iraq
Iraqi PM Maliki vows to punish Tikrit attackers
World
March 30, 2011
Iraqi PM Maliki vows to punish Tikrit attackers
Baghdad -- Iraq's prime minister vowed on Wednesday to punish those behind an attack on a provincial council headquarters in…
At least 53 dead as Iraqi forces end gunmen’s siege
World
March 29, 2011
At least 53 dead as Iraqi forces end gunmen’s siege
Baghdad -- At least 53 people were killed on Tuesday when gunmen took hostages at a provincial council headquarters in…
Iraqis eyeing Bahrain protests with anger, caution
World
March 17, 2011
Iraqis eyeing Bahrain protests with anger, caution
Baghdad -- Concerns over clashes in Bahrain between Shia protesters and security forces from Sunni Arab states spilled over into…
Blast kills six in Iraqi oil city Basra
World
March 6, 2011
Blast kills six in Iraqi oil city Basra
Basra--A roadside bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near a civilian bus in the southern oil hub of Basra…
Iraqi diplomat: Arab summit will be held as scheduled
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Iraqi diplomat: Arab summit will be held as scheduled
The 23rd Arab League summit will go ahead as scheduled on 29 March in Baghdad, Iraq's permanent delegate to the…
Car bombs in northern Iraq kill 7
World
February 9, 2011
Car bombs in northern Iraq kill 7
Baghdad--Car bombs ripped through the oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, killing seven and wounding up to 80 people…
Group warns of continued abuse in Iraqi prisons
World
February 8, 2011
Group warns of continued abuse in Iraqi prisons
A report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International concluded Tuesday that widespread abuse in Iraqi prisons will likely continue under…
Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour
Art news
January 24, 2011
Artists to watch: ‘Lyrical ambassadors’ Yassin Alsalman and Shadia Mansour
Best known by the moniker the Narcicyst, artist Yassin Alsalman demonstrates the possibilities of non-violent resistance through hip-hop. The Iraqi-Canadian…
Egypt state press highlights chaos, violence–not regime change–in Tunisia
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Egypt state press highlights chaos, violence–not regime change–in Tunisia
Four days after the overthrow of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, Egypt's state-run press has been working hard to…