 RFE/RL Iraq Report 11/30/2009 5:32:12 PM A review of RFE/RL reporting and analysis about Iraq |
 Czechs Reveal Iraqi Plot To Attack RFE/RL The Czech intelligence service says in 2000 it detected, and ultimately foiled, a plot by Iraq to launch an attack against RFE/RL's headquarters in Prague. More  Muslims In South Asia, Iran, Iraq Begin Eid al-Adha Festival Hundreds of millions of Muslims in South Asia, Iran, and Iraq today began celebrating Eid al-Adha with large prayer services and ritual sacrifice of animals. The majority of Muslims in the Middle East and worldwide began celebrating the festival one day earlier. More  Iraq To Appeal World Soccer Ban Iraqi officials say they were not surprised that soccer's world governing body suspended the country from international competition and are working on an appeal, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports. More Sunni Arab and Kurdish politicians in Iraq have warned that creating voter rolls in the country's 18 provinces based on ration cards is an unreliable method that can be manipulated, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports. More  U.S. Says Iraq Poll Could Slip Amid Dispute Over Election Law Washington says that Iraq's national elections, scheduled for January, could be postponed due to a continuing dispute in Baghdad over the election law. More Iraqi politicians from Sunni and Shi'ite parliamentary factions say they are concerned about the holding of parliamentary elections after Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashim's veto of the recently passed electoral law, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports. More  Iraqi Private Colleges Cite Government Discrimination Iraqi private colleges are complaining that their degrees are not being recognized and their graduates are discriminated against when they apply for government jobs, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports. More  Kurdish President Criticizes Baghdad's Oil Policy The president of Iraq's Kurdish regional government (KRG) described to European lawmakers on November 10 the differences his government has with the Baghdad government, RFE/RL reports. More Iran and Turkey have led commercial interest at Baghdad's first international trade fair in more than six years, at which the presence of 400 foreign firms showed the drop in violence has roused investors' interest. More  Kurdish Filmmakers Struggle For Identity, Audience The first New York Kurdish Film Festival took place on October 21-25 under the slogan “A Cinema Across Borders.” While the more accomplished Kurdish directors have attained a degree of recognition abroad, their films are often met with indifference by home audiences. More |