20 August 2007 (USAID)

The Members of the Copyright Committee of the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Iraq recently participated in a specialized training workshop on the main challenges of copyright-related intellectual property rights in Iraq and the draft copyright law.

Organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Izdihar project, the workshop was held in Erbil from July 14 to 17.

In the wake of the new draft intellectual property law under consideration by the Government of Iraq, it focused on skills training in applying and interpreting Iraq’s draft copyright law, as well as understanding the implications of WTO-improvements to Iraq’s existing intellectual property regime.

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Saudi wipes Iraq’s debt

Iraq, 20 August 2007 (AME Info FZ LLC)

Iraq’s Finance Minister Bayan Jabor has revealed Saudi Arabia has agreed to wipe off most of the $15.5bn the war-ravaged country owes the kingdom, reported the Dow Jones newswires.

Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al Faisal said earlier this year that the kingdom had not, as yet, made any pledge to forgive Iraq’s debt but talks were ongoing.

Russia has also stated that it will write off around $13bn. Iraq Updates

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