Feb 6 2013
Azzaman, February 6, 2013 The Iraqi army and security forces should belong to the nation at large and not a specific sect or ethnic group. National identity that transcends sectarian divisions is vital for Iraq’s prosperity and future as a unified country. Therefore, it is shocking and mind-boggling to see the government, through the Defense [...]
Jan 28 2013
By Shaymaa Adel Azzaman, January 28, 2013 Iraq has issued a stern warning to Kurds over their attempts to export large quantities of crude oil to Turkey. “This is a red line,” warned Iraqi Oil Minister Abdulkareem al-Aibi. The warning came as the minister was briefing the local press on the surge in the country’s [...]
Jan 26 2013
By Shaymaa Adel Azzaman, January 26, 2013 The southern Province of Missan has emerged as a major oil producer in Iraq as more of its giant oil fields come on stream. Foreign firms are developing Missan fields and currently the province produces 230,000 barrels of oil a day, according to Ali Muaarij the head of [...]
Jan 15 2013
By Zeena Sami Azzaman, January 15, 2013 Iraq’s expenditures on health are the lowest in the region, the parliamentary commission on health and environment has revealed. The commission’s head Jawad al-Bazoni said Iraqi health allocations were still far below those in neighboring states and the country suffered from a drastic shortage of medical consultants. “Iraq’s [...]
Jan 14 2013
By Adel Kadhem Azzaman, January 14, 2013 Iraq’s 2012 rice harvest hardly meets a fraction of domestic needs, figures by Trade Ministry reveal. In a statement, the ministry said Iraq’s local rice produce totaled 149,000 tons in 2012 while domestic consumption was estimated at more than two million tons a year. Rice yields in 2012 [...]
Jan 13 2013
By Fatih Abdulsalam Azzaman, January 13, 2013 There are hundreds of thousands of refugees who fled violence in Syria seeking refuge in neighboring states. The refugees are vulnerable not only to bad weather conditions but almost all of them cannot make ends meet as the majority of them are women and children. Some Arab states [...]
Jan 12 2013
By Khayoun Saleh Azzaman, January 12, 2013 More than 2.5 million tourists visited Iraq in 2012 most of them on pilgrimage to the country’s holy shrines, new figures have revealed. The figures were issued by the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism and show that Iraq has become a mecca for Muslim tourists, mainly Shiites from [...]
Jan 11 2013
By Khayoun Saleh Azzaman, January 11, 2012 The U.S. still keeps 80,000 Iraqi artifacts and refuses to turn them back to the Iraq Museum, a senior Antiquities Department official has said. The official, Hazem al-Shammari, said Iraqi authorities were in touch with their U.S. counterparts but the discussion have so far led to nothing. Shammari [...]
Jan 8 2013
By Shaymaa Adel Azzaman, January 8, 2012 Iraq’s national carrier was one of the world’s safest and most efficient when U.N. trade sanctions prevented it from flying. Its nearly two dozen planes that were flown to safety to neighboring Iran and Jordan as well as Tunisia were grounded without maintenance or repairs. When the sanctions, [...]
Jan 7 2013
By Fatih Abdulsalam Azzaman, January 7, 2012 Celebrities and stars whether in sports or arts resign while they are at the peak of their success. They, their fans and other people celebrate their resignation. The occasion is seen as a torch that lights up for posterity the peaks they have reached. Resigning while one basks [...]
