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| IPS Inter Press Service - Iraq and Beyond
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WASHINGTON, Mar 19 (IPS) - Iraq's largest secular bloc appears to be the
biggest surprise of the parliamentary elections at a time when
some of the most well-known religious groups and figures have
sustained great losses, preliminary election results so far
indicate.
WASHINGTON, Mar 18 (IPS) - Propaganda networks that conduct "psychological
warfare" for the Pentagon have been in vogue for a long time.
Mike Furlong, a senior Pentagon official who is now being
investigated for running a covert network of contractors to
supply information for drone strikes and assassinations in
Afghanistan and Pakistan, had a long history of working in this
field.
ROTTERDAM, Mar 15 (IPS) - Arab cinema, which had a promising presence at
international film festivals during the 1990s, may now be going
through a declining phase for lack of patronage.
BAGHDAD, Mar 12 (IPS) - Under Saddam Hussein, women in government got a
year's maternity leave; that
is now cut to six months.
Under the Personal Status Law in force since Jul. 14,
1958, when
Iraqis overthrew the British-installed monarchy, Iraqi women had
most of the rights that Western women do.
WASHINGTON, Mar 8 (IPS) - The holding of Iraq's third parliamentary
elections on Sunday has generated a sense of satisfaction in
Washington, but there is a feeling of anxiety about how the
post-election negotiation process to form a new government might
proceed.
WASHINGTON, Mar 6 (IPS) - As Iraqis go to the polls on Sunday, a key question
in the minds of many in Iraq and Washington is whether secular
candidates can continue their recent rise and possibly come out
as winners.
WASHINGTON, Mar 2 (IPS) - In the run-up to Iraq's parliamentary
elections next week, the once-united Kurds are not only suffering
deep fissures but are expected to lose their privileged kingmaker
position after the polls.
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (IPS) - Legal headaches are growing exponentially for the
security firm formerly known as Blackwater ? once the darling of
the military-industrial community.
AMMAN, Feb 28 (IPS) - Back in Najaf, Iraq, Khayzaran and her family lived
in a well-kept house. They had two cars and a small orchard. Her
children, two girls and three boys, attended school and came home
to modest feasts.
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (IPS) - The improving security situation in Iraq in the
recent years has meant more space for the United Nations to play
an active role in the country's development in various
sectors.
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