Irbil Province

Iraq at a crossroads: Constitutional Review Committee fills in crucial gaps

BAGHDAD: Iraq is at a historical crossroads on the bumpy road to democracy. The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) has all but completed the task assigned to it by the 2005 Constitution under the chairmanship of Sheikh Humam...

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World › Iran sentences 5 to death over postelection turmoil

Wednesday 18th November, 05:25 AM JST TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has sentenced five defendants to death in a mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the unrest that followed the disputed June presidential election, state...

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Iraq presidential council casts doubt over January poll

Leaders want more seats for minorities, sunni-majority diaspora By Agence France Presse (AFP) Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Listen to the Article - Powered by Shwan Mohammad Agence France Presse SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq: Iraq’s general...

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Iraqi Airline Company gets approval to operate direct flights between Kuwait and Baghdad

Kuwait"s Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has approved a request by an Iraqi airline company to operate regular flights to Kuwait from Baghdad international airport and Najaf (south Iraq), DGCA Head Fawaz Al-Farah...

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Iraq's Kurdish Parties Unite Ahead Of Elections

IRBIL, Iraq (RFE/RL) -- Iraq's Kurdish parties have announced the creation of a new Kurdish political bloc ahead of the January general election, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reported. The Kurdish alliance will gather 14 parties,...

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The rise of Rimland?

Energy deals across Southwest Asia - such as between Iraqi Kurdistan and Turkey - are redrawing international relations for years to come, bringing full circle the region's post-Ottoman Empire history. On the periphery, and...

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The plunder of Iraq's oil

The awarding of development rights over the huge West Qurna oilfield in southern Iraq to Exxon-Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell last Thursday once again underscores the criminal character of the continuing US-led occupation. As the...

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Iraq: Flooding - OCHA Situation Report No. 1, 10 Nov 2009

This report was issued by OCHA Iraq country office and UNAMI. In the Erbil and Dahuk Governorates over 3,000 persons (500 families) across ten locations in the mountainous districts of Mergasur, Rawanduz, Choman, Zhakho, Sumel,...

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Rights report criticizes Kurds over minorities

BAGHDAD (AP) -- The ongoing dispute between Iraq's central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities in the country's north threatens to create a "human rights catastrophe" for minority communities in the region, a...

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US hiker's mother: Iran espionage claim is false

By PATRICK CONDON Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS — The mother of one of three U.S. hikers held in Iran says their families are trying not to get pulled into the tense relationship between the U.S. and Iran. Cindy Hickey,...

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