Local Iraqi Governments Oppose Baghdad Gas Deals
BAGHDAD, Iraq , October 28, 2010 (ENS) – The oil ministry’s auctions of three natural gas fields last week have been angrily opposed by all the governorates in which they are located, with provincial officials threatening legal action against Baghdad and warning that they will refuse to cooperate with the developers.
First Baghdad flight for European airline in 20 yrs
An Airbus operated by France’s Aigle Azur is on Saturday to make the first scheduled flight by a European airline to Baghdad in 20 years amid hopes of boosting historically close Franco-Iraqi business links.
Direct London-Baghdad flights
BAGHDAD – THE first direct flights between London and Baghdad by a private Iraqi firm will begin next week, a civil aviation official said on Sunday.
First European flight in 20 years lands in Baghdad
A plane operated by France’s Aigle Azur landed in Baghdad on Sunday becoming the first flight from a European airline to arrive in the city since a 1990 international embargo on Iraq.
New airline to launch direct London-Baghdad flights
The first direct flights between London and Baghdad by a private Iraqi firm will begin next week, a civil aviation official in Baghdad said on Sunday.
Suicide bomber kills 11 north of Baghdad
Iraqi police and hospital officials say a suicide bomber killed at least 11 people in a town north of Baghdad.
Bonjour, Baghdad! French carrier flies to Iraqi capital, opening direct route to west Europe
BAGHDAD (AP) — A French airliner landed at Baghdad International Airport Sunday, becoming one of the first passenger planes to fly into the Iraqi capital direct from western Europe since the Gulf War and opening a potential new route to stronger international business ties.
Death toll in suicide bombing north of Baghdad has risen to 26, Iraqi official says
BAGHDAD – An Iraqi health official says the death toll from a suicide bombing north of Baghdad has risen to 26. Hussein Jaafar, the director of the hospital in Balad Ruz, said Saturday that five more people have died from injuries sustained in the blast.
Baghdad’s Shiite Heart Beats as War Ebbs
BAGHDAD — Is it too early to declare a Sadr City Spring?
Paris-Baghdad flights resume after 20 years
On Sunday, the first direct European flight in two decades to Baghdad landed in the Iraqi capital. France’s Aigle Azur airlines carried business leaders eager to boost once-strong ties.
