The date for the Iraqi census is fast approaching. After a period of relative peace, the looming survey has put heat under simmering conflicts between Kirkuk’s different ethnic groups. Kurds insist on the census... by  Yaseen Taha in Kirkuk  more

• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + Bye Bye, Mister
• + kurdish plan ignored as crisis continues

Reports of ‘violent verbal arguments’ between the Iraqiya bloc leader, Iyad Allawi, and Saleh al-Mutlaq, who heads the National Dialogue Front, have caused many in the Iraqi media to question the bloc’s ability... by  Hayder Najm in Baghdad  more

• + Bye Bye, Mister
• + incensed over the census
• + kurdish plan ignored as crisis continues

The Kurdistan Blocs Coalition (KBC) ’s Negotiation Paper was submitted three weeks ago in an attempt to resolve ‘the current crisis of government formation’ and to set-out the Kurdish negotiating position. The... by  Sirwan Gharib in Sulaymaniyah  more

• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + Bye Bye, Mister
• + incensed over the census

"Before criminalizing non-fasters in public areas, security forces should be criminalized," said Suhayb al-Rawi, a resident of al-Malaab area in al-Ramadi city center in responding to an order issued at the beginning... by  Special Correspondent in al-Anbar  more

• + ramadan - a time to get closer to your political party
• + the aviator
• + ramadan slow for mosul\'s markets

The Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s population of around 4 million people is 95 percent Muslim. The region is also home to over 4,500 mosques. It is fertile ground for the Islamic parties, especially during Ramadan. All... by  Khabat Nawzad in Sulaymaniyah  more

• + Anbaristan: police to hunt fast-breakers
• + the aviator
• + ramadan slow for mosul\'s markets

It’s the middle of the day and... by  Adel Kamal in Mosul  more

• + ramadan - a time to get closer to your political party
• + Anbaristan: police to hunt fast-breakers
• + the aviator

It’s risky, but more and more... by  Hayder Najm in Baghdad  more

• + End of the line for iraqiya?
• + Bye Bye, Mister
• + incensed over the census

Nariman Anwar, a 33 year old from Erbil, is a man who had a dream. From a young age, he desperately wanted to build planes. After he began aged 14, building a radio-controlled model, he has gone on to build a total of... by  Mark Hudson in Erbil  more

• + ramadan - a time to get closer to your political party
• + Anbaristan: police to hunt fast-breakers
• + ramadan slow for mosul\'s markets

‘This is a huge academic and... by  Dana Asaad in Sulaymaniyah  more

• + ramadan - a time to get closer to your political party
• + Anbaristan: police to hunt fast-breakers
• + the aviator