Christian Science Monitor | In Iraq, artists work toward a postwar revival Christian Science Monitor “We are a forgotten tribe, sir,” says Qasim Sabti, head of the Iraqi Plastic Artists Society, a renowned painter who has been a pillar of Iraq's art scene for decades. He has run the society since the Saddam era, when the gallery building and its bar ... |
Iraq's oil minister supports extending supply cut deal Financial Times Iraq's oil minister said he supports an extension of a supply cut deal among global producers and added that several options were being considered. Jabar al-Luaibi said Opec and countries outside the cartel such as Russia were looking to prolong the ... |
ReliefWeb | Iraq: Rebuilding a Hospital from the Ruins of the Battle for Mosul ReliefWeb Months after Mosul was retaken from the Islamic State group, the Iraqi city's health system remains decimated. Most of Mosul's hospitals and clinics were damaged in the fighting and there is a severe lack of essential medical equipment, supplies, and ... |
BBC News | 'Many more' US troops in Syria and Iraq - report - BBC News BBC News A Pentagon spokesman says it is not ready to disclose updated numbers for US forces deployed there. Thousands more US military service members in Iraq and Syria than believed 'Pentagon may mask real troop number in Syria, Iraq to avoid outcry from war-weary public' War in Afghanistan Heats Up as Iraq, Syria Conflicts Wind Down |
89.3 KPCC | Pentagon says soldier from Riverside dies in Iraq 89.3 KPCC File: Specialist Dante Battle from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division secures the perimeter outside of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle on the way to cross the Kuwaiti border as part of the last U.S. military convoy to ... |
New York Daily News | Army officer gravely wounded fighting in Iraq says VA won't pay for feeding tube liquid he needs to survive New York Daily News An Army officer severely wounded fighting in Iraq says the Department of Veterans Affairs won't pay for the feeding tube liquid he needs — leaving him with a hole in his stomach. Army Maj. Dennis (DJ) Skelton penned an open letter to the VA, published ... |
Bloomberg | Drought and Neglect Have Decimated Iraq's Breadbasket Bloomberg Endowed with a temperate climate and fertile soil, the Kurdistan region was once known as Iraq's breadbasket. In 1980 the area supplied about half of the country's wheat, as well as barley and a variety of vegetables. Today the main wholesale market in ... |
Al-Arabiya | Bahrain presents Iraq with list of persons wanted for terrorism Al-Arabiya The Bahraini ambassador to Baghdad, Salah al-Maliki, announced that his country has submitted to the Iraqi authorities a list of people wanted by the Bahraini judiciary authorities currently residing in Iraq. Al-Maliki said that the wanted people stand ... |
eNews Park Forest | Pentagon Says Soldier From California Dies in Iraq U.S. News & World Report RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The Pentagon says a 20-year-old soldier from Southern California has died in Iraq. Officials announced Monday that Cpl. Todd McGurn died Saturday of a "non-combat related incident" in Baghdad. No additional details were ... California Soldier Killed in Iraq Fort Bliss Soldier Dies in Iraq |
Egypttoday (blog) | Egypt condemns Iraq's Nahrawan terrorist bombing Egypttoday (blog) CAIRO - 28 November 2017: Egypt strongly denounced on Tuesday the terrorist bombing in Nahrawan area of the city of Baghdad in Iraq, which resulted in the death and injury of more than 40 people. A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said ... Iraq: Bombing in southeast Baghdad kills 11 Suicide Bombers in Iraq Kill at Least 11 Suicide Bombers Kill 11 In Iraq, Attack Claimed By IS |