iraq
Festival Films: Iraq’s ‘The Quarter of Scarecrows’
Cinema/TV
December 6, 2010
Festival Films: Iraq’s ‘The Quarter of Scarecrows’
The ominous, low grumble of a bomber, slowly and methodically patrolling the vast skies above, ushers in the Iraqi soldier’s…
Egypt recruited agents abroad to counter Iran, says WikiLeaks
Egypt
November 30, 2010
Egypt recruited agents abroad to counter Iran, says WikiLeaks
Washington--Egypt's spy master revealed his service recruited agents in Iraq and Syria to counter Iranian support for militants in his…
Egypt’s diplomacy exposed in latest WikiLeaks release
Egypt
November 29, 2010
Egypt’s diplomacy exposed in latest WikiLeaks release
Among 250,000 classified US cables which began to be released on 28 November by online whistle-blower WikiLeaks are diplomatic messages…
CBE provides training to Iraq central bank employees
Business
November 22, 2010
CBE provides training to Iraq central bank employees
With the stated aim of contributing to the reform of the Iraqi banking sector, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)'s…
Iraqi leadership urged to pay fees for Iraqi students in Egypt
Egypt
November 22, 2010
Iraqi leadership urged to pay fees for Iraqi students in Egypt
A group of prominent Iraqi personalities in Egypt on Monday called on the Iraqi leadership to intervene in favor of…
Spokesman denies Mubarak warned Bush of Saddam’s bio weapons
Egypt
November 21, 2010
Spokesman denies Mubarak warned Bush of Saddam’s bio weapons
Egyptian presidential spokesman Suleiman Awad on Sunday categorically denied former US President George W. Bush's claim in his recently published…
Iran-Egypt thaw a sign of future cooperation, say experts
Egypt
November 17, 2010
Iran-Egypt thaw a sign of future cooperation, say experts
After 31 years of diplomatic tensions between Egypt and Iran, there are signs that relations between the two countries may…
Pope calls off ordination anniversary in solidarity with Iraqi Christians, sources say
Egypt
November 14, 2010
Pope calls off ordination anniversary in solidarity with Iraqi Christians, sources say
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Church Pope Shenouda III leader will cancel his 39th ordination anniversary celebration in a move…
Egypt welcomes ending Iraqi political impasse
Egypt
November 12, 2010
Egypt welcomes ending Iraqi political impasse
Egypt has welcomed news that Iraqi political parties have reached an agreement to resolve the political crisis faced in forming…
Egypt’s Kurdistan consulate launches operations
Egypt
November 11, 2010
Egypt’s Kurdistan consulate launches operations
Egypt’s new consul in Kurdistan, Suleiman Othman, on Thursday began diplomatic operations in the semi-autonomous Iraqi region. Othman arrived in…