| Violence claims 437 Iraqi lives in June, official figures say |
| Some 437 Iraqis were killed last month as a result of acts of violence, the government says.... more 03/07/2009 |
| Land mines have claimed 14,000 lives in Iraq |
| The United Nations says land mines are obstructing human and economic development of the country.... more 02/07/2009 |
| Group points to “horrific” rights violations in Iraqi prisons |
| Iraqi prisoners are being tortured and sexually abused, said a senior human rights official.... more 30/06/2009 |
| Kurdish constitution may cause more problems for Iraq |
| Iraqi Kurds have adopted a new constitution in a step they say it will bring their region closer to civil and human rights conditions in Europe and North America than any other country in the Middle East.... more 29/06/2009 |
| Iraq blames Arab states for latest bombings |
| Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, stunned by the latest upsurge in car-bombings, has criticized Arab governments and parties for fuelling violence in Iraq.... more 27/06/2009 |
| Iraqi government cracks down on intellectuals in exile |
| The Iraqi government has lodged a suit against a dissident Iraqi writer in exile in a reminder of how the former regime of Saddam Hussein cracked down on dissent.... more 26/06/2009 |
| $4 billion unaccounted for in this year’s Iraqi budget |
| Massive amounts of money go unaccounted for in Iraq and this year’s fraud could hit more than $4 billion dollars, Iraqi government officials say.... more 25/06/2009 |
| Five explosions hit Baghdad in one day |
| Monday (yesterday) reminded many in Baghdad of the days in which car-bombings and explosions used to tear their city apart.... more 23/06/2009 |
| Surge in anti-government attacks as U.S. troops withdraw from Iraqi cities |
| Iraqis view the U.S. army pullout from city centers with mixed feelings. Some see it as a good move others as a harbinger of the worst to come.... more 22/06/2009 |
| Iraq Central Bank to issue treasury bills worth $2.4 billion to finance electricity contracts |
| The parliament has authorized the Central Bank to issue treasury bills to raise $2.4 billion for the Ministry of Electricity, a parliamentary source said.... more 20/06/2009 |
| Iraqi Kurds want 50 cents from each oil barrel produced in their areas |
| Iraqi Kurds have asked the government to allocate half a dollar of the price of each barrel of oil produced in their semi-independent region.... more 18/06/2009 |
| Iraqi exiles decry their government’s decision to allow host countries send them home by force |
| Over the past three months I have received a flood of letters whose senders urge me to highlight the case of Iraqi refugees whose requests for asylum we... more 17/06/2009 |
| Iraq to build 3.5 million housing units in 10 years |
| The Iraqi cabinet has approved a 10-year plan to build 3.5 million housing units, a government source said.... more 15/06/2009 |
| Assassinations become trademark of Iraq’s new political epoch |
| There are strong indicators for political assassinations to become the major trademark of the run-up to the parliamentary elections early next year.... more 14/06/2009 |
| Ankara agrees to increase flow of water to Iraq |
| Turkey has agreed to increase volume of water flowing through the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to 500 cubic meters per second, Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi said.... more 13/06/2009 |
| Iraqi government wants to accommodates Sunni militias |
| Sunni militias who succeeded in curtailing the al-Qaeda influence in Iraq will be rewarded by giving them government jobs, the Justice Ministry says.... more 12/06/2009 |
| Iraq hints at supplementary budget as oil prices soar |
| Firmer oil prices may help the government to issue a supplementary budget to meet shortfalls, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said.... more 10/06/2009 |
| Kirkuk oil output up by 90,000 barrels per day – official |
| The Oil Ministry says Kirkuk oil output has risen by 90,000 barrels recently.... more 09/06/2009 |
| Mosul Airport resumes international flights |
| The first international flight took off from Mosul Airport to Istanbul in Turkey on Sunday, officials said.... more 08/06/2009 |
| Professionals have no place in Iraq |
| Iraqi professionals of various specializations living abroad used to think that their exile would come to an end once the regime of former President Saddam Hussein was toppled.... more 07/06/2009 |
| Scores of unidentified bodies buried in Iraq’s Baaquba |
| Hospital sources in the restive city of Baaquba say they had to bury 50 corpses of Iraqis who were killed in the past two months but they could not identify.... more 05/06/2009 |
| Chinese firms to build housing complex and industrial city in southern Iraq |
| A consortium of Chinese firms is to construct housing and industrial projects in the southern Province of Missan of which the city of Amara is the capital.... more 04/06/2009 |
| Antiquities Department welcomes U.S. bid to preserve Mesopotamian artifacts |
| The U.S. says it is willing to extend a helping hand to preserve Iraqi antiquities and train Iraqi archaeologists, U.S. ambassador to Iraq said.... more 03/06/2009 |
| Selected foreign firms may bid for East Baghdad Field |
| Only a selected number of firms will be permitted to bid for developing East Baghdad Field, Oil Ministry Undersecretary Ahmad Shamaa said.... more 02/06/2009 |
| Ancient Iraqi nomenclatures new victims of U.S. invaders |
| U.S. invaders of Iraq do not seem to be satisfied with the great calamities they have directly or indirectly caused the living in Iraq. It now appears they have extended their unjustified vio... more 31/05/2009 |
| Iraq’s Mandaeans hold baptism rituals for first time since U.S. invasion |
| Several hundred members of one of Iraq’s most ancient sect have openly observed their rituals for the same time since the 2003-U.S. invasion.... more 29/05/2009 |
| Iraqi ministers clash over forced repatriation of refugees from European states |
| Differences have erupted in government ranks over welcoming Iraqi refugees forced by their host countries to return home.... more 28/05/2009 |
| Iraqi parliament to summon oil minister for failing to boost output |
| Iraqi deputies have submitted a petition that obliges Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani to appear before the parliament for questioning.... more 27/05/2009 |
| Car bomb factory seized in Baghdad |
| Iraqi police have seized a car bomb factory in Baghdad in a daring attack in the Ghadeer District, Interior Minister Jawad al-Bolani said.... more 26/05/2009 |
| Who will do justice to victims of U.S. invasion of Iraq? |
| Iraqis killed, maimed, turned into refugees, and made homeless as a direct or indirect result of the 2003-U.S. invasion are in millions. Who will do justice to them?... more 24/05/2009 |