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May 31
Another Anxious Journey for Chalabi: Across the Iraq Insurgency's Heartland
New York Times

Iran, Iraq to be linked by railroad
IRNA

Iraq has sufficient fuel supplies
Reuters

USACE reaches 1,000 completed Iraq reconstruction projects
Portal Iraq

Iraqna network 'has 1m users'
Reuters

Wataniya network to cover central Iraq soon
Reuters

Major Iraq business conference planned for July
Portal Iraq

Iraqi police graduate 4,516 in May from basic police
Portal Iraq

Iraqi experts arrive for job training at LUKOIL; Iraqi Oil Ministry to receive equipment
Portal Iraq

May 27
81 Iraqis Arrive in Russia for Training Program with Oil Giant Lukoil
MosNews

Filipino workers in US camps go on strike in Iraq
AFP

Aussie wheat labelled contaminated
AAP

Report: Focus on reconstruction in Fallujah
IRIN

Pertamina wins Iraq contract
AME info

Antiwar Critic Plans Speaking Tour in U.S.
Los Angeles Times

Exxon predicts Iraq to help drive long-term OPEC growth
Reuters

Rebuilding Iraq One Step At a Time
Connection Newspapers

May 26
Petrobras to Help Iraq Raise Oil Output Above 2 Million Barrels
Bloomberg

Intrigue Envelopes Competing U.N. Probes
Wall Street Journal

U.S. official defends rebuilding work in Iraq
Reuters

US House passes 491-billion defense bill with new money for Iraq war
China Daily

Audits Raise More Questions About the Administration's Management of the Development Fund for Iraq
Committee on Government Reform Minority Office

Iraqi ex-minister faces corruption grilling
AFP

Iraq projects 'moving ahead'
Reuters

May 24
Audit criticizes Iraq's handling of oil sales after power transfer
AP

Judge to hear first post-Saddam corruption cases
Reuters

Iraq's bank chides cautious foreign investors
FT

Iraq suspends oil exports to Turkey because of shortage
AP

Focus on reconstruction in Fallujah
IRIN

Trade Bank of Iraq issues Iraq's first credit/debit cards
MENAFN

Central Bank governor targets inflation - Iraq
MENAFN

May 23
Head of Iraq Reconstruction Says Unexpected Security Costs Eating Into Budget
Washington Post

Whistle-Blower Suit May Set Course on Iraq Fraud Cases
New York Times

U.S. Went on Spending Spree Before Hand-Over to Iraq
Los Angeles Times

Violence cripples rebuilding efforts
Reuters

Australia mulls Iraq troop pullout
Trade Arabia

Trading at Iraqi Stock Exchange thriving
MENAFN

Indian business with Baghdad set to boom
MENAFN

UK defense secretary welcomes $49.3 million security equipment handover to Iraq
MENAFN

Iraq wants to end gasoline imports
MENAFN

Al-Rasheed road, water projects expected to establish long-term employment
Poratal Iraq

May 20
Galloway tongue-lashes Coleman; committee documents show Bush political friends and family paid Oil-for-Food kickbacks to Saddam Hussein
Online Journal

Iraq and the Importance of the U.N.'s Oil-for-Food Scandal
MEF News

Bush extends protection of Iraq oil fund
Reuters

International banks tread carefully in Iraq
Reuters

Ivanhoe Energy studies Qaiyarah Oil Field in northern Iraq
Portal Iraq

May 19
Bush Says U.S. Was Slow to Stabilize Postwar Iraq
Los Angeles Times

Former Russian aide disputes charge of Iraq oil kickbacks
New York Times

Senior Iraq Oil Ministry official shot dead
Reuters

Iran seeks stronger ties with old enemy Iraq
ISN Security Watch

IRAQ-JORDAN: Aid organisations hope for more investment in Iraq
IRIN

Iraq calls on neighbors to help stop insurgency
AP

Iraqi Sunnis Blame Shiite Militia for Assassinations
Turks.US

Iraq healthcare cleanup unfolds in stages
IDP

Iran: Iraq still showing interest in crude exchange
MENAFN

'Chalabi issue' under discussion — Badran
Jordan Times

May 18
British MP cries foul over Iraq oil scandal
The Age

US 'ignored Iraq oil smuggling'
BBC

US under fire on Iraq graft
Reuters

HSBC to Buy Iraq Bank, Seeking Return After 41 Years
Bloomberg

Perini relaunches Iraqi projects
MENAFN

Iraq plans to privatize government firms
MENAFN

Bush signs bill for new Iraq war funds
Reuters

May 17
UN chief almost quit over scam
The Australian

Sunnis blast charter calls
Bangkok Post

Iraqi Army opens Ground Forces Command Headquarters
Portal Iraq

Al-Oubaidy improvements continue
Portal Iraq

Reconstruction of two railroads in Kirkuk completed, employing local Iraqis and boosting economy
Portal Iraq

Report: Iraqi growth and stability indicates changes for oil industry
MENAFN

Iraq can attract $33 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
MENAFN

Iraq draws up plan to privatize state-owned firms
Daily Star

Study explores socio-economic impact of Iraqi community in Jordan
Jordan Times

May 16
Senate Democrats Fault U.S. in Iraq Oil Scandal
AFP

US says Russia gained from Iraq oil scam
Daily Times

Rice visits Iraq to discuss surge in violence
Reuters

Iraq north oil exports on hold
Reuters

Ivanhoe Energy to study oil well in northern Iraq
MENAFN

Japan to build power plant in Iraq
MENAFN

New Iraqi government members
Portal Iraq

Australian Government to provide additional $45 million for Iraq reconstruction
Portal Iraq

U.S. hails Bulgaria's cooperation in Iraq's reconstruction
Portal Iraq

May 13
Judge Considers Whistle-Blowers' Iraq Contracting Suit
Washington Post

Blast halts Iraq oil exports to Turkey
Reuters

Ministry of Works and Municipalities allocates funds for Kirkuk district
Iraq Directory

U.S. Iraq oil claims target Chirac: French senator
Reuters

Oil-for-food scandal will not derail UN reform: Annan
Zee Network

May 12
British MP, French minister, reject US claims over Iraq oil kickbacks
AFP

Iraq's buying system under review
MENAFN

Mortar hits Iraqi Oil Ministry
Reuters

Iraq: Clash Between U.S. Congress, UN Clouds Inquiry
RFE/RL

Iraqi president calls for Iran to write off debt
Iranian.ws

Private sector security contractors brave war zones for high wages
KRT

Bush signs bill for new Iraq war funds
Reuters

May 11
Senate accuses two in oil scandal
BBC

Hussein Gave Oil to French and British Officials, Senate Panel Says
New York Times

Iraqi governor seized, hostage crisis escalates
Reuters

New Iraqi village school overcomes odds to finally open
Baghdad Daily

Report: Estimates inaccurate for rebuilding Iraq
Washington Post

May 10
2005-06 Aid budget: Iraq reconstruction assistance
Government of Australia (press release)

Iraq struggles to rebuild
Reuters

Attack on Kirkuk oil pipeline
Turks.US

100 Iraqi businessmen expected at JOFREX - Jordan
Arab News

Iraqi cash economy modernises
Washington Times

May 9
New Iraq oil minister to boost exports
Reuters

Iraq reviews buying system
Reuters

Iraq north line 'still down from leak'
Reuters

Awadallah, Allawi discuss enhancing economic ties
Jordan Times

Iraq finally fills six cabinet vacancies
Baghdad

May 6
$96.6 million earmarked to rebuild Iraq disappears
Knight Ridder

Volcker Demands Return of UN Oil for Food Documents
VOA

Congress Gets Oil-for-Food Inquiry Papers
LA Times

Engineers, civil affairs Soldiers helping to rebuild Iraq
USASOC (press release)

Volcker Asks Congress to Drop Subpoena of Iraq Prober
Bloomberg

May 5
450 schools renovated in Iraq
Portal Iraq

Royal Jordanian resumes flights to Iraq
Jordan Times

Putin confirms Russia's readiness to help rebuild Iraq
ITAR-TASS

Iranian president upbeat over Iraq's future
Xinhua

MTC group records KD90.11m revenues
Bahrain Tribune

May 4
Suicide bomber kills 60 in Iraqi Kurdish city
Reuters

Iraq war 'erodes US military capabilities'
Reuters

RJ suspends Baghdad flights for third consecutive day
Jordan Times

Iraq allows foreign investment into the stock exchange
Albawaba

Satellite companies enjoy success in Iraq
IIRTF

May 3
Business between Iraq and India grows
Portal Iraq

Al-Rasheed project to provide fresh water
Portal Iraq

High demand for Indian textiles in Iraq
BharatTextile

State-owned medical company to start producing potent medicines
MENAFN

Royal Jordanian suspends Baghdad flights
Reuters

Iraq may name new oil minister
Reuters

Iraq cabinet sworn in; key posts not yet filled
Reuters

Iraq April exports down
Reuters

May 2
Iraq's oil promise unfulfilled
New York Times

Corruption the growth industry of new Iraq
Age

Agent 'may have evidence' on Annan
Australian

U.S. Experts Voice Concerns Over Iraq Oil Minister
Reuters

New Iraq Could Become Nest of Corruption
Occupation Watch

Editorial: Iraq contract oddities
Contra Costa Times

Iraq Power Grid Remains far from fixed
LA Times

Australia sees progress in wheat dispute with Iraq
Reuters

Denmark raises Iraqi reconstruction aid
MENAFN

Home reconstruction program results in Iraq employment
Portal Iraq

CTL wins Trade Bank of Iraq processing contract
Portal Iraq

 

   
 

CSIS: Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq
December 2007 report from the Center for Strategic & International Studies assessing the U.S. Defense Departments latest report on Iraq. The CSIS report cites "strong indicators that the glass has gone from one that was mostly empty to one that is at least half full," but adds that the military assessment "scarcely describes a stable or secure Iraq and it indicates that the Iraq War still presents a high risk of failure."

IMF Review (August, 2007) PDF file
Report on Iraq’s economic situation, the effects of deteriorations in security, and progress on strengthening macroeconomic and structural reforms, based on IMF meetings with Iraqi officials and analysis by the IMF staff and Executive Board.

 

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Development Fund for Iraq: Summary of 2007 Audit PDF file
Ernst & Young's summary of findings for the period ending December 31, 2006, from the International Advisory and Monitoring Board for Iraq (IAMB).

Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products (In Arabic) PDF file
2006
The second transparency report produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil, describing corruption in the oil sector, and in particular the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.

 

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