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August 26, 2010
The Sadr movement announced on Aug. 26 that it will begin serious negotiations with other blocs the week of Aug. 30 to end the government stalemate over the premiership, AKnews reported. A member of the party’s negotiating team said they will “nominate a new candidate who cares of the interest of the Iraqi people.” An Iraqi National Alliance (INA) member said on Aug. 25 that his party has accepted the candidacy of current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of the State of Law coalition, alongside other INA candidates. INA will choose a final prime minister candidate through internal voting.
Source : STRATFOR
Source : STRATFOR
Source : STRATFOR
09 August 2010
BAGHDAD – Iraq will produce natural gas in two years, and will become one of the most important gas exporters to Europe.
“Iraq will allow international firms to bid on investing in three gas fields by Oct. 2010,” a source from the Iraqi Oil Ministry told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Monday.
He noted that measures such as production levels and costs will be employed to evaluate bids.
“Iraq will use only 1-50% of the produced gas to generate electricity, while the rest will be exported,” the source added.
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