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Baghdad, 06 February 2012 -- Al-Iraqiya Bloc MP Saleem al-Jbour said that a request from the Federal Court was submitted to the parliament to remove immunity from him, while another al-Iraqiya MP Haidar ...
05 February 2012 -- Halima Dakhil lost her husband in the sectarian slaughter that engulfed Iraq after the US invasion in 2003 and now spends her days tearful and scared, knowing her $250 (Dh917.50) ...
05 February 2012 -- Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Kamal Kirkuki proposed a referendum on the Kurdistan Region Constitution project. Amendment attempts must come after the draft has been approved or ...
05 February 2012 -- In a meeting with the British Foreign Office envoy here in Erbil, the influential Kurdish official, Masrour Barzani, said although Kurds of Iraq have chosen not to interfere in ...
05 February 2012 -- A group of women's organizations in Kurdistan Region have submitted a proposal for Kurdistan's next Prime Minister to reevaluate the role of women in governmental institutions and ...
Erbil, 05 February 2012 -- Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani approved the resignation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers on Feb 2. The ruling parties have nominated ...
05 February 2012 -- The Ministry of Martyrs and Anfal Affairs on Wednesday held a memorial for the victims of the twin terrorist attacks that took place on 1 February 2004 in Erbil, capital of the ...
Diyala, 05 February 2012 -- A great human disaster may hit Mandali unless they are given funds to clear more than one million mines in the region, claim local officials.
Basra, 05 February 2012 -- The traveler and journalist Abdul Moneim al-Derawi will begin a new Journey of Peace to show the world that Iraqis are full of love, life and peace.
Karbala, 05 February 2012 -- The Representative of the Grand Shiite, Ayatollah Ali al-Systani, has said on Friday that Iraq was heading towards the unknown, charging politicians with listening to foreign ...
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