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Iraq Culture Religion: Millions Mark Iraq Pilgrimage

08/18

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Iraq USA: NGOs Lose Face In Iraq

07/25

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Iraq Culture Religion: Millions Mark Iraq Pilgrimage

08/18

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More than three million Shiites marked a revered annual pilgrimage to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala amid tight security to thwart attacks, officials said on Sunday.

Iraq People: Honour Killing Outcry In Iraq

02/22

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Six years ago, Hataw fled to a women's shelter to escape her brother's rage when she refused to marry the man he chose for her. Just a few weeks later, her brother ambushed her and her mother near the shelter, opening fire with an automatic weapon.

Iraq People: Iraq's Real Need: A Humanitarian Surge

02/23

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In the conflict zones of Darfur, Somalia and the eastern Congo the fluttering flags and wide signs of UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, CARE and many others announce their presence on cars, offices and projects. But no such flags fly in Baghdad.

Iraq Culture: Hidden Talents Arts Exhibition

02/22

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The Iraqi Council For the Integrated Community (ICIC) ha organised an exhibition of Iraqi (and non-Iraqi) artwork, handicrafts and paintings.

Iraq People: Exiled Iraqi Clowns Cheer Refugees

02/21

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Rahman, Ali and Safi are members of Happy Family Clowns group, established in 2004 to put smiles on the faces of Iraqi children.

Iraq Economy: Basra Port Receives Four Cargo Ships

02/20

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Basra's port of Umm al-Qasr received four cargo ships on Tuesday, the public relations and media director at the State Company for Iraqi Ports said.

Iraq People: Rival Baghdad Neighbours Reconcile On Football Field

02/17

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Rival Baghdad Neighbours Reconcile On Football Field

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After two years of barely talking to each other, residents of adjoining Sunni and Shiite neighbourhoods of Baghdad came together on Sunday for a reconciliation football match sponsored by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Iraq People: UN Hints At Iraqi Refugees Return

02/16

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The UN's top refugee official has hinted that security in Iraq may soon have improved enough for some of the 4m Iraqi refugees to begin returning home.

Iraq Politics: Iraq Deputies Pass Landmark Bills

02/14

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Iraqi MPs have made an breakthrough in parliament by passing three important laws after weeks of delays and brinkmanship between rival factions.

Iraq Activities: Discover Mesopotamia in Bloomsbury

02/13

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ZIPANG led by Fran Hazelton, June Peters & Tara Jaff is organising Mesopotamian Storytelling Workshops.

Iraq Economy: Russia Writes Off Its Iraq Debt

02/12

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Russia has agreed to write off $12bn (�6bn) of Iraqi debt built up by the regime of former leader Saddam Hussein to buy military supplies.

Iraq Economy: Construction Of Railway Round Baghdad Starts

02/07

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Construction Of Railway Round Baghdad Starts

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Iraq began implementing the first stage of the first significant strategic project that includes a railway line round the city of Baghdad with the length of 284 km, at a cost of nearly $8 billion, and will last for six years.

Iraq People: US Soldiers Arrange Surgery For Iraqi Boy

02/06

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US Soldiers Arrange Surgery For Iraqi Boy

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A 4-year-old Iraqi boy brought to the Lehigh Valley for complex intestinal surgery underwent the first and more difficult of two operations Tuesday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest.

Iraq Activities: International Association of Contemporary Iraqi Studies (IACIS) Hosts London Conference

02/05

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International Association of Contemporary Iraqi Studies (IACIS) Hosts London Conference

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The IACIS is calling for papers for its third London Conference which will be held in London on July 16th and 17th, 2008.

Iraq Economy: Iraq Set For Oil Price Windfall

02/04

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Increasing oil production and higher oil prices mean Iraq could be set for an influx of extra money towards reconstruction, a report has said.

Iraq People: Over One Million Iraqis Killed Since 2003 Invasion

01/31

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Over One Million Iraqis Killed Since 2003 Invasion

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More than one million Iraqis have died because of the war in Iraq since the US-led invasion of the country in 2003, according to a study issued Wednesday.

Iraq Analysis: Iraq Faces Another Crucial Year

01/29

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Iraqi politics is very complex according to a spokeswoman at the US Embassy in Baghdad.

Iraq Activities: American Diplomat To Explain US Economic Policy In Iraq

01/28

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American Diplomat To Explain US Economic Policy In Iraq

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The LSE wll host a public lecture on international economic engagement with Iraq for 2008 and beyond: a strategy for private sector-led diversified growth.

Iraq People: Street Collection For Iraqi Orphans

01/27

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On Saturday 9th February 2008, SIMA and others are holding a London wide tube and street collection to raise funds for orphans in Iraq who have been affected by the war.

Iraq USA: US War Veterans: Killing Iraqi Civilians Is Policy

01/25

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US War Veterans: Killing Iraqi Civilians Is Policy

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''The killing of innocent civilians is policy'', Iraq war veteran Mike Blake told a public meeting held on January 19 at the Different Drummer Cafe in Watertown, New York State, near the Canadian border.

Iraq Politics: Iraq Parliament Approves New Flag

01/23

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Iraq's parliament has voted to change the country's flag.

Iraq Media: Poll: Public Distrust Media's Iraq Coverage

01/22

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Poll: Public Distrust Media's Iraq Coverage

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Nearly half of Americans think the situation in Iraq is better than the national media are reporting, according to a recent poll, while significant majorities think the news media are damaging troop morale and prospects for victory.

Iraq Economy: Agencies See Good Year For Iraq

01/18

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Iraq faces a period of economic growth and political progress, according to assessments by the International Monetary Fund and the UN.

Iraq Activities: Teaching At Baghdad University

01/17

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Saad Jawad from Baghdad University will give a lecture at London University's School of Oriental and African Studies about teaching at Baghdad University under occupation on Tuesday January 22nd at 5.30pm.

Iraq People: Kurdistan's Genocide Victims Remembered

01/16

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The 180,000 victims of Saddam Hussein�s genocide against the Kurds were remembered yesterday in a memorial ceremony in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region�s capital.

Iraq Economy: Economic Boost Gives Hope To Iraqis

01/14

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House prices on the up and increased banking business are not readily associated with Iraq. Yet as Humphrey Hawksley reports, there are entrepreneurs who see good times in the horizon.

Iraq Politics: Corruption Is Like A Virus. It Is Killing Kurdistan - Saman Jaff

01/11

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Corruption Is Like A Virus. It Is Killing Kurdistan - Saman Jaff

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Flying into the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Irbil and its glitteringly new international airport, it is difficult to believe you are entering Iraq.

Iraq People: New Study Reports 151,000 Iraqis Dead

01/10

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One of the biggest surveys so far of Iraqis who have died violently since the US-led invasion of 2003 has put the figure at about 151,000.

Iraq People: The Baghdad Librarian's Story

01/09

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The head of Iraq's National Library returned from exile to help rebuild the country's secular heritage, a task which he continues today despite death threats and the murder of colleagues.

Iraq People: Brother And Sister Bound For Iraq

01/08

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A brother and sister are among about 130 Maine Army National Guard members poised to deploy to Iraq this week as part of an aviation unit that evacuates injured soldiers and civilians from combat zones.

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