More uncertainty surrounds Iraq awards

A Sunni-backed, cross-sectarian alliance which won the most votes in Iraq's March election said it rejected the government's auction of gas field contracts, adding a new element of uncertainty to the deals.

Questioned: the Iraqiya alliance does not believe Prime Minister Nuri Maliki's outgoing government had the right to auction gas field contracts
Questioned: the Iraqiya alliance does not believe Prime Minister Nuri Maliki's outgoing government had the right to auction gas field contracts
Published 25 October 2010, 01:25Updated 10 October 2016, 14:09
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