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Erbil, 19 January 2012 -- Mahrous, against Karkh FC in the 12th week in Baghdad.
Baghdad, 19 January 2012 -- An Iraqi civil organization called on Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to interfere to restore the house of the famous Iraqi Artist, Badri Hassoun Farid, that was confiscated ...
Baghdad, 17 January 2012 -- Iraq is planning to showcase its historic artifacts in mobile fairs around the world, including several European capitals.
Karbala, 16 January 2012 -- Over 16 million pilgrims flocked to Karbala with over half a million coming from abroad. The tidal wave of faithful came to mark Arbain, the 40th day after Ashura which ...
Erbil, 15 January 2012 -- Tourism officials in Kurdistan Region will be working hard to cement the region as a prime spot for tourists in 2012.
Karbala, 13 January 2012 -- The authorities in Karbala said about 180,000 foreign and Iraq Shiites arrived in the city to mark the end of the period commemorating Imam Hussien ibn Ali's 7th century ...
Ankawa, Iraq, 13 January 2012 -- It is commonly known as the language of Jesus and is the root of both Arabic and Hebrew. But what's less widely known is that Aramaic is still spoken, and is in fact ...
Karbala, 12 January 2012 -- About 200,000 foreign visitors arrived in Karbala to commemorate the 40th day martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the head of Tourism and Antiquities Commission at Karbala's Provincial ...
Karbala, 12 January 2012 -- Approximately 12 million visitors arrived in Karbala, with an additional 4-5 million expected during the coming two days to commemorate on Friday and Saturday the 4th day ...
10 January 2012 -- Iraq is home to some of the world’s most important artefacts of human history. Yet in Ninawa, archaeological sites are being sold off for residential compounds, used as refugee ...
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