Sep 5 2012
By Zeena Sami Azzaman, September 5, 2012 The government has postponed a decision on reducing the Kurdish budget to compensate for the billions of dollar the Ministry of Oil says it has lost due to the suspension by Kurds of exporting oil through national pipelines. The ministry has estimated the country to have lost more [...]
Sep 4 2012
By Khayoon Saleh Azzaman, September 5, 2012 The southern Iraqi Province of Dhiqar, Iraq’s richest in Mesopotamian artifacts, has reported the looting of nearly 37000 archaeological pieces from ancient sites within its demonstrative borders, according to the Antiquities Department. The department’s chief information officer, Hakem al-Shammari said the report of the massive looting has prompted [...]
Sep 3 2012
By Zeena Sami Azzaman, September 3, 2012 Iraq has earmarked $50 million to Iraqi refugees who have fled the violence in Syria and returned home, the Ministry of Migration and Displacement said. The ministry’s undersecretary, Salam al-Khafaji, said the sum was to help the returning families settle down. He said initially each Iraqi family would [...]
Sep 1 2012
By Laith Jawad Azzaman, September 1, 2012 The Mahdi Army, an Iraqi militia group, has sent none of its members to take part in the fighting in Syria, a senior member of Iraqi parliament said. Dhiyaa al-Assdi, who heads a major parliamentary block, described reports on the presence of Mahdi Army fighters in Syria as [...]
