Iran, Iraq in discussion to establish joint oil company
05-15 19:11
Iran and Iraq are set to hold a new round of talks focusing on the development of a joint oil field as well as the establishment of a joint oil company, said the report.
Trial of wanted Iraqi VP starts in Baghdad
05-15 18:36
The terror trial against Iraq's fugitive Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and his captured guards started in Baghdad on Tuesday, a judicial source said.
Baghdad ready to host Iran-P5+1 nuclear talks
05-14 16:16
Baghdad is ready to host the upcoming round of nuclear talks between the six world powers and Iran, which is deemed as the biggest event in Iraq after the Arab League (AL) summit in late March, an Iraqi official newspaper reported on Monday.
Iraq's PM pays visit to ethnically-mixed Kirkuk
05-08 21:16
"The problem of Kirkuk cannot be resolved by force and interference,but by the will of its people and by keeping its Iraqi identity"a statement by Maliki's offices quoted him as saying during the cabinet meeting in the city y.
3 killed, 14 injured in attacks in Iraq
05-07 22:04
BAGHDAD,May 7(Xinhua)--Three people were killed and 14 others injured in separate bomb attacks in eastern and central Iraq on Monday,the police said d.
Iraq's PM denies Baghdad intention to attack Kurdish region
05-07 19:43
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday denied his government intention to attack the northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, calling on Iraqi political blocs to hold a proposed national conference to thrash out disputes that hamper the political process in the country.
Iraqi wanted VP, guards to be prosecuted next Thursday
04-30 19:18
The Iraqi Judiciary Council on Monday said that the trial of the fugitive Sunni Vice president Tariq al-Hashimi and his captured guards will begin next Thursday over charges of terrorism.
Iraqi political leaders call to end political crisis, fulfill power- sharing
04-28 23:40
Iraqi political leaders on Saturday called for an end to the country's current political crisis and emphasized commitment to the power-sharing deal that yielded the current partnership government headed by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.