CAIRO (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron discussed energy cooperation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and working together on a nuclear project that could solve Iraq’s chronic electricity shortages, Kadhimi said on Wednesday. “We talked about a future project, using nuclear energy to produce electricity and peaceful projects, which will be under th
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By Reuters, Wire Service Content Sept. 2, 2020, at 5:52 a.m. PARIS (REUTERS) - French President Emmanuel Macron, who is visiting Iraq, said on Wednesday he aimed to help guarantee its security and economic sovereignty. Macron, on his first official trip to Iraq, and was due to hold a joint news conference with Iraqi President Barham Salih. "In Baghdad... where
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Iraq Petroleum Virtual Conference: The Established Meeting Place for Iraq's Oil & Gas Industry - 20 – 21 October 2020 Virtual Event For over 14 years, Iraq Petroleum has continued to be the main independent platform for Iraq's oil and gas industry, engaging and responding to existing and future challenges. Working in collaboration with the Federal Government of Iraq, t
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Iraq’s long-running electricity dilemma is now a daily source of public misery. The struggle of the power generation and distribution system to keep up with relentless demand caused by almost free electricity, especially as temperatures soar to record levels of over 120 degrees, is likely to get worse without reforms. While the problems facing this critical sector may be num
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Iraq’s New Prime Minister and the Challenge of Change A Conversation with Kanan Makiya Organized and edited by David Siddhartha Patel, Associate Director for Research The largest and most sustained demonstrations in Iraq’s post-Ba‘th era began in early October 2019, which led to the resignation of then Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi. After five months without a govern
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