iraq
Fugitive Iraq VP sentenced to death on second charge
World
November 1, 2012
Fugitive Iraq VP sentenced to death on second charge
An Iraqi court sentenced fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to death for a second time on Thursday on a charge…
Double Baghdad blasts kill 13 over Eid holiday
World
October 27, 2012
Double Baghdad blasts kill 13 over Eid holiday
Two blasts hit a Baghdad Shia neighborhood and a bus full of Iranian pilgrims on Saturday, killing at least 13…
Iraq: Potential for prisoner exchange with Egypt
Egypt
October 11, 2012
Iraq: Potential for prisoner exchange with Egypt
The Iraqi cabinet formed a committee to discuss exchanging prisoners with Egypt at their next meeting, the Iraqi justice ministry…
String of Iraq car bomb blasts kill at least 17
World
September 30, 2012
String of Iraq car bomb blasts kill at least 17
BAGHDAD — A string of car bomb blasts targeting mainly police checkpoints killed at least 17 people across Iraq on…
Iran condemns US removal of MEK group from terrorist list
World
September 26, 2012
Iran condemns US removal of MEK group from terrorist list
Iran condemned the planned removal of the Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK) from the United States' list of terrorist…
Intelligence report: Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq
World
September 20, 2012
Intelligence report: Iran ships arms, personnel to Syria via Iraq
Iran has been using civilian aircraft to fly military personnel and large quantities of weapons across Iraqi airspace to Syria…
Explosions kill 58 in Iraq, French consulate hit
World
September 9, 2012
Explosions kill 58 in Iraq, French consulate hit
BAGHDAD — At least 58 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including a car bomb outside a…
Fugitive Iraqi VP Tareq al-Hashemi sentenced to death
World
September 9, 2012
Fugitive Iraqi VP Tareq al-Hashemi sentenced to death
An Iraqi judge on Sunday sentenced fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to death by hanging for the murder of a…
Lessons from Iraq
Opinion
September 1, 2012
Lessons from Iraq
It is almost 10 years since the fall of the authoritarian regime of Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party. What…
Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss
Books
August 26, 2012
Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss
Most of Iraq’s celebrated authors live and write outside their country: Fadhil al-Azzawi is in Berlin; Sinan Antoon is…