Saudi Arabia appoints first Iraq envoy in 22 years
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Saudi Arabia appointed an ambassador to Iraq in a move to re-establish full diplomatic relations for the first time since the former Iraqi president invaded Kuwait in…
ISX index down 0.8%
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Stock Exchange index plunged 0.8% to close at 122.8 points as rates of shares of 22 out of a total 47 companies were down during…
FM receives Arab League delegation
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari received Monday a delegation from the Arab League led by Assistant Secretary General Sameer Sayf al-Yazal for talks over security, administrative and…
Nat’l Conference Agenda completed
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Head of parliamentary Ahrar Bloc Baha’ al-Araji said today that the preparatory committee completed the agenda for the national meeting, according to a statement issued by…
Earthquakes increasing in north Iraq
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A report on earthquakes in northern and eastern parts of Iraq registered 111 cases in 100 days starting from 23 October, 2011 to 31 January 2012. The…
Iraqi oil exports increased in January 2012
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Oil Ministry spokesman declared today that Iraqi oil exports increased in January, in comparison to December 2011, by 63 million dollars. Spokesman Asim Jihad told…
Hashemi threatens to resort to international community
ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi called to transfer his case to Kirkuk province, noting that if this is not done he will resort to the international community.…
Delay of national conference after Arab Summit is “a fiasco”, MP
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Kurdish Alliance MP Mahmoud Othman excluded the postponement of the National Conference to a date after the coming Arab Summit. Othman told IraqiNews.com that “any delay that…
Twenty corruption dossiers to be exposed soon, MP
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com : Parliamentary Integrity Commission MP declared that 20 financial and administrative corruption dossiers shall be disclosed. Iraqiya MP Talal al-Zoba’i told IraqiNews.com, today, that the Commission is…
Contract to manufacture Hyundai cars in Iraq
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Automobile Industry Company signed a contract with South Korean Hyundai Company to manufacture and assemble different types of Hyundai cars with a cost of 44 billion…
Brawl between Kurdish and National Alliances in parliament
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A brawl took place between the Kurdish and National Alliances in the Iraqi Parliament today following a discussion on Iraqi relations with Azerbaijan, according to informed sources.…
80 percent of Basra sports city completed, Youth Undersecretary
BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Youth Ministry Undersecretary stressed today that work in the sports city in Basra is moving smoothly according to its time table. Isam al-Diwan, in a press conference…