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THE problem of 1,000 Bahraini and Saudi pilgrims going to Iraq but stranded at Bahrain International Airport since Saturday was resolved yesterday. The pilgrims, who are part of various caravans, were supposed to fly by Iraqi Airways to Baghdad and Najaf,...
Tags: Najaf, Iraqi Airways, Baghdad, Bahraini, Iraq, Iraq conflict, Baghdad International Airport, Government of Iraq, Al Najaf Airways
A fuel tanker exploded Sunday near a checkpoint outside of Baghdad International Airport, Iraqi officials said, along a route once known as the world's deadliest road because of frequent attacks there during the height of the insurgency. There were conflicting...
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The attacks took place while United States Vice-President Joe Biden was visiting the city...There was no immediate word on casualties, and Mr Biden's exact whereabouts were not known. He had arrived earlier on a visit aimed at reducing tensions between...
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Iraqi authorities arrested a British contractor Sunday over the shooting deaths of two co-workers in Baghdad's protected Green Zone . The suspected gunman could be the first Westerner to face an Iraqi trial on murder charges since a security pact lifted...
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On Tuesday 33 people were killed in a car bombing at a popular market and last month 72 people were killed by a suicide bomber in a nearby town. Kirkuk is plagued with tensions among its Kurdish, Turkmen and Arab communities. Many of the Arabs were settled...
Tags: Iraqi, Saddam Hussein, FBI, U.S, Iran, Baghdad International Airport, Biden, iraqis leaders, Valeri Ratchev
Sudani was arrested after his plane heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was ordered to return to Baghdad based on an arrest warrant issued by the Iraqi judicial authorities, Voices of Iraq news agency quoted an unnamed source as saying on Saturday....
Tags: Iraqi, trade minister, Iraqâ, Baghdad International Airport, arrested warrant, United Arab Emirates, Dubai, UAE, corruption scandal, Sabah al-Saedi
An American soldier has shot dead five of his fellow troops after opening fire at one of the main US bases in Baghdad. The shooting took place at Camp Liberty, a sprawling, dusty base located next to the Baghdad airport. Military spokesman Marine Corps...
Tags: Iraqi, Kirkuk, Baghdad International Airport, U.S, iraqis police, suicide bomber, stress clinic, rich city, camp liberty, bomber killing
Gunmen killed a senior Iraqi police official who was traveling to work in Baghdad Monday, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. Officials said two vehicles intercepted then fired on the car carrying Brig...Abdul Hussain Kadhim, attached with the traffic police,...
Tags: Iraqi Interior Ministry, Baghdad International Airport, shot dead, police officer, central baghdad, awakening council, U.S, police say
President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Tuesday, the White House said, on his way back to Washington from his first overseas trip as U.S. commander in chief. Obama said a trip to Iraq was critical because progress there lies "in...
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Iraq's oil minister says his country is now safe for investment and is appealing to international companies to help Iraq develop its petroleum sector. In return, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani promises "full cooperation and a competitive environment...
Tags: Iraqi, Iraq Energy Expo, Baghdad International Airport, Reopen Baghdad Office, oil minister, iraq oil, Hussain al-Shahristani, oil contracts