Iraq

October 5, 2003

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Centurion Energy has reported that that the Sherbean oilfield commenced production on October 2, 2003, from the company's South Manzala Development Lease located in Egypt's Nile delta region.

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Fluor Corporation has received a $102-million task order from the US Army Corps of Engineers to support ongoing efforts to repair Iraq's electrical infrastructure. The order was issued under terms of

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The hope for billion-dollar contributions to the Iraq reconstruction effort is fading rapidly as industrialized nations release preliminary payment figures ahead of the Madrid Donor Conference set for

October 4, 2003

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French President Jacques Chirac said Saturday he was disappointed by a new U.S.-drafted U.N. resolution on Iraq.

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During a protest involving former Iraqi troops in the southern city of Basra, British forces shot and killed at least one person.

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A US soldier was killed and one was injured in an attack in southeast Baghdad, the U.S. military reported Saturday.

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A stone-throwing mob of ex-Iraqi soldiers charged at U.S. soldiers Saturday near a former military airport in central Baghdad where US troops have a l

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More than 262,000 Omani citizens are turning out at polling stations throughout the Sultanate on Saturday to cast ballots and decide who will represen

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Egyptian director Ismail Abdul Hafez stopped the filming of the TV drama series “Kanaryeh and Friends” for one week, when the leading actress Lucy passed out and fell into a sudden coma

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MasterCard International recorded a 16.8 percent gross dollar volume growth in the South Asia, Middle East/Africa region during the first six months of 2003. The region’s GDV growth was up 17.5 percen

October 3, 2003

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Explosions killed four Iraqis and wounded five others, it was reported Friday.

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US President Bush, defending his decision to go to war in Iraq, said Friday that a search for weapons of mass destruction made clear that Saddam Husse

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Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the American policy towards Iraq on Friday, telling an international economic conference that Iraqis trust

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Israeli soldiers Friday opened fire on Palestinians near the West Bank city of Jenin, wounding three, one of them seriously.

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Chief U.S. weapons inspector David Kay reported Thursday he had found no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, as a new poll indicated Friday Americans