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