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Iraqi government officials announced that a Parliament member Efan al-Essawi was assassinated on Tuesday in the province of Anbar. This leader of a local council called the Sunni Awakening was also the owner of a construction company and it is Read more
For four days now, Sunni Muslims have been demonstrating against Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. On Wednesday, they decided to block Iraq’s main trade route that allows the country to export and import products to Syria and Jordan. The protest Read more
Iraq’s President Mr. Talabani runs an office which normally has largely ceremonial powers. However with the actual division that the country has to face he was having a role that made him be seen as a unifying figure that holds Read more
A medical tribunal called the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) located in Manchester is a branch of the General Medical Council. This panel which is the doctors’ professional regulator has the power to suspend or strike off doctors. This week Read more
After the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, Iraq was put outside OPEC’s quota system because it presented a low output. A year ago, OPEC set a 30 million bpd target for all 12 producers allowing Iraq to come back in the Read more
On Tuesday, Louise Thomas’s evidence was presented in court on a preliminary hearing in advance of a judicial review that is going to be held in January. This former police constable worked six whole months with the Iraq Historic Allegations Read more
This Sunday marked the anniversary of the day the United States army left Iraq. When they did, the country was divided between Shiites and Sunnis. The conflict was mainly illustrated when Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, a Shiite, issued an Read more
Since the US’s withdrawal from the territory tensions between Shia, Kurdish and Sunni factions have been on the rise. Nouri al-Maliki, a Shia Muslim is accused by his rivals of trying to monopolize power. That is why Shia Muslims are Read more
The airline industry has been massively developing in the MENA forcing the airports to expand in order to keep up with it. Iraq is not left behind in developing its infrastructure as it struggles to attract more investment into the Read more
Iraq has been struggling to satisfy the energy demands of the country as well as increase its oil output despite the cross-carpeting of oil companies towards the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan. An investment development plan by an Italian oil and Read more