Relatives of Adhamiya inferno survivors panic-stricken
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Um Ammar, a woman living in al-Adhamiya, northern Baghdad, heaved a sigh of relief when she learnt that her son Ammar, who was heading for his college…
Deleting zeros from Iraqi dinar needs unavailable stability, say experts
Iraq-Feature BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Economists have agreed that the long-term project of deleting zeros from the currency which the Central Bank is planning to implement needs ‘unavailable’ economic stability. “The…
President change doesn’t mean policy change in U.S. – analysts
IRAQ / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi political analysts asserted that the U.S. policy does not change with a new president, taking into account that the United States is a country of institutions…
Lawmakers call on Obama to pull out troops from Iraq
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi lawmakers of different parliamentary blocs called on the newly elected U.S. President Barack Obama to withdraw his country’s forces, to achieve Iraq’s “sovereignty and independence.” Ali…
Women satisfied with Kurdish Parliament’s amendments to personal law
Arbil-Feature ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: The decision made by the Kurdish Parliament to make amendments to the personal status law regarding adding new conditions on polygamy has raised positive reactions among…
In huge blow to Iraqi refugees, Sweden tightens asylum rules
STOCKHOLM / IraqiNews.com: Sweden, which has welcomed far more Iraqi refugees than the U.S. or the rest of Europe, stepped up restrictions against Iraqi asylum seekers, and began deporting hundreds…
Objections to protecting journalists draft law behind its delay
Iraq-Journalists BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Head of the parliament’s culture, information and tourism committee attributed the delay in approving the protecting journalists draft law to the objections to it, while the…
Less violence, life difficulties bring Christian families back to Mosul
NINEWA / IraqiNews.com: Christian families that recently fled Mosul city started returning home “after violence grew less and life difficulties grew more,” but still a number of displaced Christian families…
Al-Mutanabi street back to life once again
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Al-Mutanabi street, or, as many call it, the artery of Iraq’s culture, is getting a new look different from that of more than a year ago, when…
Failure to sign deal with U.S. would harm Iraq’s economy – experts
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Two Iraqi economists converged that failure to sign a proposed long-term Iraq-U.S. security pact would immensely harm Iraq’s economy. “The economic impact on Iraq would be huge…
Iraqis in charge of security in more than two-thirds of the country
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: With Wassit receiving security responsibilities from the Multi-National Force (MNF) last Wednesday, the Iraqi authorities are now controlling more than two-thirds of the war-scarred nation after more…
MPs rule out quick signing of U.S.-Iraq security deal
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A number of Iraqi lawmakers ruled out the possibility of signing the U.S.-Iraq security pact this year. Some of them considered the American presidential elections the main…