Iraq: Abdulkareem Luaibi, a new Oil Ministernote

Deputy Oil Minister Abdulkareem Luaibi was appointed Oil Minister in the new government of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki in place of Hussein Al-Shahristani who became Deputy PM for Energy Affairs. The following 475-word report sheds light on Luaibi, on his standing, on his policy towards foreign oil companies and on his domestic policy notably towards the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Sunni Arabs in Western Iraq.