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09 February 2012 -- Iraq may soon lose its Christian minority if steps are not taken to help those staying in the country make ends meet, an Iraqi minister said.
Washington, 09 February 2012 -- The United States said Tuesday that it planned to downsize its embassy in Iraq, the largest US diplomatic mission in the world, in hopes of saving money after the end ...
Erbil, 09 February 2012 -- Women activists say women participation in the government positions should be equal to their participation in the parliament of Kurdistan Region – 25 percent – as the ...
Erbil, 09 February 2012 -- Reports alleging that some members of the Gorran Movement intend to separate from the party are "baseless", a senior coordinator of Gorran said today.
Erbil, 09 February 2012 -- Political leaders in Iraq are expected to finally set a date this Sunday for a much-debated and anticipated national conference that is hoped to put an end to political dispute ...
Asterdam, The Netherlands, 09 February 2012 -- James Clapper, the director of US national intelligence, told the US Senate last week that Iran is facing continuing domestic political problems and is ...
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 09 February 2012 -- In his first visit to the Kurdistan Region, the Greek Ambassador to Iraq, Dr Mercourios B. Karafotias, said that he was not prepared to witness the ...
09 February 2012 -- The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, directed the province of Baghdad to speed up and facilitate the procedures of transactions of compensation of Faily Kurds.
09 February 2012 -- At a time, according to press reports, on Tuesday, that the representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government Qubad Talabani would keep his post in favor of a representative of ...
09 February 2012 -- The House of Representatives, reporter revealed on Tuesday, that "political consensus" prevents the President of the Council of Osama Najafi to separate the MPs who were absent ...
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