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IRAQ MUSINGS
IRAQ NEWS

UNHCR opens up 60 university scholarships for refugees in Iraq
In an effort to improve higher access The Office of the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are offering 60 scholarships to refugees who
are prospective or current university students in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region."This
year, we are looking to offer up to 60 seats for refugees in Iraq, for all nationalities of
refugees" Imene Trabelsi, head of relations and media at the UNHCR’s Erbil office
told Rudaw on Tuesday.

Scottish Sweet Company booming in Iraq
A Scottish sweet manufacturer is reportedly seeing sales of its fudge and toffee
surge in Iraqi Kurdistan.According to a BBC report, Golden Casket linked up with
Sulaymaniyah-based businessman Farhad Haseb to sell the confectionery to
upmarket stores in Erbil and Dohuk, as well as other towns and cities in the
region.The holiday of Eid al-Adha has proved to be a strong driver of sales for the
business, with Iraq now being Golden Casket's third biggest export market, after
America and Ireland.

Iraq Moves To Upgrade Oil Export Capacity
Two factors make the urgent build-out of Iraq’s ailing and inadequate oil export
infrastructure more essential than ever. The first is the increasingly dangerous
security situation in the Persian Gulf following tit-for-tat seizures of vessels
connected to the Iran and U.S. sides in the current geopolitical standoff, with
more involvement expected shortly from Russia and China. The second is the
continued growth in oil exports from Iraq, with sales in July from the whole of Iraq,
including the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI), averaging 4.007
million barrels per day (bpd), up from 3.946 million bpd the previous month and
edging up to the record 4.159 million bpd last December.

Jordan, Iraq sign nuclear energy agreement
Jordan and Iraq signed a nuclear-energy cooperation agreement on Saturday,
“THE DIFFERENCE
according to reports in Jordanian media.The protocol was signed by Jordan Atomic
BETWEEN TRY AND Energy Commission chairman Khaled Toukan and Iraqi Higher Education and

TRIUMPH IS A LITTLE Scientific Research Minister Qusay al-Suhail. Suhail stressed the importance of
improving cooperation in all fields, including providing Iraq with medical and
UMPH.” industrial radioactive isotopes, the Petra Jordan News Agency reported.Toukan said
MARVIN PHILLIPS the Jordan Research and Training Reactor at the Jordan University of Science and
Technology, which the delegation visited, was key for training nuclear
engineers.Other states in the Middle East with nuclear energy programs include
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

Source: https://oilprice.com, https://aawsat.com, , www.jns.org, www.rudaw.net, menafn.com