Christian Science Monitor | Decades after king's toppling, Iraq revisits its royal history Christian Science Monitor Baghdad. More than half a century after Iraq's monarchy was toppled in a violent coup, Iraqis are coming to grips with a controversial part of their history that some consider the country's golden age. Skip to next paragraph. Enlarge. Related stories ... |
Press TV | Talks to defuse Iraq army-Kurdish standoff make little headway Yahoo! News (blog) BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Talks to defuse a standoff between Iraqi troops and forces from the country's autonomous Kurdish region made little progress on Thursday with both sides further reinforcing positions on their disputed internal border. The second ... Tension escalates between Iraq, Kurdistan Tension rises between Kurds and Iraq central government Iraq Speaker Pushes Arab-Kurd Accord in Kurdistan |
NATO HQ (press release) | High level NATO official visits Iraq NATO HQ (press release) On 21 November 2012, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs James Appathurai travelled to Baghdad at the invitation of the Iraqi government. He met with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and with National Security Advisor Falih ... |
FRANCE 24 | Iraq oil ministry: Crude exports climb steadily, increase by nearly 1.1 ... Washington Post Iraq's oil exports have climbed steadily since last year, thanks to a handful of international oil companies operating in Iraq and to the inauguration of new export terminals in the Persian Gulf early this year. Iraq holds the world's fourth largest ... Iraq October oil exports and revenues up slightly Iraq oil exports rise to 2.622m bpd in October |
The Economist | On India, Moravia, Iraq, Taiwan, banking, voting, the finger The Economist SIR – There are plenty of reasons why liberalism has not flourished in modern India (“Liberal worries”, November 10th). The word “liberal” is understood by most Indians as denoting religious tolerance and a respect for human rights; its economic ... |
Fifa.com | Iraq smile again Fifa.com Iraq have certainly run the gamut of emotions in the Asian qualifiers for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™. Coming into the fourth round, morale was high after topping Group A in the previous phase ahead of Jordan, China PR and Singapore. The dream of ... |
Daily Beast | Failure of Leadership: An Iraq War Vet on Petraeus Daily Beast David Petraeus didn't merely get caught in a tawdry sex scandal—he failed the soldiers who trusted him with their lives. Iraq war veteran Brian Mockenhaupt, author of the new Byliner Original, The Living and the Dead, calls the former general to ... |
NATION: Iraq veteran feels a kinship with anti-war group Southgate News Herald Wearing Army boots, Army camouflage pants and an “Iraq Veterans Against the War” T-shirt, Emily Yates worked in an information booth at San Francisco's Fleet Week in October. It didn't take her long to detect a pattern of behavior in passers-by. “They ... |
Fox 31 KDVR.com | Iraq War veteran nearly killed in violent attack on Colfax Ave. in Denver Fox 31 KDVR.com DENVER — R&B Superstar Lauren Hill was the featured performer at the Fillmore last Friday night. Jennifer Muenzenmayer and her friend Jonathan Hammond had just left when it happened. “Jonathan put me in the passenger side of the vehicle. He walked ... |
Al-Arabiya | Iraq's unveiled women face rising crackdown Al-Arabiya Hanaa Edwar, General Secretary of the non-government organization, Iraqi Al-Amal Association, says Iraqi women who choose not to war the headscarf are facing increasing discrimination. (Photo courtesy local Iraqi media) ... |