Baghdad (AIN) -The Deputy Premier, Ruz Nouri Shawees, criticized the Canadian warning from a possible civil war in Iraq. Underestimating the warning with a mocking tone, Shawees said “We know that Canada sell wheat but we do not know that they know well about the Iraqi internal policies.” Earlier, The Canadian FM stated that the security situati ...

  Baghdad (AIN) -The Iraqi Minister of Defense, Sadoun al-Dilaimi, as well as the accompanied delegation met the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the Emiri Diwan Office in Qatar on Thursday. Qatar News Agency QNA cited “Al Thani received Dilaimi and his accompanying delegation during their visit to Qatar.” “The I ...

Baghdad (AIN) -The head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, discussed with the Iraqi Communist Party, the initiative of Hakim to hold inclusive meeting for the political sides in Baghdad to confer about resolving the current political crisis. The head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Hakim, called on last Wednesday all the ...

Erbil (AIN) -The Minister of Peshmerga within the Kurdistani Regional Government, Sheikh Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa, emphasized “KR needs military support from Britain at the current stage.” A statement by the Ministry received by AIN cited “The Minister received the British Consul and the accompanied military delegation in Erbil on last Wednesday,” ...

Baghdad (AIN) -MP, Khalid Romi, welcomed the initiative of the head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, assuring that Iraq needs an initiative from a prominent figure like Hakim. Hakim called, on last Wednesday, all the political sides and the Sunni as well as the Shiite Endowment to hold a meeting at his office in Baghdad to p ...

Baghdad (AIN) -The Legal Expert, Ahmed al-Ebadi, assured that no Local Council or Governor has the right to announce a certain district as a new province. Earlier, the Council of Ministers of Kurdistan Region held a meeting to discuss announcing Halabcha district as a new province. Ebadi stated to AIN “The Local Councils must get the approval of t ...

Baghdad (AIN) -MP, Hameed Bafi, of the Kurdistani Democratic Party assured that Iraq undergoes serious crises and disputes that will not be settled without dialogues to reach quick solutions. He stated to AIN “Some political sides attempt to control and to deprive the others from their rights away from the constitution.” “Iraq must be run by all ...

Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Karim Alewi, of the Iraqi National Alliance attributed the lack of security and stability in Iraq to the foreign interferences and the political disputes, noting that "The parliament Speaker, Osama al-Nijaifi aimed at targeting the government and convict it by holding the exceptional parliament session." In a press statement rec ...

Baghdad (AIN) –Some Jordanian newspapers stated that the Iraqi Ambassador to Jordan in currently in Iraq to prepare for the visit of the Premier, Nouri al-Maliki to Jordan to participate in the activities of the International Economic Forum. Baghdad did not refer to Maliki's visit to Jordan where the names of the participating delegation in the Fo ...

Baghdad (AIN) –The Secretary General of Sons of Iraq Alliance, Abbas al-Muhammadawi, called to dismiss the parliament Speaker, Osama al-Nijaifi, and judge him for "Attempting to create sedition in Iraq and dividing it." In a press statement received by AIN, he said "The aim behind Nijaifi's visit to Kurdistan Region is to bring back the disputes b ...

Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Ali al-Timimi, of al-Ahrar bloc within the Sadr Trend called to provide security to the security personnel off duty. In a press statement received by AIN "There are dozens of the security elements in the instable areas that lack security where the armed groups are targeting them," calling "Anbar, Nineveh and Salah il-Din Police ...

Baghdad (AIN) -MP Mahma Khalil of the Kurdistani Alliance welcomed the latest call of head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al-Hakim, over holding a symbolic meeting for all the political process at his office to set unified view and issue a charter honor against the terrorism. The head of the Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, Ammar al- ...