MARCH, 2005

March 30
Iraq says wants bigger role in OPEC affairs, but no quotas yet
AFP

Delay Possible on Iraq Charter as Talks Falter
New York Times

Iraq suspends Australian wheat deal
Reuters

Australia sends wheat to Iraq despite 'suspension'
Reuters

Project aims for a 270 megawatts power boost- Iraq
MENAFN

Main points of report on Iraqi oil-for-food inquiry
Xinhuanet

March 29
Iraq's parliament in uproar
Trade Arabia

Annan criticised but not guilty of corruption
Al Jazeera

Bulgaria concludes arms deal with Iraq
Turkish Press

Iraq wants to raise oil output
MENAFN

Rewards for informants proposed
Trade Arabia

Bechtel reports higher revenues
Reuters

Power of Iraqi businesses, homes increases
Portal Iraq

$3 million Ramadi barrage repair work to begin after contractor selection in April or May
Portal Iraq

Versar awarded $1.5 million in added construction oversight task order for Air Force work in Iraq
Portal Iraq

Iraq school repairs plagued by corruption
UPI

March 28
UN Reports Irregularities in Iraq Elections
IslamOnline.net and News Agencies

Newly repaired Iraq pipeline blown up
AFP

About 71 Saudi companies in search for investment opportunities in Iraq
KUNA

Iraq cabinet talks stalled over top oil job, role of Islam
Hi Pakistan

Emirates Glass hopes for a bigger role in Iraq reconstruction
AME Info

$3.4 million of Iraq reconstruction funds invested in schools
Portal Iraq

Iraq's barrages to be repaired
Trade Arabia

March 25
Iraq's Anti-Corruption Head Gets Tough on Officials
Reuters

Sofia Snubs Iraq Debt Waiver
SNA

Iraqi workers protest attacks
AP

World Bank grants $480 million to Iraq
Albawaba

121 ongoing reconstruction projects in Iraq
Mena Report

Iraqi electricity generation stations to work around the clock
Mena Report

Baghdad University's law library rebuilt
Portal Iraq

March 24
Iraq Seeks for 80% Reduction of US$1.7 Bln Debt to Bulgaria
BNN

Basra port crew end walkout
Reuters

Rebuild Iraq expo to be held in Amman
The Peninsula

$50,000 granted to Iraq's Department of Health
MENAFN

Bulgaria's Iraq pullout plan backed
Reuters

March 23
UN pledged Iraq oil money to defend official
AFP

Norway to Help with Iraq's Oil Industry
AP

Iraq Moves to Expel Foreign Arabs
Los Angeles Times

Iraq and Jordan set to resume diplomatic relations
AP

Iraq Sticks to Quota System in Forming Government
Reuters

Iraq government stops $19M payment to Raytheon
Boston Business Journal

Iraqi oil officials visit Oman
MENAFN

March 22
Iraq Halts Contract Payments to Raytheon, Maersk, Official Says
Bloomberg

Iraq-Jordan Dispute Portends Economic Problems For Amman
RFE/RL

Volckers oil-for-food program report to be released
Al Jazeera

Iraq plans USD2bn refinery
AME Info

Chair of International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq Donor Committee appointed
Portal Iraq

Judge counsels Iraqi anti-corruption agency
Maui News

All Iraqi battalions now operational
Portal Iraq

Iraq's electricity minister to address ELECTRIC POWER 2005
Portal Iraq

Iraq parliament to start forming govt
Reuters

Nassiriya and Al-Sadr to witness various agricultural projects- Iraq
MENAFN

March 21
Pentagon blacked out parts of KBR audit
New York Times

MI6 chief warned on 'fixed war'
Trade Arabia

Jordan recalls top diplomat in Iraq
Reuters

U.S. Joins Old Foes to Build New Iraqi Army
Los Angeles Times

Iraq allows Arab, foreign investment in stock exchange
Mena Report

Orascom Telecom to double Iraq investments
MENAFN

March 18
Ex-KBR Worker Tied to Iraq Contract Fraud
Washington Post

Whistle-blower: 'Gaping holes' in oil-for-food
CNN

Iraq Kurds, Shi'ites Expect Deal in a Week
Reuters

SEC looking into Ingersoll deals in Iraq
Bloomberg

'19,000 Civilians Died in Iraq within the Last Two Years'
Zaman

Oil ministry to sign contracts soon
Iraq Directory

Turkish firm signs contract to export electricity to Iraq
Mena Report

Wassit province looking to prove itself as key agricultural centre
Iraq Directory

Scientific conference claims that Iraqi consumers are still suffering
Iraq Directory

March 17
Secret U.S. Plans for Iraq's Oil
BBC

US to spend $81bn more in Iraq
SA

'Biggest Ever Corruption Possible in Iraq'
Zaman

Iraq's elected parliament opens
CCTV.com

Baghdad University's Law Library Rebuilt With Help From DePaul University's International Human Rights Law Institute
DePaul University (press release)

Iraq to introduce new pricing system for pharmaceuticals
MENAFN

March 16
Iraq 'facing corruption threat'
BBC

Shiites and Kurds at Impasse Over Oil-Rich Zone's Fate
New York Times

IRAQ OIL: Sector still limping years after war
AP

Largest Iraq reconstruction fair expected to draw hundreds of firms
Daily Star

Iraq parliament convenes today
AP

Iraq's oil sector needs big investment
MENAFN

40% of Iraqi students not keen on democracy
MENAFN

March 15
Halliburton faces fresh probe over Iraq contracts
newratings

Pentagon Audit Calls Halliburton's Price 'Illogical'
Los Angeles Times

Iraq World's Most Dangerous Place for Journalists
Voice of America

$27.5M to haul 82G worth of fuel?
Knight Ridder

Army Ignored Broker on Arms Deal
Los Angeles Times

MMM to benefit from Iraqi oil joint venture in long term
MENAFN

Iraq to join IEC
MENAFN

Restoration of Baghdad International Airport electrical substation nears completion
Portal Iraq

Iraqi mud schools to be replaced with concrete facilities
Portal Iraq

March 14
Still No New Government in Iraq as Talks Postponed
Los Angeles Times

UN envoy to Iraq affirms continued support for reconstruction in the country's south
UN News Centre

SECURITY AMID RECONSTRUCTION: Incoming Iraqi leaders risk repeating big U.S. mistake
Detroit Free Press

IFC to buy stake in Credit Bank of Iraq
Al Jazeera

CIB works on improving macroeconomic policy - Iraq
MENAFN

Exxon has only long-term interest in Iraq
MENAFN

March 11
Ex-UN arms official says Iraq tried to bribe him for good report
Reuters

IFC, NBK to buy stake in Iraq bank
Reuters

In nine months: Iraq oil exports hit 205 million barrels
Mena Report

Iraq water authority reporting shortage
ABBC

Al Ameen power substation project completed
Mena Report

Wheat sales to Iraq under scrutiny
Reuters

MES appeals for help to rebuild Iraq mosques
Bahrain Tribune

New organisation set up to promote Sulaimani
ABBC

March 10
UN Mulls Continuing WMD Monitoring Regime
RFE/RL

Conference gives local NGOs a platform
IRIN

Exxon has little interest in Iraq, for now
Reuters

Iraq investments expected to hit over US$44 billion
Mena Report

Iraq developing national program to support olive production
Portal Iraq

Iraq and Jordan air agreement concluded
MENAFN

March 9
Israeli firm wins US weapons contract in Iraq
AFP and Turkish Press

World Bank donates $50 million to Baghdad
MENAFN

Germany to spend $900,000 on demining project in Iraq
MENAFN

Iraq Shiite Alliance May Link With Kurd Parties, Chalabi Says
Bloomberg

Bishop of Kirkuk says “new” Iraq’s economy is picking up
AsiaNews

Iraq businesses ready for new cash
WP Herald

March 8
Time, neglect, insurgents sabotage Iraq's oil industry
New York Times

American officials say Iraqi reconstruction spending now subject
AP

Oil-for-food report expected soon
Reuters

Next Step in Rebuilding Iraq: Bring Power to the People
New York Times

Iraqi contractors receive reconstruction opportunities, bidding lessons
Portal Iraq

March 7
AT&T Iraq contract under fire
CNN

Iraq construction projects booming
UPI

New Investment Promotion Agency to assist foreign and Iraqi investors
Portal Iraq

U.S. officials give update on Iraq reconstruction
Portal Iraq

Iraqi economy, reconstruction helped with 674,000 euros in humanitarian aid
Portal Iraq

Iraqi electricity power plants still lagging
MENAFN

Russia wants to continue playing a vital role in Iraq
MENAFN

Japan training 117 Iraqi doctors, nurses
Portal Iraq

March 4
Iraqi Reconstruction Officials to Brief Live from Baghdad
U.S. Department of Defense (press release)

Iraq launches efforts to rebuild battered health system
Xinhuanet

Ministry of Electricity sets plan to increase electricity production
Iraq Directory

USAID expands Baghdad power plant
ABBC

Egypt's Orascom to develop $300 millon cement plant
ABBC

March 3
Derelict Plants Are Crippling Iraq's Petroleum Industry
New York Times

Iran-Iraq transactions to hit dlrs 1bn this year
Payvand

Iraq gets ready for it's accession to World Trade Organization
MENAFN

IRAQ : Indication and impression of sustainable and inherited corruption
Kurdistan Regional Government (press release)

Political survivor Chalabi reaches out to Iraq insurgents
AFP and Turkish Press

Iraq signs new deals to develop oil sector
Mena Report

Air agreement concluded between Iraq and Jordan
KUNA

Iraq's parliament set to open
IDP

United Nations undertakes programs to boost Iraq's agriculture
Portal Iraq

March 2
UN Investigators Question Tareq Aziz in Iraq Oil-for-Food Probe
AFP

Iraq Biggest Offender in Annual Human Rights Report
Elites

Halliburton might get an additional $1.5 billion for Iraq work
MENAFN

Iraq's parliament set to open
AFP

New database on reconstruction projects
Mena Report

VSAT technology installed for Iraqi education
MENAFN

Iraq to resume bilateral relations with world states
Iraq Directory

March 1
Schroeder Urges Kuwait to Forgive Iraq Debt
Reuters

Audit board investigates contracts
IRIN

Report criticizes interim Iraq government
AP

Aid to the power sector raises hope of a better future
IRIN

Iraq to resume north oil exports
Reuters