iraq
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
World
September 28, 2011
Iraqi Shias fear fallout of Syria turbulence
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Shias, like their allies in Iran, fret that unrest in Syria could oust President Bashar al-Assad and…
Egypt mulls new natural gas projects in Iraq
Business
September 1, 2011
Egypt mulls new natural gas projects in Iraq
The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) is considering several new natural gas projects in Iraq in collaboration with Iraqi…
Egypt’s PM to visit Iraq to end ‘yellow remittances’ issue
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Egypt’s PM to visit Iraq to end ‘yellow remittances’ issue
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will visit Baghdad, Iraq on 5 and 6 September to finalize negotiations regarding "yellow remittances" to…
Cairo-Baghdad flights resume after 20-year suspension
Egypt
August 27, 2011
Cairo-Baghdad flights resume after 20-year suspension
EgyptAir on Saturday resumed flights to Iraq following a suspension of more than twenty years. Flight number 625 departed to…
Iraq signs agreement with Egypt’s Al Qalaa for Mosul refinery
Business
August 26, 2011
Iraq signs agreement with Egypt’s Al Qalaa for Mosul refinery
Iraq’s Oil Ministry said it signed a preliminary agreement with Egyptian company Al Qalaa to build a 150,000-barrel-a-day refinery in…
Seven Iraqis killed in Turkish airstrike, mayor says
World
August 21, 2011
Seven Iraqis killed in Turkish airstrike, mayor says
ARBIL, Iraq - Seven Iraqis were killed in an air strike by a Turkish warplane in Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish…
Plans to revive ancient library in Iraq approach fruition
Archaeology
August 18, 2011
Plans to revive ancient library in Iraq approach fruition
Almost nothing can more completely foil a plan than a war followed by a protracted occupation. But despite an impressive…
US religious envoy to export ‘freedom of belief’ to Egypt, Middle East
Egypt
August 17, 2011
US religious envoy to export ‘freedom of belief’ to Egypt, Middle East
A proposed US envoy designated to advocate for the rights of religious minorities in the Middle East is stirring controversy…
7 pulled from Iraqi mosque, killed execution-style
World
August 16, 2011
7 pulled from Iraqi mosque, killed execution-style
BAGHDAD - Gunmen wearing military uniforms pulled seven people from a Sunni mosque south of Baghdad and then shot and…
Al-Sadr warns US forces to leave Iraq
World
August 9, 2011
Al-Sadr warns US forces to leave Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A powerful anti-American Shia cleric called Tuesday on US troops in Iraq to leave the country and…