New Iraqi law to limit travel abroad

Iraqi sources announced today the issuance of an Iraqi law previously that intensifying the imposed sanctions on Iraqis who leave the country illegally.

The sources said that the law imposes additional restrictions on Iraqis who leave Iraq to limit the immigration of professionals and experts who have been leaving Iraq since the Gulf War.

Sources told ArabicNews.com, "The new law imposes an imprisonment penalty that reaches 10 years and confiscating the fixed and movable properties of those who try to leave Iraq illegally or help doctors, engineers and university professors, as they are prevented from traveling."