Iraq: UN chief welcomes electoral reform (Adnkronos)
Iraq: UN chief welcomes electoral reform (AKI) – Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the approval by Iraqi lawmakers of a crucial electoral reform bill. Ban said the move – which followed weeks of deadlock – meant national parliamentary polls could be held in January as scheduled.In a statement issued by his spokesperson Ban sai: “This decision now paves the way for preparations for …
Iraq to resume Baghdad-Paris flights after 20 years (TVNZ)
Iraq’s national airline plans to resume direct flights between Baghdad and Paris after 20 years, the government said
Iraq to resume Baghdad-Paris flights after 20 yrs (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Iraq’s national airline plans to resume direct flights between Baghdad and Paris after 20 years, the government said on Monday, prompted by demand following a drop in …
iraq: Baghdad bombs to cost 16 million dollars in repairs (Monday Morning)
Repairs to government buildings after recent massive bombings in the center of the Iraqi capital will cost around 16 million dollars, officials said last week.
Iraq Moves Toward January Polls; U.S. Exit on Track (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — Iraq moved toward holding national polls in January after parliament approved a new election law, overcoming weeks of wrangling that had cast doubts over the U.S. schedule to withdraw combat forces next year.
Obama hails Iraqi approval of 2010 election law (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iraq’s fractious MPs have finally approved a law to govern the country’s general election in early 2010, a move hailed by US President Barack Obama as an important step towards a lasting peace.
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-11-09 13:33 Iraq to resume Baghdad-Paris flights after 20 yrs (Interactive Investor)
BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) – Iraq’s national airline plans to resume direct flights between Baghdad and Paris after 20 years, the government said on Monday, prompted by demand following a drop in violence levels and a rise in investor interest. State-owned Iraqi Airways will sign an agreement with French authorities in mid-November to resume weekly flights between Baghdad and Paris, Iraq’s cabinet …
Iraq to resume Baghdad-Paris flights after 20 yrs (The Star)
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s national airline plans to resume direct flights between Baghdad and Paris after 20 years, the government said on Monday, prompted by demand following a drop in violence levels and a rise in investor interest.
Watermelons Replace Bombs on Road to Baghdad (Institute for War and Peace Reporting)
Recent journey along infamous highway invites comparisons with edgier passage at height of insurgency. Our car crossed the Hamrin hills and slowed down on the outskirts of the town of Uzem, south of Kirkuk.
Iraq explosives detection gadget does not work (Malaysian Mirror)
BAGHDAD – A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by Iraq’s security forces to detect explosives and stop suicide bombers passing through checkpoints. Read more…
Two US pilots killed in helicopter crash in Iraq (MalaysiaNews.net)
Baghdad, Nov 9 (DPA) Two US pilots were killed in northern Iraq Monday when their helicopter went down, Iraqi police and the US military said.
iraq, italy: Contract to explore Zubair oil field (Monday Morning)
A consortium led by Italian energy giant ENI has initialled a contract with the Iraqi government to explore the Zubair oilfield in Southern Iraq, an Oil Ministry spokesman said last Monday.
