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In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
Middle East

In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods

BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) — Mohammed Haider, a security worker in Iraq’s southern oilfields, thought he was safe after signing a…
Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field
Middle East

Anti-government protests cripple major Iraqi port, oil field

BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government demonstrations in southern Iraq blocked roads leading to the country’s main port and an oil field…
Iraq, Germany’s Siemens sign power agreement
Middle East

Iraq, Germany’s Siemens sign power agreement

Iraq’s government and German industrial conglomerate Siemens have signed a framework agreement to upgrade the electricity grid of the power-strapped…
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Middle East

Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk,…
Iraq’s Qayyara oil fields won’t return to production before Mosul retaken: spokesman
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Iraq’s Qayyara oil fields won’t return to production before Mosul retaken: spokesman

Iraq doesn't expect to resume production from the northern Qayyara oil region before the capture of nearby Mosul from Islamic…
Alexandria 2 oil fields to make Egypt regional energy center: minister
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Alexandria 2 oil fields to make Egypt regional energy center: minister

Egypt's two newly discovered oil fields, Zohr and North Alexandria, which will start production in 2017, will help make Egypt…
South Sudan rebels claim to be closing in on oil fields
World

South Sudan rebels claim to be closing in on oil fields

 Rebels in South Sudan said Thursday they were closing in on key oil fields and two state capitals, predicting an…
Islamists attack Algerian gas field, kill, kidnap foreigners
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Islamists attack Algerian gas field, kill, kidnap foreigners

Islamist militants attacked a gas production field in southern Algeria on Wednesday, kidnapping at least seven foreigners and killing a…
Sudan intensifies bombing of disputed town
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Sudan intensifies bombing of disputed town

Sudan shelled a disputed border town seized by South Sudan, a southern military official said Monday, as clashes spread near…
Rebels say Qadhafi halts oil, Libya blames Britain
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Rebels say Qadhafi halts oil, Libya blames Britain

Tripoli -- Libya accused Britain of damaging an oil pipeline in an air strike, hours after rebels said government attacks…
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