleki, an Iraqi immigrant accused of running down his daughter in Arizona with his car because she was becoming 'too Westernized,' has been arrested in Georgia, authorities said Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Peoria Police Department)AP - A court hearing in Phoenix for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has been delayed because he is on a suicide watch.

US military: 2 American soldiers die in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:53 AM PST

AP - The U.S. military says two American soldiers have died in Iraq — one in combat and one of noncombat-related injuries.

Exxon-Shell consortium wins West Qurna 1 deal (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 06:28 AM PST

FILE - In this file photo of Friday, July 17, 2009, an Iraqi worker operates valves at the Nahran Omar oil refinery near the city of Basra 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq. A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC won the right to develop one of Iraq's most prized oil fields, Iraq's Oil Ministry spokesman said on Thursday Nov. 5, 2009, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sector. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jourani, file)AP - A consortium grouping U.S. and European oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC on Thursday signed a $50 billion deal to develop one of Iraq's most prized oil fields, as the OPEC nation looks to revamp its battered energy sector.

Iraq MPs to vote electoral law: panel chief (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:54 AM PST

Faraj al-Haidari, the head of the Iraqi electoral commission, pictured in July 2009, said on Thursday it is now too late to organise a general election as planned on January 16 after repeated delays by MPs in adopting an electoral law.(AFP/File/Safin Hamed)AFP - Iraqi MPs are to vote on Saturday on a controversial electoral bill after a compromise text was agreed, a senior lawmaker said, raising hope that a poll can go ahead as planned in January.

Iraq MPs to vote on electoral law (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 05:22 AM PST

An Iraqi woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Baghdad during landmark elections in 2005.(AFP/File/Sabah Arar)AFP - The Iraqi parliament will attempt yet again to vote on a controversial electoral bill on Saturday, the deadline for a law to be passed if January general elections are to be held, a senior lawmaker said.

Exxon follows China in clinching Iraq oil deal (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 04:58 AM PST

Oil experts work on an Iraqi oilfield, north of Baghdad. Exxon Mobil became the first US company to win a contract since Iraq's oil industry was nationalised almost 40 years ago, further expanding the role of foreign nations in the industry.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - US major Exxon Mobil has won a contract to develop West Qurna 1 field, the oil ministry said on Thursday, as the foreign role in Iraq's oil industry widens with China leading the way.

Exxon Mobil wins Iraq's West Qurna 1 oil contract (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 01:11 AM PST

An Exxon gas station sign. A consortium led by Exxon Mobil of the United States has won a contract to develop Iraq's West Qurna 1 field, an oil ministry spokesman told AFP.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - A consortium led by Exxon Mobil of the United States has won a contract to develop Iraq's West Qurna 1 field, an oil ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday.

Lots of success for Iraqi stamp auction (AFP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2009 12:21 AM PST

An Iraqi philatelist looks through a collection of stamps during an auction in central Baghdad. The Philatelic and Numismatic Society of Iraq, established in 1951 at the time of the King, has come to life again following the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. Official membership stands at more than 2,000, though only around 80 are active buyers and sellers with the price of stamps rising sharply.(AFP/File/Khalil al-Murshidi)AFP - Reckoned to be Iraq's top expert on cement, Anis Amjad does the rounds of factories during the week but nothing can stop him conducting the stamp auction in old Baghdad every Saturday.

Iraq surge could be model for Afghan war: US admiral (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 06:47 PM PST

US AFP - The top US military officer held out the possibility of a draw-down of American forces from Afghanistan within a few years, citing the troop "surge" in Iraq as a model.

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