Najaf (NINA) –The Religious Authority Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani abstained from meeting the Speaker Usama al-Nijeifi.

Hilla (NINA) - Tens of inmates of Hilla grand prison start Tuesday, Feb. 8, food strike demanding the improvement of their living standards and reduce the crowd inside the prison.

Baghdad (NINA) - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC announced that Iraqi families finished today, Feb. 8, a visit to their relatives detained in the Central Kuwaiti Prison.

Baghdad (NINA) - An investment Australian delegation is due to visit Iraq on April to discuss investment opportunities in different domains as well as means of enhancing bilateral economic ties.

Baghdad (NINA) – Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said, “We need for extra ordinary effort and extra ordinary decisions to deal with the electricity crisis and others as well.”

Erbil (NINA) – Head of Kurdistan region, Massoud Barazani, discussed on Tuesday, Feb.

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Baghdad (NINA) – An Iraqi officer with a rank of Brigadier was killed and four persons, among them security elements, were injured due to a bomb explosion in Ghazaliya area on Tuesday morning.

Baghdad (NINA) – The Speaker Usama al-Nijeifi confirmed “The Iraqi interest in the unity of the Egyptian people and land and expressed Iraq’s desire to settle the Egyptian affairs internally withou

Baghdad (NINA) – President Jalal Talabani gave instructions to be the first who will have his salary reduced and for the reduction to include all of the presidency’s staff; as well as to draw sugge