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Iraqi PM: election dispute poses risks to security
Baghdad :: Iraq | 8 days ago
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Iraq's prime minister on Thursday warned that a political dispute likely to postpone January elections was a threat to security, but said American troops would not have to delay their timetable for leaving because of the vote. "Linking the withdrawal...
Tags: hashemi, Iraq, prime minister, Baghdad, Politics, Tariq Al-Hashimi, Government of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, U.S.￢ﾀﾓIraq Status of Forces Agreement, Government of Iraq from, Occupation of Iraq, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, War Conflict
Joint drills help Iraq Kurd, Arab police thaw ties
Baghdad :: Iraq | 8 days ago
Credibility Kurdish and Arab policemen are taking slow steps toward ending an enmity that threatens to tip Iraq into civil war. Bitter disputes over land and oil between Kurds and Arabs have led to tense standoffs between their respective security forces, leaving...
Tags: Iraq Kurd, Iraqi, Arab, U.S, Iraq, Baghdad, Fertile Crescent, Kirkuk, Iraqi Kurdistan, Assyria, Kurdish people, Politics of Iraq, War Conflict, Peshmerga
Five dead in multiple Baghdad blasts
Baghdad :: Iraq | 8 days ago
Credibility 00 am (0800 GMT) on Thursday, ripping through a crowded market in Mussayib, 60 kilometers (35 miles) south of Baghdad. The explosions left at least three men killed and 28 people wounded, including two women and two children, AFP quoted police officials...
Tags: Baghdad, Iraq, Dhu al-Hijjah, Eid al-Adha, 18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings, Yusufiyah, Public holidays in Saudi Arabia, Islamic calendar
Night-time theater returns to Iraq as courage grows
Baghdad :: Iraq | 8 days ago
Credibility Baghdad time, the curtains sweep apart at the Iraqi National Theater in what actors hope is a return to regular night-time performances 6-1/2 years after the U.S. The name of the performance, "He who seeks sweet things must also endure bitterness," reminds...
Tags: Iraqi, Iran-Iraq, Iraq, Baghdad, Occupation of Iraq, Fertile Crescent, Gulf War, Iraq War, Politics of Iraq, Entertainment Culture, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, War Conflict
Iraq oil fields herald boom for service firms
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 days ago
Credibility Big Oil has led interest in Iraq’s oil sector since it was thrown open to investment, but the country also promises to be lucrative for oil-service firms quietly fixing wells and pipelines in the background. Oilfield service companies ranging from big...
Tags: Iraqi, services firms, oilfield services, Ergo, Iraq, Baghdad, Halliburton, Oil field, Weatherford International, Business Finance, China National Petroleum Corporation, Lafayette Louisiana, Rumaila field, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations
Iraq to join WTO by end-2011
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 days ago
Credibility Iraq could get membership in the World Trade Organization by end-2011 if it actively pursues accession, which could help the country�s rebuilding efforts by boosting trade and investment, a US official said. Iraq began the accession process in 2004 but...
Tags: Iraqi, WTO, Larry Morgan, Iraq, Baghdad, International trade, World government, World Trade Organization, Ministry of Trade
'Messenger' star Morton spreads word on foster care
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 days ago
Credibility It's fitting that Samantha Morton is co-starring in a drama called The Messenger , in limited release now. Morton, who plays a widow in the drama about how the military notifies next of kin when a soldier has died in battle, views herself as a messenger...
Tags: Samantha Morton, Iraq, Baghdad, My Back Pages, Drama films, Human Interest, Jim Zwerg
Solon Legion closer to completing veterans memorial
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 days ago
Credibility It won�t be long before Solon has its own veterans memorial. Solon American Legion Service Officer Peter Engledow said the Legion has been working on funding and erecting a veterans memorial for a year and a half. While the work isn�t complete, the memorial...
Tags: Peter Engledow, veterans memorial, Solon American Legion Service, Iraq, Baghdad, American Legion, Legislators, Hospitality Recreation, Veteran, Solon, Human Interest, War Conflict
‘Counterinsurgency’ to Fight U.S. Crime? No, Thanks
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 days ago
Credibility Posted by Raymond on November 25, 2009 From Wired : After the sickening murder of a 9-year-old boy in Washington, our friend Spencer Ackerman made an impassioned plea: U.S. Central Command chief General David Petraeus for D.C. metro police chief .
Tags: U.S, Iraq, Baghdad, David Petraeus, Andrew Exum, Law enforcement, Counter-insurgency, Community policing, Crime prevention, Mara Salvatrucha, Insurgency, War Conflict
Iraqi Journalist Critical of Gov't Survives Shooting
Baghdad :: Iraq | 9 days ago
Credibility Imad Abadi is the director of the political section of the al-Diyar satellite channel; he is also the host and producer of the well-known "Without Fences" television show. [Iraqi] security sources informed Asharq Al-Awsat that Abadi was shot by a silenced...
Tags: Imad Abadi, Iraqi National Congress, Iraqi Memory Foundation, Asharq Al-Awsat, assassination attempted, silenced pistol, Central Baghdad, Omar Jarrah, interior minister, Iraq, Baghdad, Jawad Bulani, Jeddah
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