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News of Iraq
Bomb explosion at Iraq mosque kills 7
A bomb attack outside a Sunni mosque on Friday killed seven worshippers as Sunnis continued to hold demonstrations in Iraq to protest what they say is second-class treatment by the Shiite-led government. Sunni mosques have been targeted in several recent attacks amid rising sectarian tension in (...)

03 - 05 - 2013
Iraqis counting votes from provincial elections
Iraqis have begun counting votes from the first provincial elections since the last U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011. Hundreds of ballot boxes stood in counting centers Sunday. Employees of Iraq's independent electoral commission went through the ballot sheets under supervision of political (...)

21 - 04 - 2013
Multiple executions in Iraq “obscene”
The United Nations human rights chief on Friday condemned the rampant use of the death penalty by the Iraqi Government, which executed 21 people earlier this week, stressing the country's justice system is still not functioning adequately and should not carry out capital punishment at all. The High (...)

20 - 04 - 2013
Al-Erian demands ElBaradei be tried for Iraq War
Deputy Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) Essam Al-Erian called for the trial of opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei for his alleged involvement in the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq. The parliamentarian said those responsible for facilitating the invasion by claiming Iraq (...)

09 - 04 - 2013
UN envoy condemns attack that killed dozens in Iraq
The top United Nations official in Iraq today strongly condemned a suicide attack on an open-air election rally in the Iraqi city of Baquba, which killed and injured dozens of people. “Candidates must be able to campaign without fear of intimidation, threats or violence, and citizens must be able (...)

07 - 04 - 2013
Suicide bomber kills senior Iraqi army officer, guards
A suicide bomber killed a senior Iraqi army intelligence officer and three bodyguards on Saturday when he detonated his explosives at the officer's home in the northern city of Mosul, police said. Iraq has seen an increase in suicide bombings since the start of the year as Sunni Islamist insurgents (...)

16 - 02 - 2013
Asiacell Nominated For GSMA Award For The Second Consecutive Year
Asiacell, a leading provider of quality mobile telecommunications services in Iraq, with 10.086 million subscribers as at the end of 2012, announced that its pioneer product for Iraqi women, Almas Line, has been selected as a finalist for the second consecutive year by the GSMA for its 2013 Global (...)

11 - 02 - 2013
Iraq troops kill four in clashes with Sunni protesters
FALLUJA, Iraq - Iraqi troops shot dead at least four people during clashes with Sunni Muslim protesters in Falluja on Friday in escalating unrest against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. A Reuters witness said troops initially fired in the air to disperse crowds, but then he saw some soldiers (...)

25 - 01 - 2013
Al-Maliki a ‘trouble-maker', says Kurdistan's head of foreign relations
The head of foreign relations at the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, Falah Moustafa, has accused the Iraqi prime minister and head of the federal government, Nuri Al-Maliki, of creating and fabricating problems to cover up the failures of his government, according to a Saudi (...)

10 - 01 - 2013
Qtel Unit Asiacell's Share Offer Opens
Qtel's subsidiary Asiacell yesterday announced that its share offer is now open for subscription. The offer of 25 percent of Asiacell's total share capital is open from today until 2 February 2013 to all investors, individuals and institutions with a trading account in Iraq. Asiacell will begin (...)

05 - 01 - 2013
Pakistani Malala shot by Taliban leaves British hospital
A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has been discharged from a British hospital after doctors said she was well enough to spend time recovering with her family. Fifteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was shot by the Taliban in October and brought to (...)

04 - 01 - 2013
El Sewedy, Arab Contractors JV To Build $169 Mln Iraqi Power Plant
El Sewedy Electric (SWDY.CA), the leading Wire & Cable and Integrated Energy Solution Provider in the Middle East and Africa, through one of its subsidiaries, announces the signing of a US$ 169 Million contract in Iraq with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity to build and operate a new power plant in (...)

18 - 12 - 2012
Rafidain Bank Moves Headquarters To NBE's Branch In Faisal
Rafidain Bank has moved its headquarters located in Tahrir Street in Dokki to the National Bank of Egypt's (NBE) branch in Faisal Street. Sources said the first floor of NBE has been allocated to Rafidain Bank after the unrest occurred at the bank during the disbursement of yellow remittances as (...)

09 - 12 - 2012
‘No instructions to embassies'
The independent daily Al-Watan published an account earlier this week in which it said that Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr had given instructions to Egyptian diplomatic missions abroad to justify the recent constitutional declaration made by President Mohamed Morsi on 22 November. However, if (...)

28 - 11 - 2012
Rebels capture army base in eastern Syria
Syrian rebels claimed to have captured an army artillery base in the eastern oil producing province of Deir al-Zor on Thursday, weakening President Bashar al-Assad's control of the strategic region bordering Iraq. "After 20 days and 44 martyrs, the Mayadeen military base fell at 8.30 a.m. (0630 (...)

22 - 11 - 2012
Iraq Eyes Egyptian Partnership To Establish Factories In Basra: Hussein Sabour
Hussein Sabour, Head of Egyptian Businessmen Association, in his statements to Amwal Al Ghad, revealed that the Iraqi government is negotiating with its Egyptian counterpart and a number of pharmaceutical companies over an investment partnership to establish two factories in Basra. Sabour said the (...)

21 - 11 - 2012
Iraq Emerges As Growth Hotspot In Mena
Iraq is poised to be the next regional hotspot and local marketers are urged to fast get to grips with the nuances of the market, according to Steve Hamilton-Clark, CEO, TNS MENA, the world's largest custom market research organisation. He said that Iraq's GDP is set for rapid growth, pegged at (...)

06 - 11 - 2012
U.S. Army Can't Show Delivery of $1 Bln In Iraq Fuel
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers didn't properly document more than $1 billion in Iraqi money used to buy fuel and other supplies for Iraq reconstruction, according to an audit. In a review of 12 major payments through the Development Fund for Iraq, one of three documents needed to properly verify (...)

27 - 10 - 2012
Iraq plans to invest up to $1.6 bn in solar and wind energy
Iraq plans to spend up to $1.6 billion on solar and wind power stations over the next three years to add 400 megawatts to the national grid to help curb daily blackouts, an official from the ministry of electricity said on Monday. Nine years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, (...)

16 - 10 - 2012
Iraq Plans To Invest Up To $1.6 Bln In Solar And Wind Energy
Iraq plans to spend up to $1.6 billion on solar and wind power stations over the next three years to add 400 megawatts to the national grid to help curb daily blackouts, an official from the ministry of electricity said on Monday. Nine years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, (...)

16 - 10 - 2012
Iraq Invites 25 Firms Including OCI For Solar, Wind Energy Investments
Iraq plans to spend up to $1.6 billion on solar and wind power stations over the next three years to add 400 megawatts to the national grid to help curb daily blackouts, an official from the ministry of electricity said on Monday. Nine years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, (...)

16 - 10 - 2012
Iraq expects oil growth to nearly double govt spending
Iraq's expansion of its oil industry will let the government nearly double spending over the next three years, the deputy prime minister for energy said on Wednesday. The Iraqi parliament approved a budget of $100 billion for 2012 in February, based on an average oil price of $85 per barrel and 2.6 (...)

10 - 10 - 2012
Asiacell Leads The Way In Supporting Mobile Access For Women In Iraq
Asiacell, part of the Qtel Group, is significantly increasing economic opportunities for women in Iraq through its mWomen initiatives, and has welcomed a visit from the GSMA, the global organization representing mobile operators, to find out more about Asiacell's success. The operator is a member (...)

12 - 09 - 2012
Iraqi Delegation To Visit Baheira Tomorrow
International Trade Point sector, ministry of industry and foreign trade, accompanying with the 11 experts Iraqi delegation will visit the sector's new headquarters. They will start practically train the experts on establishing the trade points paving the way to stabling international trade point (...)

28 - 08 - 2012
Head Of International Trade Point Inaugurates Training Program For Iraqi Delegation
Dr. Fouad Eissa, head of the Egyptian International Trade Point of the Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade, has launched today the training program created for the Iraqi delegation to provide them with the skills required for working in a similar international trade point in Iraq. The Iraqi (...)

26 - 08 - 2012
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