21.07.10 Iraq Focus July issue: Table of contents

US VP JOE BIDEN: PUSHING FOR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LEADING ALLIANCES

LEADERSHIP AND POLICY
> US increases pressure but no signs of compromise on new government: Deadlock continues; Al-Maliki hangs on

POLITICS AND SECURITY
> Hotel blaze raises concerns over safety regulations in Kurdistan region
> Frustration mounts as services worsen to crisis point: The cause of the problem; Public sector in dire straights
> Transport minister Amer Abdeljabbar forced out of office, and replaced by former transport minister Sherwan al-Wa'ili
> Table 1: In brief; Central Bank attack related to corruption; Saudi airline resumes flights to Iraq
> Tariq Aziz handed over along with fifty-five other members of the Saddam Hussein regime

THE KRG
> Horse-trading in Baghdad raises fears of exclusion and infringement of rights
> Special meeting between Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)

ENERGY INDUSTRY
> Smuggling claims revive revenue allocation dispute: Full-scale slanging match between the KRG and Baghdad; Change List attack on KRG
> Iraq holds international oil symposium to discuss industry expansion plans
> Cabinet approves Basra Gas Company: a joint venture between South Gas Company, Shell and Mitsubishi Corporation