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Oil workers rally for shift change, against DG

Workers from the state-run South Oil Company (SOC) are demanding improved working conditions, including a change in shift hours, and are calling for the resignation of the company's director general if the demands go unmet.

Workers at the South Oil Company rally outside company headquarters in Basra on March 10, 2015. (STAFF/Iraq Oil Report)
Jul 3, 2013

Bombs strike prominent Basra hotel

Two bombs at the Mnawi Basha hotel, popular with foreign visitors including oil companies, injured up to a dozen people and damaged the lobby Tuesday evening.

Jul 2, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 2, 2013

Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.

Jun 26, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: June 25, 2013

Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.

Jun 25, 2013

Maliki ally loses Basra governorship

A coalition of parties led by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) has won control of the provincial government following April elections, derailing the popular Basra governor, Khalef Abdul Samad.

Jun 11, 2013

US gives Iraqi funds immunity

U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized a one-year extension of a 2003 executive order, set to expire last month, guaranteeing American protection of Iraqi funds held in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Jun 3, 2013

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: June 2, 2013

Beyond the Headlines features a raw translation of Cabinet decisions, as made public in Arabic by the media office of the Council of Ministers.

May 31, 2013

Bomb targets Anbar governor

The long-serving governor of Anbar province, Qasim Abid, was targeted by a car bomb, injuring bodyguards and underscoring the fragile state of the country's largest province.

May 29, 2013

Union leader’s court date delayed again

The trial of a prominent oil workers' union leader has been delayed again to June 3, when Hassan Juma's legal team plans to call for a dismissal of all charges due to lack of evidence.