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Long War Journal
March 23, 2018
The State Department announced today that Joe Asperman, a French national, has been added to the US government's list of designated terrorists. State says ... Malik had “worked at Saddam Hussein's Muthana chemical weapon production facility before affiliating with al Qaeda in Iraq in 2005.” Then, inÃâà...
ReliefWeb
March 21, 2018
The World Bank has been supporting the Government of Iraq (GOI) in reconstruction efforts, restoration of access to basic services, building trust, and ... of three vital bridges in Mosul, namely the Mosul Al Hadid first bridge, Mosul fourth bridge and Al-Muthana second bridge, as part of the overall IraqÃâà...
New York Times
March 14, 2018
After identifying himself as a senior government envoy, he announced that he and his 14 colleagues, all dressed in crisp white ankle-length tunics called thobes, did not ... The hunting ground the Qataris had chosen — Iraq's Muthanna Province — has had few visitors since the American invasion of 2003.
Middle East Monitor
March 10, 2018
“All territories belong to Iraq, whether in Al-Muthanna or Al-Anbar or Dohuk, and no one can be in charge of Iraq and its territories.” In response, Salam Hamza of Al-Muthanna province council rejected the idea of opening a border crossing linking Dhi Qar to Saudi Arabia through his provincial territory.
Anadolu Agency
February 27, 2018
An Iraqi court on Tuesday ordered the release of a prominent activist less than a month after he was sentenced to two years behind bars for accusing the government of rampant corruption. On Feb. 6, a court in Iraq's southern Al-Muthanna province slapped activist Bassem Khazaal with a six-year jail termÃâà...
Syria Direct
February 20, 2018
AMMAN: Thousands of displaced families are returning to their homes in east Idlib province following the end of a government ground offensive against ... Muthana al-Mohammad, president of Saraqeb's local council, told Syria Direct on Monday that he considers the Turkish observation posts a main factorÃâà...
Al-Monitor
February 15, 2018
11 to stop the encroachment upon water quotas and increase the water share to Al-Mejar district in Maysan province in southern Iraq. ... The Iraqi government is doing its best to face the drought that hit the southern provinces due to the lack of water flowing from Turkey, which is the source of the EuphratesÃâà...
Rudaw
February 9, 2018
... rising corruption in government institutions. According to Iraqi media, thousands of people poured into Baghdad's Tahrir square. It was reported the protests took place under tight security measures. Protests took place simultaneously in Karbala, Muthana, Babil and Najaf. Violence broke out in Muthana, southern Iraq.
The Arab Weekly
February 9, 2018
Khashan provided what he said was proof and won several cases, including one against the former director general of the health ministry in the province, Abu Kalal said. But on February 7 a court in Muthana accused him of defaming the commission of public integrity and the provincial council after heÃâà...
Kurdistan24
February 7, 2018
2, confirms that M1 Abrams battle tanks and other lethal equipment provided to the Iraqi government by Washington have ended up with the Hashd al-Shaabi, also ... “The US tank company [General Dynamics] withdrew from its base in Baghdad's al-Muthanna airport after finding out that Iraq violated the terms of the contractÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
February 7, 2018
Iraqi security forces dispersed dozens of protesters outside a court in Iraq's southern Al-Muthanna province where a rights activist was sentenced on ... of government corruption, some of which have involved local officials, including Al-Muthanna Governor Faleh al-Zaidi and provincial council members.
Rudaw
February 6, 2018
“The financial reputation of Iraq will break in the eyes of the World Bank if the government in Baghdad does not agree with this request,” Masoud Haider, ... “We proposed 10 ways to Abadi to send salaries, but Abadi said he couldn't until the auditing process is finished,” Muthana Amin, the head of theÃâà...
ReliefWeb
February 6, 2018
“The Social Fund for Development emphasizes the Government of Iraq's efforts toward stabilization and recovery,” said Saroj Kumar Jha, World Bank Mashreq Regional Director. “It builds on the results of the comprehensive social protection reform program launched in 2014 and is in line with the IraqÃâà...
Rudaw
January 31, 2018
BAGHDAD, Iraq – All Kurdish factions in the Iraqi parliament have decided to boycott Wednesday's parliament session and future ones aimed to discuss the current “catastrophic” budget bill presented by the Iraqi government, the move comes ahead of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's visit to the legislatureÃâà...
Al-Arabiya
December 31, 1999
What started as a routine, though risky, houbara bustard hunt in the deserts of Iraq ended up becoming a tale of Qatari royal's tryst with terror outfits, dabbling ... of Qatari falcon hunters – including members of Qatar's ruling al-Thani family – defied warning to go on a hunting trip to Iraq's Muthanna Province.
Rudaw
December 31, 1999
The Iraqi Government “welcomes the announcement by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) certifying that Iraq has ... Hikmat Fayaq, a member of the high board of the Halabja Victims Society, agreed that Iraqi still has some chemical weapons, hidden in Muthana province.
Rudaw
December 31, 1999
Muthana Amin, the head of the KIU faction in parliament, told Rudaw that the Kurdish blocs' meetings with President Masum will continue and "we will ... BAGHDAD, Iraq — Kurdish parliamentary blocs are meeting with Iraqi President Fuad Masum in Baghdad on Friday to discuss the issue of the budget bill.
Rudaw
December 31, 1999
Other demands of the KRG are the allocation of petrodollars to the provinces of the Kurdistan Region, the inclusion of the Peshmerga budget in Iraq's defense system, financial provisions for the recently created Halabja province, and payments for oil companies working in the Kurdistan Region. BaghdadÃâà...
