February 2, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Iraq's leading advocate for democratic values Totally Jewish He has lost his flesh and blood because he was willing to stare down the haters and travel to the country. He divides his time between Baghdad's "safe" Green Zone and the Kurdish town of Irbil. But nothing appears to deter this modest man from ... |
February 2, 2012 in Iraq Travel
 Sydney Morning Herald | Eight dead as asylum seeker boat sinks Sydney Morning Herald The boat was carrying about 25 asylum seekers believed to be from Afghanistan and Iraq. Police spokesman Che Mahazan Che Aik said none of the men had travel documents and they had told authorities they were asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Iraq. Time to take cheap politics out of the asylum seeker debate Boat accident off Malaysia kills eight |
February 1, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Vets Views: Iraq, Afghanistan vets may be entitled to disability benefits Park Rapids Enterprise Are you an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran discharged during the period of September 2001 – December 2009? You may be entitled to disability retirement benefits. Are you an Iraq or Afghanistan veteran discharged during the period of September 2001 ... |
February 1, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Adventures Abroad Worldwide Travel Unveils New Small-group Cultural Tours of ... PR Web (press release) While there are government advisories in place warning against travel to Iraq, we are pleased to note that they all make a distinction between the south of the country and the Kurdistan region, which has enjoyed an economic and touristic renaissance in ... |
February 1, 2012 in Iraq Travel
Iraq becomes dollar source for sanctions-hit Iran, Syria Reuters Iraq, which shares porous borders and political ties with both countries, is emerging as an important source of dollars for them. Sales of dollars in currency auctions held by Iraq's central rose as high as $400 million on some days in December from a ... |
February 1, 2012 in Iraq Travel
 CNN (blog) | Travel Misadventures In Iraq CNN (blog) A flight from Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan, to Baghdad takes about 35 minutes. So we didn't think there would be any problems this morning when we got up to go to the airport. We called Iraqi Airways to make sure the flight was actually leaving at 2pm ... |
February 1, 2012 in Iraq Travel
 Philippine Headline News | Philippines bans new deployment of OFWs to Iraq gulfnews.com The government also issued a travel advisory and warned Filipinos in Iraq not to travel far from their base. Philippine embassy officials in Baghdad were told to start meeting with the employers of OFWs who choose to remain in Iraq, said Philippine ... DFA UPGRADES IRAQ ALERT LEVEL / DFA EXECS TO CHECK PINOYS IN IRAQ Alert level 3 in Iraq OFWs Banned From Iraq |
February 1, 2012 in Iraq Travel
US Muslims seek clemency for condemned US-Iranian Fox News Iranian authorities said that Hekmati received special training and served at US military bases in Iraq and Afghanistan before traveling to Iran on an intelligence mission. A court convicted him of belonging to the CIA and trying to incriminate Iran ... |
January 31, 2012 in Iraq Travel
 National Post | Obama plays down Iraq drone presence as he confirms Pakistan strikes National Post In addition to flying over facilities such as embassies, the drones can be used to track the routes and movements of US diplomats as they travel within a country. PAKISTAN A DIFFERENT STORY Obama confirmed for the first time US drones targeted Taliban ... |
January 29, 2012 in Iraq Travel
The best of times Times of India Car bombs are still killing people in Iraq and missiles are raining almost daily in the Af-Pak region; in Africa, ethnic groups are still fighting with each other; Maoists and terror groups continue to target innocent people in India; and there is a ... |
