iraq
Govt reaches deal with Iraq over ‘yellow remittances’ debt
Business
August 4, 2011
Govt reaches deal with Iraq over ‘yellow remittances’ debt
Egypt and Iraq have reached a final settlement on the money Iraq owes to Egyptian expatriates who returned home during…
PM to discuss frozen remittances with Iraqi delegation
Business
August 1, 2011
PM to discuss frozen remittances with Iraqi delegation
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will meet with a delegation of the Iraqi Finance Ministry on Tuesday to resolve the problem…
Iran dismisses new US accusations that it is smuggling arms to Iraqi insurgents
World
July 13, 2011
Iran dismisses new US accusations that it is smuggling arms to Iraqi insurgents
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state TV says the country’s defense minister has dismissed renewed US claims that Tehran is arming…
Bombers strike Iraq government building, at least 27 dead
World
July 5, 2011
Bombers strike Iraq government building, at least 27 dead
Baghdad - A car bomb and another explosive device blew up in a crowded parking lot outside a government building…
Iraq’s Mehdi Army faces splits, wary of return to war
World
June 16, 2011
Iraq’s Mehdi Army faces splits, wary of return to war
Baghdad - Iraq's anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is reviving fears of sectarian violence with a warning he will unleash his…
EgyptAir to resume flights to Iraq after 21-year gap
Business
June 12, 2011
EgyptAir to resume flights to Iraq after 21-year gap
Egypt's national carrier EgyptAir will resume flights to Iraq in mid-July after they were halted following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait…
Twin car bombs in Iraq’s Mosul kill six, injure 60
World
June 11, 2011
Twin car bombs in Iraq’s Mosul kill six, injure 60
Mosul, Iraq - Two car bombs exploded in quick succession in a central street of the northern Iraqi city of…
Iraq to begin payment of ‘yellow remittances’ in July
Business
May 30, 2011
Iraq to begin payment of ‘yellow remittances’ in July
Iraq in July will begin paying its "yellow remittances," money owed by Iraq to Egyptian workers who fled the country…
Sadr followers rally in Iraq against US troops
World
May 26, 2011
Sadr followers rally in Iraq against US troops
Baghdad - Militiamen and followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr led a massive rally on Thursday, marching in Baghdad in…
Bomb attacks on police in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, kill 27
World
May 19, 2011
Bomb attacks on police in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, kill 27
Kirkuk – A spate of bomb attacks against police in the disputed northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Thursday killed…