SEPTEMBER, 2005

September 29
Crescent Petroleum signs MoU with Iraqi oil ministry
WAM

Petrel targets Iraq oil fields after €163m contract
Irish Examiner

Sunnis Risk Lives Over Iraq Constitution
AP

Bulgaria plans to write off 80 pct of Iraqi debt
AFX

Exports to Iraq rise 150% in first half of year
FT

Baghdad Cancels the Contract with a British Company in Charge of Securing its Airport
Al-Mendhar

OCCI holds trade talks with Iraqi businessmen - Oman
Times of Oman

September 28
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq talks with officials on Iraqi economy, Iraq reconstruction
Portal Iraq

Serbia and Montenegro: Defence Ministry "selling arms to Iraq"
B92

Omani-Iraqi trade talks session today
Times of Oman

Escalating violence in Iraq hits new target: teachers
Seattle Times

Special force tries to keep the oil wells pumping
Monday Morning

Kuwaiti company to provide market goods to Iraq
MENAFN

Iraq arrives to China with $1 billion shopping list
MENAFN

UK exports to Iraq rise 150% in H1 of 2005
MENAFN

Iraq Fires British Security Firm
Xinhua

Crescent signs agreement with Iraqi Oil Ministry
AMEinfo

Petrel upbeat on Iraqi prospects
RTÉ Business

September 27
Iraq's Draft Constitution Is Said to Deepen Divide
Washington Post

Iraq’s debt to Russia not agreed yet - Kudrin
Itar-Tass

Food operation under threat, WFP
IRIN

Chinese queue up to woo Iraqi buyers
AP

Japan: Grassroots human security grant aid to Iraq
Government of Japan

Police find more people illegally recruited for work in Iraq
Prague Daily Monitor

September 26
Iraq bomber kills 10 oil workers
AAP

Missteps Hamper Iraqi Oil Recovery
Los Angeles Times

IMF ready to provide more aid for Iraq if progress maintained
AFX

Aid to Iraq Ministries To Shift to Pentagon
Washington Post

Malta writing off Iraq's debt
di-ve news

Insurgents bomb junction at Iraq oil export pipeline
Reuters

Secretive Swiss trader links City to Iraq oil scam
Sunday Times

Big oil in Iraq bites back at reformers
Chicago Tribune

Iraq Reconstruction and Humanitarian Relief Weekly Update #47
USAID (press release)

Jin Renqing:China Supports Iraq's Reconstruction
CRI

Thales denies corruption accusations
AP

Bush plea for Iraq aid nets $600
Guardian

Iraq to import number of world standard earth cables
MENAFN

Omani-Iraqi joint panel meet today
Times of Oman

Conference on petrochemical industries opens Tuesday
Jordan Times

Iraqi investment firm launches in Jordan
MENAFN

September 23
US, IMF see Iraq closer to new debt deal
Reuters

Kuwait forms team to deal with Iraq border oil issues
DPA

London banker launches Mansour Bank in Iraq
MENAFN

Bidders' conference draws 350 Iraqi contractors
Portal Iraq

Petrel to make €16m profit on three-year Iraqi oil deal
Iraq Daily

Chronology of main events in Iran-Iraq War
Reuters

Motorola highlights long-term commitment to Iraq
Portal Iraq

September 22
Official Says Iraqi Oil Production Still Lagging
International Herald Tribune

Recent designation by Iraq’s Transitional National Assembly of draft constitution marks important benchmark, Security Council told
United Nations Security Council (press release)

Iraq, at UN, pleads for continued world support
Reuters

Oil pipelines on fire in northern Iraq after attack
AFX

The Timing is Right to Invest in Iraq's Future Oil Economy
PRWEB

Iraq Buys 250,000 Extra Tons US Wheat For 2005 - Official
Dow Jones

Qatar gives $1.6m to Iraq universities for equipment
Peninsula

September 21
Pentagon has yet to deliver Halliburton documents
Hill

Iraq Urges Japan to Expedite Loans; Oil Minister Plans to Visit
Bloomberg

Cash shortage threatens Iraq food operation -- WFP
Reuters

Analysis: Iraqi Corruption on the U.S. Watch
Washington Post

Suggestion of Transporting Iraqi Oil through Israel's Asqalan Harbor
Al Sharq Al Awsat

United Real Estate Company losing as Iraq-Kuwait border contract delayed
menareport

Pentagon drops plan to shift funds from armored vehicle program
CongressDaily

Soldiers drink to Lucozade contract
Scotsman

Australia to compete for Iraq wheat contracts
Reuters

September 20
Oversight, transparency key for panel monitoring Iraq bid process
Stars & Stripes

UN asks Central Bank to assist in Iraq oil-for-food corruption inquiry
Daily Star

World Bank Weighs Staffers' Return to Iraq
AP

Ex-defence minister 'will be arrested over $1bn'
Independent

USAID invests $20 million in O&M program in Iraq
MENAFN

Iraqi central bank defines conditions for carrying gold, money abroad
MENAFN

September 19
Iraqi charter approved for October referendum
Knight Ridder

Up to $1 billion plundered from Iraqi funds - minister
Reuters

Iraq concludes first phase of commercial debt restructuring
MENAFN

Halliburton, set to clean up, denies overcharges
Boston Herald

U.N. Papers on Oil Program to Be Returned Under a Deal
AP

New twist on Iraq aid: U.S. seeks donations
KRT

Exhibition and Conference of Iraq Reconstruction in Erbil
Al Sabah

Warrant expected for former Iraq defence minister
Reuters

Rebuilding in Iraq shows successes, frustrations
New York Times

Investcom eyes telecoms markets in Iraq
MENAFN

KADDB participates in Iraq Reconstruction Fair
Petra

September 16
Deal Reached on Oil-For-Food Documents
AP

Terror threat will lock up Iraq oil for another five years, warns UK driller
Telegraph

Iraq Reconstruction and Humanitarian Relief Weekly
USAID

Iraq Announces the Successful Conclusion of First Phase of Commercial Debt Restructuring
Ernst & Young Iraq Debt Reconciliation Office (press release)

Iraq violence slows recovery: World Bank
AAP

Iraq: Amnesty International deplores the removal of a key human rights provision from the final draft Constitution
Amnesty International (press release)

September 15
Largest Int''l conference on Iraq reconstruction begins in Irbil
KUNA

IECI signs $46 million logistic support contract
MENAFN

Iraq troop pullout timetable ruled out
Reuters

Lukoil sends part of aid package to Iraq
MENAFN

Iraq's President Talabani Pleads for Help in Fighting Terrorism
U.S. Department of State (press release)

September 14
U.S. seeks to streamline bidding system for Iraq reconstruction
Stars and Stripes

$42 million to establish southern Iraq's route infrastructure
MENAFN

Australia dismisses reports of planned withdrawal from southern Iraq
AFX

Iraqi oil pipeline damaged again by fire
AFX

US ambassador to Iraq on reconstruction efforts
Arabic News

Quit Iraq, say Japanese MPs
IOL

Rebuild Iraq 2006 Exhibition to be Held in April
Petra

September 13
Iraq constitution faces new delay
Business Day

Jalal Talabani: Russia must reexamine its policies toward today's Iraq
Interfax

Baghdad airport re-opened
MENAFN

Ex-Oil-For-Food Chief Blames U.N. Council
AP

Opinion - Oil-for-food: Far from a failure
International Herald Tribune

Major compromises expected to salvage UN summit
Reuters

Iraq aims to double oil exports
DPA

Iraq suffers severe water shortage
AM

$3.4 million additional funding to Versar in Iraq
MENAFN

September 12
As funds dwindle, U.S. halts work on Iraq water, power plant projects
Los Angeles Times

Lukoil Sends Part of Aid Package to Iraq
AP

Iraq closes border with Syria
Reuters

Iraq's southern oil company to raise output
MENAFN

AWB denies wrongdoing in Iraq oil-for-food program
ABC News

Mosul Dam repairs progress with safety, electricity, irrigation for Tigris Basins
Portal Iraq

Possible Changes Delay Printing of Iraq Constitution
VOA

Website to give details on Iraq assistance
Trade Arabia

MTC Atheer sees 5m customers
Reuters

September 9
Baghdad Airport Closed in Debt Dispute
Washington Post

Amman to host Iraq contracts summit
Trade Arabia

Iraq sets Oct 15 for referendum
Reuters

Bush Administration Gives Lukewarm Endorsement to Annan Following Oil-For-Food Report
VOA

Annan takes quick steps in response to Oil-for-Food findings
Arabic News

Iraq hold talks over maritime transport
MENAFN

Iraq targets 1.57 million bpd in September
MENAFN

Force Protection Industries, Inc. Wins $3.8 Million Contract for Iraq-Bound Armored Vehicles
Force Protection Industries (press release)

Foster-Miller Awarded $96 Million Contract for Additional TALON(TM) Robots
Foster-Miller (press release)

September 8
Iraq rebuilding under threat as US runs out of money
Guardian

Iraq set aside $ 15 m to bribe then UN leader Boutros-Ghali
l'express

Devolving power in Iraq threatening development of country’s oil projects
Reuters

Kurds Sponsor Talks With Sunni Arabs On Draft Constitution
RFE/RL

UN Report Accuses Turkey of Breaching Saddam-era Embargo
Zaman.com

Biggest oil smuggling in Iraq approved by U.S., report says
Reuters

Companies urged not to send Indian staff to Iraq
Times of Oman

American-Iraqi teamwork key to meeting Iraq reconstruction challenges
Portal Iraq

Versar awarded $3.4 million additional funding for work on Iraq reconstruction projects
Portal Iraq

Stewart & Stevenson gets Army contract to produce more armored vehicles
Houston Business Journal

September 7
Annan shoulders Iraq oil-for-food rap
Scotsman

Extra funds seen needed for Iraq reconstruction
Reuters

Asia Cell still leading Iraq's telecom industry
MENAFN

Industrialists call for imposing customs on foreign merchandise
MENAFN

Petrel wins Iraqi oil contract
Irish Examiner

Security Hampers Iraq Reconstruction
AP

National Guard unit to return from Iraq
Reuters

Iraq hopes for higher oil sales
Trade Arabia

September 6
Final oil-for-food Iraq report targets UN
AP

Petrol rationing in a country awash with oil
Telegraph

Defense work lucrative for CEOs, study finds
Boston Globe

Seoul to Cut Number of Troops in Iraq: Lawmaker
Korea Times

Annan: Iraq Is Now Center for Terrorism
AP

Greater role, more jobs may boost clout of Detroit Arsenal
Detroit Free Press

Opinion: An "Ownership Society" on the Tigris
Weekly Standard

Opinion: Woe to the whistleblowers
Boston Globe

September 2
UN budget chief on corruption charge

Death toll in pilgrimage nears 1,000
Times

Pentagon Investigator Resigning
Los Angeles Times

Officials Hold Talks on Iraq Constitution
AP

Thanks to Guards, Iraq Oil Pipeline Is Up and Running, On and Off
New York Times

Kofi Annan meets with chief of oil-for-food probe ahead of report
AP

2nd Russian Indicted in U.N. Corruption Probe
Washington Post

Iraqis Demonstrate For and Against Draft Constitution
VOA

September 1
Bush gives new ‘Oil’ reason for Iraq war
Pravda

Death toll in pilgrimage nears 1,000
ISN Security Watch

DaimlerChrysler faces UN probe over role in Iraq oil-for-food programme
AFX

US clout seen to weaken amid clash over Iraqi constitution
Boston Globe

Government Pleads for Reduction of Iraq Debt
New Vision

U.N. asks 9 agencies to give Iraq extra oil-for-food money
AP

Constitution still on hold
Monday Morning

Post-Saddam Iraq carries our first execution
Trade Arabia

Iraq seeks more sugar
Reuters

Iraq war costs $5.6bn per month
Trade Arabia

Iraqi firm launches biggest tourist project in Iraq
MENAFN

Smugglers force Iraq to import high-priced fuel
MENAFN

Sweetwater Canal upgrade to benefit two million Iraqis
MENAFN

Globecomm Systems signs contract extension with Iraqi company to deliver international voice services
Portal Iraq