Iraq: Hakim, Bahr Al-Ulum and the oil portfolionote

Leader of the (Shiite) Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq (SICI) Ammar Al-Hakim is said to have received a proposal from his ally former Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr Al-Ulum about the future of the oil portfolio. The following 387-word report sheds light on the proposal and tells how Al-Hakim is reacting to it. It also tells how Al-Hakim is approaching the issue of the oil portfolio.