The Most Cancerous Street in Iraq? Locals in Basra Leaving Homes Because of Disease!
Niqash | Saleem al-Wazzan | Basra In the southern city of Zubair, in Basra province, there is one street where...
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Maliki’s call for Unity Conference in Anbar May Be Too Late
Mushreq Abbas : Al-Monitor Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s call on May 28 for holding a conference to resolve the...
Iraq: Government Attacking Fallujah Hospital and Barrel Bombs Hit Residential Areas
Human Rights Watch (Baghdad) – Iraqi government forces battling armed groups in the western province of Anbar since January 2014...
When Muslims Renounce their Faith!
Naomi Conrad – Qantara The Islamic faith Fearing ostracism or even death, many former Muslims keep their lack of faith...
The U.S. Role in Iraq’s Postelection Politics
Michael Knights – Wahington Institute Washington has rightfully avoided backing a candidate in next week’s elections, but it should still...
Iraqi Elections in 2014, A Step Forward, Two Steps Backward!
The Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI) – Rome May, 2014 From the perspective of Iraqi civil society, there is...
Iraqi Wins International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2014 :”Frankenstein in Baghdad”
Beyond good and evil, Ahmed Saadawi’s novel “Frankenstein in Baghdad” has won the 2014 International Prize for Arabic Fiction. Khaled Hroub...
Iran Seeks Shiite Consensus on Next Iraqi Premier!
Ali Mamouri – AlMonitor Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has received direct and ongoing support from Iran during the eight years...
Iraqi Election Could Lead to Partition!
Mustafa al-Kadhimi – AlMonitor Today, with the country locked in a fateful election, the parties to Iraq’s conflict are using the issue...
Queues, Cyber Attacks, No Singing, Lots of Walking: Report From Iraqi Election Frontlines!
Source: Niqash Niqash’s Iraqi editors covered their nation’s general elections from different ends of the country yesterday. Here they write...
IRAQ’S DISPLACED, FROM ANBAR TO KURDISTAN
JENNA KRAJESKI – Newyorker On Wednesday, as Iraqis lined up to vote in parliamentary elections—the first since the withdrawal of U.S....
Anbar Residents are Caught in a Nightmare, The Government is Making it Worse!
(Baghdad) – The Iraqi government is exacerbating a humanitarian crisis in Anbar Province by hindering residents from leaving areas where...