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Death toll tops 1,000 after hajj marked by extreme heat: AFP tally
AFP via Yahoo News· 31 minutes agoThe death toll from this year's hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than...
Nuri al-Maliki Fast Facts – KION546
KION 46 Salinas· 17 hours agoCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950 Birth place:...
Iraqis flock to river or ice rink to escape searing heat
AFP via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoIn the sizzling Baghdad heat, Mussa Abdallah takes to the Tigris river during the day to cool off,...
Iraq: Bad Habits
Strategy Page· 2 days agoSeptember 8, 2020: The new prime minister (Mustafa al Kadhimi) is decidedly hostile to Iran. Such a meeting was important because Kadhimi is the first post-Saddam (2003) prime minister that ...
Will the U.S. Actually Leave Iraq?
The American Conservative· 24 hours agoThe Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft hosted a panel Monday to debate some of the questions generated by recent diplomatic events between...
Iraq counts cost of stray bullets fired in anger or joy
KPVI· 6 days agoAt weddings, football matches and other special events, some Iraqi men like to fire salvos of...
Iraq: Radical Ideas Rattle Politicians
Strategy Page· 2 days agoSeptember 25, 2018: Iraq has a rapidly growing population. A growing portion of the population has no memory of life under Saddam (where demonstrations or any dissent was ...
KBR Wins $46M Key Infrastructure Contract From Iraqi Government
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoKBR, Inc. KBR has secured a significant five-year contract, valued at $46 million, to bolster Iraq's...
Iraq: Tolerance for Intolerance
Strategy Page· 2 days agoAugust 2, 2023: Recent Moslem violence in Europe and Iraq was caused by Moslem anger at protests in Sweden against Moslem violence and intolerance that included burning copies ...
Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe
The Economist· 6 days agoALTHOUGH IT IS beginning to recover, Iraq is still suffering from the wars of the past decades. In...