Politics

Iraq grapples with power shortages and Iran sanctions as summer looms

The expiration of a U.S. sanctions waiver on Iranian electricity imports is complicating Baghdad's balancing act between Tehran and Washington, while the government scrambles for power supply ahead of peak demand season.

Workers from the Southern Projects Commission of Iraq's State Company for Oil Projects assemble a pipeline designed to carry regassified LNG imported via the Khor al-Zubair port in Basra to power stations in February 2025. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)

Aug 5, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: Aug. 5, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Jul 29, 2014

U.S. Marshals ordered to seize KRG crude

Iraq’s Oil Ministry stops oil from Kurdistan from being sold to American buyers.

Jul 24, 2014

UPDATE: Parliament elects new president, prioritizes budget

After selection of Fuad Masum as president, the all-important budget must compete with political and security crises for politicians' attention.

Jul 23, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 22, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Jul 18, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 17, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Jul 11, 2014

UPDATE: KRG takes Kirkuk, Bai Hassan fields

When the Oil Ministry gave orders to dismantle a key pipeline, the Kurds took over the NOC's fields, and post-2003 relations between Baghdad and Erbil have never been worse.

Jul 10, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 10, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Jul 8, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: July 6, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.

Jun 28, 2014

UPDATE: Kurdistan sidesteps Baghdad legal challenge to exports

Baghdad failed to secure a temporary ban on Kurdistan's independent pipeline exports from Iraq's highest court, but the Oil Ministry's international legal efforts continue.

Jun 25, 2014

Iraqi Cabinet decisions: June 24, 2014

Whenever the media office of the Council of Ministers publishes decisions of the Cabinet, Beyond the Headlines features a translation from the original Arabic.