iraq
Iraq’s Tareq Aziz sentenced to death
World
October 26, 2010
Iraq’s Tareq Aziz sentenced to death
Baghdad--Iraq's high tribunal on Tuesday passed a death sentence on Tareq Aziz, one of late dictator Saddam Hussein's most prominent…
Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?
Opinion
October 26, 2010
Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?
Back in 2004, a year after the US invasion of Iraq, accounts and photographs of murder, rape and torture at…
Hiwar: Art in conversation
Art news
October 26, 2010
Hiwar: Art in conversation
Visitors should be glad to know that the Hiwar (Dialogue) group exhibition at Darb 1718 is not just another attempt…
Egypt to open consulate in Kurdistan next month
Egypt
October 24, 2010
Egypt to open consulate in Kurdistan next month
Egypt plans to officially open a diplomatic consulate in the region of Kurdistan in early November once certain "logistic problems"…
Indonesia: Respect for moderation and tolerance of Al-Azhar
Egypt
October 22, 2010
Indonesia: Respect for moderation and tolerance of Al-Azhar
Alawi Shehab, special envoy to the Middle East for the Indonesian president, said that Egypt has status and respect in…
Iraqi PM al-Maliki to visit Egypt Tuesday
Egypt
October 18, 2010
Iraqi PM al-Maliki to visit Egypt Tuesday
Iraq's outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will visit Egypt on Tuesday night, meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Ahmed Nazif, before…
Iraq to negotiate outstanding Egyptian dues soon
Egypt
October 14, 2010
Iraq to negotiate outstanding Egyptian dues soon
Iraqi officials from finance and foreign affairs ministries will visit Egypt within the next few days to negotiate outstanding Egyptian…
Mubarak, Saudi foreign minister meet to discuss Iraq, Lebanon
Egypt
October 13, 2010
Mubarak, Saudi foreign minister meet to discuss Iraq, Lebanon
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak met today in Cairo with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal to discuss Iraq's political deadlock caused…
Al-Qaida threatens to nab Iraq ministers’ families
World
October 12, 2010
Al-Qaida threatens to nab Iraq ministers’ families
Al-Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq has threatened to kidnap family members of Iraqi politicians and ministers unless the wife and…
Iraqi Shia leader visits Cairo to discuss government formation
Egypt
October 12, 2010
Iraqi Shia leader visits Cairo to discuss government formation
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday held talks with the chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), Ammar…