AFP | Bombing Kills Lebanese Pilgrims in Iraq Wall Street Journal The attack, near Ramadi in the predominantly Sunni province of Anbar, came one day after several Lebanese Shiite pilgrims were abducted in northern Syria, ratcheting up sectarian tensions and further drawing Iraq and Lebanon into Syria's conflict. Three Lebanese pilgrims killed in Iraq bombing Pair of attacks in Iraq kill 5 people, including 3 Lebanese pilgrims Pair of attacks kill 5 people in Iraq |
National Post | Iran Gets New Offer From Powers at Nuclear Talks in Iraq San Francisco Chronicle May 23 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq, invaded and occupied in 2003 over concern about weapons of mass destruction, hosted world powers who today made a revised proposal intended to avert a potential war over atomic work by its eastern neighbor Iran. Iran-Iraq trade transactions stood at over $11bn last year: Envoy Iran offers more 'balanced' coutner proposal at Iraq nuclear summit US Sanctions Against North Korea and Iraq are America's Version of Terrorism ... |
Moneycontrol.com | In Iraq, a clash of treasures past, present and future Reuters By Aseel Kami | BABYLON, Iraq (Reuters) - In the ancient city of Babylon, once home to the fabled Hanging Gardens, an extended oil pipeline has churned through the dirt and dug up a conundrum: which takes precedence, preserving Iraq's heritage or ... Factbox: Endangered heritage sites in and around Iraq |
CBS News | US Army more selective on recruits, re-enlistments CBS News In sharp contrast to the peak years of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, the Army last year took in no recruits with misconduct convictions or drug or alcohol issues, according to internal documents obtained by The Associated Press. Army wants you ... but maybe not you |
Washington Times (blog) | MILLER: Iraq vet brutalized over guns in DC Washington Times (blog) Sgt. Corrigan volunteered to serve for a year in Iraq from 2005-2006. He's an Army reservist in a drill sergeant unit based in Alexandria. By day, he is a statistician at the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His unit would generally never be needed overseas ... |
Gulf Times | US senators cut funds for Iraq police training program Reuters Proposed US aid for Afghanistan, Pakistan also cut * Egypt aid slashed to pay for bailing out US NGOs By Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A US Senate panel on Tuesday voted to eliminate funding for a police training program for Iraq, ... Leahy Recommends Spending Cuts For Afghanistan, Iraq Senate panel votes to cut money to Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt in foreign aid budget ... Senate Panel Cuts Foreign Aid To Pakistan, Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan |
DAWN.com | Iraq Earns $8.8B From Oil Sales In April; Highest For Decades Wall Street Journal AMMAN (Dow Jones)--Iraq's revenues from oil sales in April climbed to $8.79 billion, the highest the Middle Eastern country has achieved for decades, the oil ministry said in a statement Monday, adding that Iraq had sold its oil at an average price of ... Iraq buys U.S. drones to protect oil Iraq buys US drones to protect oil Iraq earns $8.8 billion from oil sales in April |
Kelso woman's Iraq War paper cranes will roost at county museum Longview Daily News Patty Wood (shown here in December) wanted a way to keep her young children aware that there was a war going on in Iraq. Now she has strings with more than 4450 origami cranes in her home — one representing each military service member who died in ... |
Press TV | Iraq says Kurdish oil deals need Baghdad approval BusinessWeek By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Iraq's central government warned authorities in the semiautonomous Kurdish region on Monday that their oil deals with Turkey must have Baghdad's approval. The statement came a day after Iraqi Kurds announced a deal with Ankara that ... Turkey's gas imports from Iran unaffected by deals with Iraq: Minister Iraq Warns Turkey To Halt Kurdistan Pipeline Deal Turkey seeks gas from Iraq to diversify supplies: officials |
Forbes | Taking More Responsibility for Its Own Defense, Korea Holds Lessons for US ... Forbes As America winds down involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, we should look closely at the lessons of Korea, which is now preparing to take on a larger share of its own defense, both on the ground and in the air. The globe is still littered with ... |