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Khark Criminal Court issues death verdicts against 2 Thawrat Al-Ishreen Kidnappers
Related topics: Baghdad
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Karkh Criminal Court issued death verdicts against two Thawrat Al-Ishreen defendants for being involved in abducting a man in cooperation with other criminals. A statement by the Judicial authority quoted an official as saying “The convicted men confessed in details during the investigations about kidnapping the victim while he was driving his car in [...]
Baghdad Mayorship inaugurates Alawi bridge of central Baghdad
Related topics: Baghdad, IQD
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Baghdad Mayorship announced the inauguration of the bridge of Mut’haf Square in Alawi neighborhood of central Baghdad to relief the trafficjams. A statement by BM cited “Baghdad Mayorship inaugurated Mut’haf Square Bridge in Alawi neighborhood in front of the traffic movement after implementing it by the personnel of the Resident Engineer Department in [...]
Mosul Aleppo air route opens to evacuate Iraqis in Syria
Related topics: Syria
NINEWA (IraqiNews.com): Mosul-Aleppo air route opens today to evacutate Iraqis living in Syria to aid those unable to travel across overland routes. Governor of Ninewa Atheel Al Nujaifi told Iraqi News that the Iraqi Transport Ministry agreed today to have a Mosul Aleppo air route to transport Iraqi wishing to return home. Aleppo is the [...]
Civil society in Missan calls for improving ration cards
MISSAN / IraqiNews.com: Civil society organizations in Missan demanded lawmakers and members of the local council in the province to guarantee the citizens’ rights to get complete ration card items. The organizations and human rights activists sent a document to the parliament and the Missan local council in this regard. The document demands all officials [...]
Iraqi NGOs meet US counterparts to develop joint relations
Related topics: Erbil, KurdistanARBIL / IraqiNews.com: A delegation of Iraqi NGO organizations visited the USA to meet their counterparts, US administration establishments, the Congress and decision makers, to elaborate on the status of the Iraqi NGO system, as well as building strong ties among them. A statement by the NGOs network in Kurdistan, copy received by IraqiNews.com, said [...]
59% reject establishing new regions in Iraq
Related topics: Anbar, Baghdad, Basra, Erbil, Kirkuk
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Two NGO organizations disclosed that a referendum was carried out in 9 Iraqi provinces which showed that 59 percent of the participants rejected the idea of establishing new regions in Iraq due to the unsuitable situation prevailing in the country. Center of the Information for Research and Development and Tamouz Organization for [...]
Parade for Iraq orphans in Baghdad
Related topics: BaghdadBAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A group of NGO organizations decided to organize a parade for Iraqi orphans today with the participation of 1000 orphans with their families representing seven provinces in Baghdad. In a statement by In Support of Iraqi Orphans Gathering, which includes 28 NGO organizations in Iraq, the parade shall be in busses to [...]
Better development in Iraqi prisons – Human Rights Ministry
Related topics: BaghdadBAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Human Rights Ministry Under-Secretary announced today that there are developments in Iraqi prisons and detention centers, expressing hopes for a better situation to reach the real human rights standards. In a statement issued by the ministry, as was received by IraqiNews.com, Undersecretary Hussein al-Zihairi reviewed in a meeting on the reports [...]
Possibilities to form higher council for population discussed
Related topics: BaghdadBAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Discussions were made to form a higher council for population in Iraq to deal with the demographic questions and population policies in the country. In a statement issued by the ministry of planning, the suggestion will be submitted to the cabinet due to its importance and to be a base for planning [...]
Strategy to develop Iraqi women status received – statement
Related topics: Baghdad
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Ministry of Women’s Affairs received today the first draft of the Strategy to uplift the Standards of Iraqi Women from the UN Women Agency. The draft strategy comes within the MOU signed between the two sides in mid of 2011, as stated by the ministry. The statement, copy received by [...]
Maliki should restore plundered house of famous Iraqi Artist
Related topics: Baghdad, Nouri al MalikiBAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: 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 by a group of armed men, and to order care for his deteriorated health condition and treatment, according to a statement on Wednesday. “A report [...]
Call to compensate victims of ex-Iraqi regime – Minister
Related topics: BaghdadBAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Human Rights Minister disclosed that the government will repay the victims of the previous regime, calling on the world community to recognize such move, according to a media statement released by the ministry today. Minister Mohammed al-Sudani said at the ministry’s conference on the internationalization of the violations of the [...]