iraq
Iraq faces painful legacy of mass graves
World
June 25, 2012
Iraq faces painful legacy of mass graves
Iraq wants to put the legacy of murderous dictator Saddam Hussein behind it, but faces a huge need for specialists…
Blasts kill 13, wound 100 in Iraqi market
World
June 22, 2012
Blasts kill 13, wound 100 in Iraqi market
BAGHDAD — At least 13 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Friday when two roadside bombs exploded…
Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shia pilgrimage
World
June 13, 2012
Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shia pilgrimage
A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shia religious commemoration on Wednesday, killing at…
Signs of hope in a former Baghdad killing field
World
June 7, 2012
Signs of hope in a former Baghdad killing field
BAGHDAD — For residents of Azamiya, once one of Baghdad's most violent neighborhoods, the opening of a department store selling…
Anti-Shia bomb attack in Baghdad kills 25
World
June 4, 2012
Anti-Shia bomb attack in Baghdad kills 25
A suicide attacker blew up a bomb-packed car at a Shia foundation's headquarters in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least…
Six blasts across Baghdad kill at least 17
World
May 31, 2012
Six blasts across Baghdad kill at least 17
Six explosions hit neighborhoods across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more in the most…
Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected
Archaeology
May 28, 2012
Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected
A stone's throw from Iraq's Shia holy city of Najaf's airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of…
Syria: Suicide car bomb hits military compound
World
May 19, 2012
Syria: Suicide car bomb hits military compound
BEIRUT — A suicide car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour…
Sabbahi repels accusations he supported former Libyan, Iraqi regimes
Egypt
May 17, 2012
Sabbahi repels accusations he supported former Libyan, Iraqi regimes
Nasserist presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi countered Wednesday accusations that he defended the former regimes of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and…
Iraqi foreign minister: Iraqi-Egyptian relations strong
Egypt
May 9, 2012
Iraqi foreign minister: Iraqi-Egyptian relations strong
Iraq welcomes plans by an Egyptian ministerial delegation along with a large number of Egyptian businessmen to visit Iraq, said…