JUNE, 2005

June 30
Secular Shiites in Iraq Seek Autonomy in Oil-Rich South
New York Times

$60m Kuwaiti Aid For Iraq
Iraq Directory

Iraq under pressure to draft new constitution by mid-August
ABC (transcript)

A former U.S. adviser describes how Iraq insurgency was born
KRT

Air Quality an Overlooked Casualty of War
Los Angeles Times

Iraq's telecom sector seen to have a good potential
MENAFN

Warkaa Bank and Mamoura are back with shining colors
ISX-Aman

June 29
Iraq awards Kirkuk oil tender to Exxon, Total, Respol, Tupras
MarketWatch

Iraq may call for reduction in payments for Gulf War compensation - UN source
AFX

Iraq needs $15bn to fix water supply
Aljazeera

Iraq 'needs $25bn to rebuild oil sector'
Reuters

Iraq unloads Aussie wheat
AAP

Halliburton's Iraq deals criticised
Reuters

Renovations to agricultural organization's headquarters begins - Iraq
MENAFN

Trade volume at ISX hits a record in June 27
MENAFN

Another five percent share in Pepsi Baghdad bought
ISX-Aman

Warkaa Bank and Mamoura are back with shining colors
ISX-Aman

June 28
Pentagon Aided Halliburton, Official Charges
Los Angeles Times

US company accused of rorting Iraq contracts
The Age

Iraq reports corruption epidemic
BBC News

America foundering Iraq's economic recovery
Daily Star (Analysis)

Talks on Iraq oilfield difficult - LUKoil chief
RIA Novosti

Coca-Cola to open Iraq plant
Reuters

PCO sets up new health clinics in Iraq
MENAFN

June 27
$200m for Iraq fund
Reuters

Iraq Reconstruction and Humanitarian Relief Weekly Update
USAID (press release)

Iraq to cut state subsidies
Reuters

Iran agrees on a swap plan with Iraq
MENAFN

Slovakia forgives Iraq debt
Slovak Spectator

Beyoglu: Turkey Should be More Active in Reconstruction of Iraq
CNA

A new Marshall plan for Iraq
Times Online (editorial)

Airport row reveals Iraq business pitfalls
Reuters

US asks Japan to extend Iraq deployment
Reuters

US rice back in Iraq after two years
Trade Arabia

US department recaps efforts to assist Iraqi women
MENAFN

June 24
Joint Press Availability With EU, UN, & US officials
U.S. Department of State (press release)

Coordinated international effort needed to clear Iraq of landmines – UN
UN News Centre

Iraqi telecommunications conference announced
Portal Iraq

UN funds help Iraq pay dues
Portal Iraq

Iraq Rebuilding Fails to Deliver
BBC

Women receive more Iraq business opportunities
Portal Iraq

Nearly half a million Iraqi school children to benefit from UN sanitation initiative
Portal Iraq

Iraq war is no 'quagmire'
Reuters

June 23
Riyadh Pledges $1bn for Iraq Reconstruction
Arab News

Iraq's blueprint for reform wins global support
AP

$60m Kuwaiti aid for Iraq
Trade Arabia

Jordan to host donor conference for Iraq
Xinhuanet

U.N. purchasing officer resigns; office sealed
Reuters

Oil and gas contractors bid $40 billion in Iraqi reconstruction projects
MENAFN

June 22
Donors start meeting on Iraq reconstruction in Brussels
DPA (press release)

EU, U.S. rally help for Iraq, urge Sunni inclusion
Reuters

Foreign ministers gather to discuss Iraq reconstruction
Times Online

Europe Has Encouraging Words for Iraq
Washington Post

Rice: No breakthrough seen on Iraqi debt relief
AP

Role of oil majors in Iraq unclear: Exxon CEO
Reuters

Turkey sees UN as the focal point in Iraq's reconstruction
IRNA

Iran FM due in Brussels for Iraq forum
Iranian.ws

Iraq has 'paid insurgency'
Reuters

Iraqi Airways plane lands in the UK for first the time since 1990
MENAFN

UN calls for faster progress on Iraq
MENAFN

Japan tells Iraq about early restart of USD 3.5 billion loans
KUNA

June 21
Iraq Offers Future at Belgium Conference
AP

Iraq confronts "disastrous" corruption
Reuters

U.N. looking into Iraq's handling of goods contracts
Reuters

U.S. Seeks International Help for Iraq
AP

Iraq Oil Sales Concern Security Council
AP

Iraq conference seeks more debt relief
UPI

Canada cancels 80% of Iraq's debt
MENAFN

Barzani Proposes a 'Federal Iraq'
TNA

Iraqi tribes accused of oil protection racket
Daily Star

June 20
Kuwait pledges support to Iraq's reconstruction
Xinhuanet

IDB To Ink US$500 Mln Pact For Iraq's Reconstruction Efforts
Bernama

EU, US and Iraq announce International Conference on 22 June 2005
Council of the European Union (press release)

Tackling Another Major Challenge in Iraq: Unemployment
Washington Post

Singapore deploys tanker aircraft to help reconstruction in Iraq
Xinhuanet

U.S. Forgives Iraq Debt To Clear Way for IMF Reforms
NewStandard

UN Panel Says CPA is Mismanaging Iraq’s Oil Revenues
NewStandard

U.S. Gives Iraqi Hospitals Broken Promises in Place of Medicine
NewStandard

Iraq wants to revive aerospace ties with France, buy Airbus jets - ambassador
AFX

Archaeologists fight to save Iraqi sites
Guardian

IRAQ: Australian wheat safe for consumption, officials say
IRIN

Iraq Stock Market To Join International Federation
Mathaba.net

Iraq reconstruction in focus
Trade Arabia

Donors meet with UN to coordinate Iraqi aid
MENAFN

Iraq's Central Bank builds credibility with rock-steady dinar value
Arab News

Iraq to hold tenders for cell phones
MENAFN

June 17
ASG briefs SC on Iraq says many believe political transition at 'decisive phase'
UNSC

EU and US to Co-Host Iraq Meeting
CNSNews.com

Senate confirms new U.S. ambassador to Iraq
Reuters

M'sia Will Help Rebuild Iraq And Palestine, Says Abdullah
Bernama

Grain growers to share Iraq's debt repayment: report
ABC Rural

Mahathir urges fair trial for Saddam
Trade Arabia

June 16
Farmers' grain of hope for early payment of Iraq debt
AAP

Pirates raid Iraqi oil tanker
AAP

Korean forces to protect UN in north Iraq
JoongAng Daily

Iraq To Press For Broad-Based Aid At Brussels Conference
World Bank (press release)

Japan's Arabian Oil to cooperate with Iraq in oil development
KUNA

Japan to hold seminar for support of Iraqi constitution
Portal Iraq

Japan signs grant contract for electricity in Iraq
Portal Iraq

June 15
Iraq aiming to reverse oil ouput decline by increasing security - oil minister
AFX

Desperate to pump more crude, Iraq risks permanent damage to its oilfields
FT

Iraq ‘no more safe than in 2003’
AFP

Iraqi unions say thwarted by all sides
Reuters

U.N. panel to reopen oil-for-food inquiry
Washington Post

Iraqi-Iranian agreement to revive the oil pipeline project
Arabic News

Rumsfeld confirms insurgency contacts
Reuters

Iraq to resume flights to Europe
Reuters

Japan's Arabian Oil to cooperate with Iraq in oil development
KUNA

Iraq plans on more talks for debts write offs
MENAFN

June 14
Iraq unveils 10-year, multi-billion-dollar plan to boost oil output
AFX

Kurdish president sworn in, vows to preserve Iraq unity
AFP

EU says to open delegation office in Baghdad
Reuters

Jordan to host Iraq reconstruction parley
UPI

JORDAN: NGO's reaffirm commitment to Iraq
IRIN

Moosa, Maqbool hold talks with Iraqi finance minister - Oman
Times of Oman

June 13
UN views Iraq reconstruction, constitution as key to successful transition
Portal Iraq

Rackets as well as rockets to blame for crisis
Telegraph

Execs from banned firm still getting Iraq deals
AP

Iraq's Sunnis say things never worse
AP

Petronas in talks to develop Iraq oil
Reuters

Zanganeh highlights Iraq oil cooperation
IranMania

Weddings spike in Iraq
UPI

Iraqi Airways to begin regular Amman-Erbil flights
AFP

Japan lists Iraq accomplishments
Portal Iraq

NATO to open center for training of Iraqi military officers
Portal Iraq

Clean water for Iraqis in Al Jazeera
Portal Iraq

June 10
Straw calls on Europe to pull together to help rebuild Iraq
Scotsman

Baghdad plans cuts in crude exports
FT

Morocco-Iraqi agreements on oil supply upheld, ambassador
Arabic News

Iraqi economic recovery unlikely in short term
AFP

Gulfsands gains 100% of Iraq gas project
Oil & Gas Journal

Contract workers accuse Marines of abuse
Washington Post

Japanese troops restore sports hall in Iraq
Turks.US

Finnish companies operate in Iraq with help of local intermediaries
Helsingin Sanomat

June 9
European Diplomats Arrive in Iraq for Reconstruction Talks
Bloomberg

Iraqi oil minister calls for cooperation with Iran
IRNA

U.S. Not Assuring Iraqis of Motives, Nominee Says
Washington Post

Romania to retrieve 40 percent of receivables from Iraq
Reporter.GR

Iraq to rebuild capital market
NSTP

Hydro Signs Cooperative Agreement With Iraq
Oil Voice (press release)

Sunnis win demand for 25 seats on panel to draft Iraq constitution
AFP

Iraq tenders for 200,000 tonnes flour
Reuters

June 8
Iraq Officials Hammer Out Constitution -- Delicately
Los Angeles Times

Iraqis eye credit to boost economy
Christian Science Monitor

U.S. Marines Detained 19 Contractors in Iraq
Los Angeles Times

Iraq's north oil exports expected to flow in 10 days
Reuters

Pirates raid tanker at Iraq's Basra oil terminal
Reuters

Work on new power plant completed, boosts Baghdad electricity grid
MENAFN

June 7
Iraq's Kurds support relations with Israel
UPI

Iraq Lets Disputed Australian Wheat Into Iraq
Dow Jones

Iraq Shiite faction opposes key Kurdish demand
AFP

Veteran Oil Official Named State Oil Marketing Organisation Chief
Reuters

Iraq needs to divesify its economy
MENAFN

Kirkuk Emerges as Faultline for Civil Conflict in Iraq
VOA

USACE completed Iraq reconstruction projects reaches 1,000
MENAFN

June 6
Indonesia Oil Min: Will Remind Iraq To Honor Oil Contracts
Dow Jones

Iraqis Look at Cuts in Payroll
Los Angeles Times

Iraq too dependent on oil, must diversify: Government
Reuters

Indo-Iraq joint commission to target $1 bn bilateral trade
UNI

Iran's industrial exports to Iraq pick up
MENAFN

Iraq Airways starts Basra flights
Trade Arabia

Saddam to face 12 charges
Trade Arabia

New power station for Baghdad completed
KUNA

Iraq exports 2 million oil barrels to Turkey
MENAFN

IFC to provide $12 million in support to SME business' in Iraq
MENAFN

New plan to increase water supplies in the Baghdad
MENAFN

June 2
U.N. Fires Aide Who Was Accused in Iraq Oil-for-Food Program
New York Times

Postwar Iraq paying heavy environmental price
Reuters

Civilian and military death toll in Iraq since government announced
AP

U.S. warns Iraq's neighbors not to treat Zarqawi
Daily Star

Life in ‘liberated’ Iraq a disaster, UN report says
FCN

Iraq exports 2m oil barrels to Turkey
Al Jazeera

Exports to Iraq from Israel to reach almost $1 mil.
Jerusalem Post

U.S., European Union to host Iraq conference
Portal Iraq

Iraq 'needs US troops'
Reuters

UN Environment Program trains Iraqis in measuring depleted uranium
Portal Iraq

June 1
Drafting Iraq's Permanent Constitution By 15 August Most Critical Step In Political Process
United Nations Security Council (press release)

Iraq lets watchdog keep monitoring oil activities
Reuters

Iran best country for Iraq reconstruction: Envoy
IRNA

New World Bank head says combat stymies Iraq rebuilding
AP

American Aqua Source in new deal
Trade Arabia

Saddam trial 'in two months'
Reuters

Iraq to cut fuel and electricity subsidies
MENAFN

UN Special Representative Qazi discusses Iraqi aid
KUNA

$10 million project aims to improve Iraq's veterinary field, benefit 4.5 million
Portal Iraq