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British-Chinese consortium to develop Iraqi oil field

British-Chinese consortium to develop Iraqi oil field

The Iraqi government has awarded development rights to a large oil field to British and Chinese firms.
Xinhua reports, “Even more important is the Iraqi Cabinet’s approval of the bid by Britain’s BP Plc and its Chinese partner CNPC to develop the 17.8 billion barrel Rumaila field near the southern city of Basra. The [...]

October 19, 2009 | Posted in China, Headlines, Iraq, United Kingdom | Read More »

Denmark dumps Iraqi refugees in favour of Burmese

Denmark dumps Iraqi refugees in favour of Burmese

The Danish immigration minister has made an about turn on her policy of accepting Iraqi refugees under the United Nations agreement. Just eight weeks ago Immigration Minister Birthe Ronn Hornbech announced that Denmark would be accepting a quota of refugees from the Arabic nation.
However, this week she reversed the decision, saying that [...]

September 20, 2009 | Posted in Denmark, Headlines, Iraq, Jordan, Syria | Read More »
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