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Three wounded as gunshots disperse anti-govt protest in Syria's Sweida
Reuters via AOL· 9 months agoBEIRUT (Reuters) -Three people were wounded on Wednesday when bullets were sprayed at anti-government protesters in the southern Syrian city of Sweida, activists and local journalists said, ...
Aziz Saleh al-Numan, ‘King of Diamonds’ in the infamous Iraqi ‘deck of cards’ – obituary
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAziz Saleh al-Numan, the “King of Diamonds”, who has died aged 82, figured among the elite of Saddam...
Voices: What two decades of Iraqi struggles can teach us about modern conflict
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt is now 20 years since the United States-led coalition invaded Iraq with the intent to remove the...
Syrians rally in south against Assad, economic decline
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHundreds gathered in southern Syria on Friday urging President Bashar al-Assad to step down, capping...
Israel tells Gazans in Khan Younis to evacuate as it considers pushing war south
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIsrael reportedly carried out a deadly airstrike in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis on...
How Colonel Nasser created the Middle-Eastern ‘dictators’ club’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAs Baghdad correspondent for The Telegraph after the fall of Saddam Hussein, I hired “Colonel...
20 Most Powerful Country Leaders In The World in 2023
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoIn this article, we shall discuss the 20 most powerful country leaders in the world in 2023. To skip...
20 years on, George W. Bush's promise of democracy in Iraq and Middle East falls short
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn Iraqi person walks down a road blocked by burning tires in Basra in August 2002. Hussein...
Reusse: ‘The Sheik’s’ death brings back wrestling memories from Edina to Iraq
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoThe Duff's Celebrity Golf Tournament still was a sizable event on the summer party calendar in 1983. Jim Lupient chaired a committee and decided there should be an area where fans could gather ...