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Iraq’s Sunni Vice President Seeks Popular Support To Fight Charges

Iraq’s Sunni Vice President, Tariq al-Hashimi, has called on “all honest people” to support him as he fights government charges that he was running death squads. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

Red Cross seeks to broker ceasefire in Syria

Agency negotiating with authorities and opposition to halt violence in order to deliver humanitarian aid. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)

* Government seeks alternatives to Strait of Hormuz

BAGHDAD, Feb. 18 (AKnews) – The Iraqi government will look to develop other means of exporting oil, away from the Strait of Hormuz, amid escalating tensions between the West and Iran. The government has reversed it’s position after the Iraqi State Oil Marketing Company declared weeks ago that the government had no intention of developing alternative solutions if Iran closed the strait.

Iran is threatening closure in response to European Union sanctions banning all new export oil contracts with the country over its nuclear program.

“The Ministry of Planning is working to develop a strategy with the Ministry of Oil to prevent any damage for Iraq’s oil exports if Iran closed the strait,” said Ali Shukri, Minister of Planning and member of the Economic Committee, on Thursday.

“Alternatives include using oil tankers through Jordan and Turkey and expanding the capacity of oil pipelines from Kirkuk to Ceyhan port in Turkey.”

The strait is the only sea passage connecting the oil-rich countries in the Gulf – Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates – to the open ocean and the world.

About 20% of the world’s oil passes through this point and about 1.7m out of 2.2m barrels of Iraqi oil are exported daily using the busy shipping lane.

In addition to a gradual ban on Iranian oil phased through to July, the EU also want to impose sanctions on Tehran’s Central Bank to cut off funding to its nuclear program.

Jaafar al-Wannan

RN/SS/AKnews

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Iraq Seeks Royal Dutch Shell’s Help to Set Up a Petroleum University

Iraq wants to expand tertiary level studies and education on petroleum and oil sciences, according to the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Ali al-Adeeb. View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News

Arab League Seeks Joint Arab-UN Peacekeeping Mission In Syria

The Arab League is calling for a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping mission to end the 11-month-old conflict in Syria. It also said it is ending all diplomatic cooperation with Damascus and urging contacts with the opposition. View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

Azerbaijani Aviation Engineer Seeks Niche In Civilian Drone Market

A Baku-born aviation engineer is trying to make a niche for his private company in Germany by producing multirotar miniature drone aircraft that sell for about 5,000 euros each View full post on Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty

UN chief seeks to cool Falklands tensions

Ban Ki-moon says world body is willing to help mediate dispute involving Britain and Argentina over islands. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)

Arab League seeks UN help for Syria mission

Ban Ki-moon says world body is considering Arab League plan for joint observer mission, as assault on Homs continues. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)

Greek PM seeks consensus on bailout plan

Papademos set for talks with coalition leaders over new austerity measures as delays push Greece to brink of bankruptcy. View full post on AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)

Iraq Seeks to Settle Kuwaiti Issues Through Investments

The Iraqi government wishes to settle its issues with Kuwait through the implementation of investment projects for Kuwaiti companies in Iraq. View full post on Iraq Updates – Latest News