18+ hour, 17+ min ago   (156+ words) 964media Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi waves as he departs on an official visit to France and Germany BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi left for France and Germany on Sunday, with understandings expected to be signed in Paris covering investment, energy,…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (178+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has told the Finance Ministry to allocate government jobs or contract positions for long-term graduates in the draft federal budget, after months of protests over public sector employment Posts should be included on the…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (238+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Regulating weapons must come in exchange for full Iraqi sovereignty, the head of Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada said, restating a position his group set out at length last month "Regulating weapons in exchange for full and comprehensive sovereignty: an…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (318+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — A committee has been formed with the armed factions to discuss "regulating and containing" their weapons, Nouri al-Maliki said, with the word disarmament deliberately set aside and the scope of what would be handed over still open "The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (260+ words) 964media BASRA — Graduates seeking oil sector jobs blocked several state oil company facilities in Basra on Wednesday, with security forces stopping them closing the main gate of the Basra Oil Company and detaining several demonstrators Video showed confrontations with security…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (228+ words) Prime Minister’s adviser Qasim al-Araji BAGHDAD — The Popular Mobilization Forces Commission is the most likely body to take custody of weapons handed over by armed factions, the prime minister’s security adviser said — the first time an official has named a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (181+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said talks to complete his cabinet will conclude this week and the nominations will go to parliament for a vote next week, more than three months after his government took office nine ministers short…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (188+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Investigators have seized 7 billion dinars, about $5.3 million at the official rate, along with $5.5 million in cash, 35 properties and six vehicles belonging to the detained office director of former Deputy Oil Minister Adnan al-Jumaili, the Supreme Judicial Council said…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (177+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — A court has sentenced former lawmaker Kazem al-Sayadi to six months in prison for extortion, an informed source told 964media, 13 days after his arrest No details of the case were given — no court named, no victim, no amount…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (354+ words) 964media BAGHDAD — Deputy Oil Minister for Distribution Ali Maarij al-Bahadli has been sentenced to seven years in prison for illicit enrichment, four months after the Oil Ministry publicly rejected U.S Former lawmaker Talal al-Zobaie received the same term in…...