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Sunni demonstrators challenge Iraq's Shiite-led government, denounce ... - Washington Post Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:09:04 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Sunni demonstrators challenge Iraq's Shiite-led government, denounce ... Washington Post FALLUJAH, Iraq — Thousands of protesters demonstrated Sunday in Iraq's western Sunni heartland following the arrest of bodyguards assigned to the finance minister, briefly blocking the main highway linking Baghdad with neighboring Jordan and Syria. Sunni Protesters Block Highway In Western IraqRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Protest against Iraq PM blocks highway to Syria, JordanAl-Arabiya Iraqi Protestors Block Highway to Jordan, SyriaABC News New York Times -Al-Bawaba -The News International all 464 news articles »

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Will Iraq Have a Female President? - Commentary Magazine Mon, 24 Dec 2012 03:07:31 GMT

Will Iraq Have a Female President? Commentary Magazine While Iraqi officials have a tight hold on news, reports both from Iranian doctors who treated Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and some Iraqi sources suggest that Jalal Talabani may be stable, but that he cannot recover nor, for that matter, can he live ... and more »

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The US Is Helping Iraq Beef Up Its Navy And Delivered Two New Ships Today - Business Insider Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:01:52 GMT

Business Insider

The US Is Helping Iraq Beef Up Its Navy And Delivered Two New Ships Today Business Insider The United States has delivered two support ships to Iraq, which is seeking to boost its fledgling naval capabilities, the US embassy said on Sunday. The two 60-metre offshore support vessels were delivered by the US navy on December 20, the embassy ... US sells two warships to IraqThe Voice of Russia all 26 news articles »

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Bombing kills 4, wounds 11 in Iraq - CBS News Sun, 23 Dec 2012 04:38:01 GMT

FRANCE 24

Bombing kills 4, wounds 11 in Iraq CBS News Iraq's president Jalal Talabani, who was working to ease tensions between Iraq's Shiite Arab-led government and the Kurdish minority, suffered a stroke earlier this week and was flown to Germany for treatment. And on Thursday, Iraqi security forces ... Bombs in Iraq kill peshmerga member, three buildersFRANCE 24 Bombs kill four in IraqAhram Online Three killed in Iraq bombingFirstpost Peninsula On-line all 188 news articles »

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US delivers two naval vessels to Iraq: embassy - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:46:40 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

US delivers two naval vessels to Iraq: embassy Hurriyet Daily News In this image provided by the U.S. Navy shows aircraft carriers from left: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS George H.W. Bush, USS Enterprise, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS Abraham Lincoln in port at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., the world?s largest naval ...

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US failed to Americanize Iraq: Iran MP - Press TV Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:37:38 GMT

Press TV

US failed to Americanize Iraq: Iran MP Press TV “Even after US military presence in Iraq, Tehran-Baghdad relations have become stronger,” member of the Majlis Presiding Board Javad Jahangirzadeh said Sunday. “The social structure of Iraq did not let the global arrogance influence the social fabric ...

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The British government must come clean over torture in Iraq - The Guardian Sun, 23 Dec 2012 20:15:39 GMT

The Guardian

The British government must come clean over torture in Iraq The Guardian The Ministry of Defence continues to pay the price for what the Baha Mousa inquiry termed its "corporate failure" in Iraq, having paid out £8.3m to 162 Iraqi torture victims this year alone. While the figures speak volumes, the payments remain shrouded ... and more »

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Iraq, Kurds, Turks and oil - The Economist Wed, 19 Dec 2012 17:37:18 GMT

The Guardian

Iraq, Kurds, Turks and oil The Economist SNAKING their way from Kirkuk, a city 240 kilometres (150 miles) north of Baghdad, through Kurdistan and across Turkey's eastern region of Anatolia to the Mediterranean are pipes that once carried 1.6m barrels a day (b/d) of Iraqi oil to the global ... In Iraq, Exxon oil deal foments talk of civil warWashington Post Iraq president Jalal Talabani suffers a strokeThe Guardian Will Kurdistan's Energy Wealth Lead to the Next Iraq War?TIME CNN -Aljazeera.com -Wall Street Journal all 1,470 news articles »

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Is Iraq Assisting Iran in Circumventing Sanctions? - AINA (press release) Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:19:57 GMT

Is Iraq Assisting Iran in Circumventing Sanctions? AINA (press release) The Financial Times reported on Friday that Iraq has boosted its gold reserves by 25 tons in just 3 months. Financial analysts in London attributed the huge boost in Iraq's gold reserves from about 5 tons to 30 tons since October to Iranian payments of ... and more »

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Purple Heart for Marine wounded in Iraq - Marine Corps Times Sat, 22 Dec 2012 17:06:44 GMT

Purple Heart for Marine wounded in Iraq Marine Corps Times Marine Sgt. Brian J. Nelson doesn't often think about that night in late September 2006 when he and four others led a convoy back to base in Anbar province, Iraq. An explosion halted their trek across the desert terrain. "It's instantaneous," Nelson ... and more »