Iraq: Luaibi, Sunni Arab tribes and 4th bidding roundnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul-Kareem Luaibi is said to be refusing to allow the Sunni Arab tribes in the Anbar province to communicate directly with the US companies that will take part in the fourth bidding round for exploration contracts in the gas sector in their province. The following 371-word report sheds more light on the subject and tells what about the position of Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki and that of his Deputy for Energy Hussein al-Shahristani.