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Drafted and adopted by a referendum in 2005, the Iraqi constitution outlines the structure of the federal government and stipulates what bodies should form its legislative, executive and judicial branches. The legislative branch is to consist of the Council of Representatives (CoR; the Iraqi parliament) and the Federation Council, an ‘upper chamber’ of parliament that […]
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler (pictured), has welcomed the beginning of the first voter registration update in three years as part of preparations for the forthcoming Governorate Council elections on 20 April 2013. “The opening of 891 Voter Registration Centres is an important step towards transparent […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Commission on Integrity reports that Deputy Prime Minister Salih al-Mutlaq has still not complied with the country's financial disclosure requirements, despite that fact that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and the other two of his three deputy Prime ministers have presented their financial disclosure statements to the Commission. President Jalal Talabani has also […]
By John Lee. His Excellency Prime Minister Nouri Kamil Al-Maliki met in his office, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon. During the meeting, the Prime Minister praised the role of the United Nations, for supporting Iraq in various conditions and on the cooperation between the two sides. He also praised the efforts […]
Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki received a Kuwaiti media delegation at his office on Wednesday. During the meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that resolving the problems between Iraqi Airways with Kuwait is a positive gesture which could lead to greater cooperation and improved relations between the countries. The Prime Minister said Iraq continues to work to […]
By John Lee. Iraq is to give a $5 million aid to support the development process in Yemen, Iraq's ambassador to Yemen said on Tuesday that Iraq is to give a $5 million to support the development process in Yemen. Speaking to the Yemeni news agency Saba, Asad al-Samarai said many agreements were signed between […]
By John Lee. Baghdad retains its position as the city with the world’s worst quality of living, according to the Mercer 2012 Quality of Living Survey. Vienna retains the top spot; Zurich and Auckland follow in second and third place, respectively, and Munich is in fourth place, followed by Vancouver, which ranked fifth. Düsseldorf dropped […]
By Mustafa Habib. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. In September the new members of the much debated Independent High Electoral Commission were finally elected. Some say they’re not up to the job. But their […]
By John Lee. According to a report from NINA, the Iraqi government decided today (Thursday) to end the official contract for Ali al-Dabbagh as the Iraqi government Spokesman. Dabbagh stated earlier: "I'm the first one who alerted the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the possible existence of suspicions of corruption regarding arms deal with Russia." […]
By Roman Zagros. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Recently tensions between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdistan have run high, complete with a military stand-off. The crisis seems to have been defused now. But if it […]
The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad hosted a roundtable discussion with a group of Iraqi government and civil society leaders on November 26 on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Around the world, violence against women and girls continues to be a serious problem, and women’s rights activists remain […]
By Amir Hassan Fayad. This article was originally published by Niqash. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Iraq and Russia have been getting cosy lately with high ranking visitors and multi-billion dollar arms deals. Is this friendship just a business opportunity? Related […]
