Business
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KurdistanRegional Government Confirms ExxonMobil Contract
Wednesday, 16 November 2011The Kurdistan-Iraq Oil and Gas Conference in Erbil heard confirmation that the Kurdistan Regional Government has signed an oil exploration contract with ExxonMobil, the world’s largest oil company. Ashti Hawrami, the minister for natural resources, told the conference that the KRG had signed a co...
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Austria's Foreign Minister to Visit Erbil on Thursday
Wednesday, 16 November 2011Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger will start a three-day visit to Iraq on Wednesday where he is scheduled to hold talks with President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad. Spindelegger will also visit Erbil to meet Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barz...
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Emirates SkyCargo flight from Erbil breaks world record
Wednesday, 16 November 2011Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, has set a new record for the heaviest recorded single item ever carried by a Boeing 777F Dubai: Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, has set a new record for the heaviest recorded single item ever carried by a B...
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Sheraton Considering Erbil Hotel
Monday, 03 October 2011According to Rudaw A delegation from the international hotel chain, Sheraton, recently visited Iraqi Kurdistan’s capital Erbil to explore the possibility of building a hotel, an official in the Kurdish Ministry of Tourism said. “So far each of the Marriot, Hilton and Turkish Divan brands are bu...