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  • Sayyed Muqtada Al Sadr refuses to participate in Iraq National Conference

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    27 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    Iraqi Sadr Movement leader Cleric Sayyed Muqtada Al Sadr announced, on Thursday, that he refuses to participate in the upcoming National Conference considering Al Hawza as mightily and superior. “It is not my business to attend such congresses,” Sayyed Muqtada Al Sadr advanced in a reply, ...

  • Suicide bomber kills 33 at Shiite funeral in Iraq (AP)

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    27 Jan 2012 | 1:38 pm
    AP - A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts to provoke a counterattack by Shiite militias on Sunnis that could pave the way toward open sectarian warfare now that U.S. troops have left Iraq.

  • UN refugee chief: Economic crisis fueling conflict

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    27 Jan 2012 | 2:17 pm
    Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees speaks to the media during a press conference with Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry February 16, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq.

  • Mayor Bloomberg: No NYC parade for Iraq War vets (AP)

    Yahoo! News: Iraq
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:21 pm
    AP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there will be no city parade for Iraq War veterans in the foreseeable future because of objections voiced by military officials.

  • Iraq suicide bomber kills 26

    Iraq News
    27 Jan 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Insurgents have stepped up violence in Iraq since the US military withdrawal last month.
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  • ELECTION 2012: GOP chairman Maxwell quits Murfreesboro City Council race - The Daily News Journal

    28 Jan 2012 | 3:10 am
    ELECTION 2012: GOP chairman Maxwell quits Murfreesboro City Council raceThe Daily News JournalMaxwell is a major in the Tennessee Army National Guard and a veteran of two combat tours: one in Afghanistan and the other in Iraq. He won a Purple Heart after being wounded in a firefight with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in 2006.and more »

  • Ex-soldier convicted of stealing military equipment - Staunton News Leader

    28 Jan 2012 | 1:46 am
    Ex-soldier convicted of stealing military equipmentStaunton News LeaderThe federal case stretches back to 2007-08, when Creamer began shipping equipment to his home while his Guard unit was stationed in Iraq, federal authorities said. In 2008, one Staunton police officer traded 1750 rounds of ammunition with Tutwiler in and more »

  • City parade for Iraq War heroes? Not yet - New York Daily News

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:27 pm
    New York Daily NewsCity parade for Iraq War heroes? Not yetNew York Daily NewsBy Tina Moore / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS A ticker tape parade for Iraq War veterans along lower Manhattan's Canyon of Heroes, like this parade for the New York Giants' Super Bowl victory in 2008, is on hold due to Pentagon brass, Mayor Bloomberg said.1st big parade on Iraq War's endDeseret NewsNew York City Mayor Bloomberg says no parade for Iraq vetsFox NewsWelcome Home the Heroes: Local parade is grassroots effort to honor Iraq vetsBelleville News DemocratCleveland News - Fox 8all 473 news…

  • The Tough Mudder: 'The Toughest Race on the Planet' - ABC News

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:01 pm
    ABC NewsThe Tough Mudder: 'The Toughest Race on the Planet'ABC NewsLunak's Humvee was blown up near Ramadi, Iraq, in 2005. When he went to in Germany a few days later he looked down, surprised that his leg was still attached. And then he asked for it to be amputated. "If they left it," he told me, "it would just be a and more »

  • NC man charged in beheading plot to face trial - Fox News

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:26 pm
    NC man charged in beheading plot to face trialFox News"I supported my boyfriend when he was fighting in Iraq for 13 months." The soldier she spoke of sat with the family in the courtroom, along with about 25 other people who made the two-hour drive from Raleigh to show their support for the defendant.and more »
 
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  • St. Louis to host first major parade for Iraq War vets (Reuters)

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:35 pm
    Reuters - At least 1,000 Iraq War veterans and their family members are expected to march in St. Louis on Saturday in the nation's first major homecoming parade honoring U.S. soldiers who served in the war, a coalition of veteran groups, private citizens and local officials said.

  • Iraq War veteran accused of posing as Ore. officer (AP)

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:20 pm
    AP - Eugene Police Officer Dan Baker drove a blue SUV and set off sirens to clear cars in front of him at traffic lights. He pulled over motorists — though it's unclear if he ever gave out tickets. And when he stopped by a youth shelter as a volunteer, he came in full uniform.

  • Mayor Bloomberg: No NYC parade for Iraq War vets (AP)

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:21 pm
    AP - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there will be no city parade for Iraq War veterans in the foreseeable future because of objections voiced by military officials.

  • St. Louis hosts 1st big parade on Iraq War's end (AP)

    27 Jan 2012 | 3:17 pm
    AP - Since the Iraq War ended there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. No massive, flag-waving public celebrations.

  • Suicide bomber kills 33 at Shiite funeral in Iraq (AP)

    27 Jan 2012 | 1:38 pm
    AP - A suicide car bomber struck a Shiite funeral procession Friday, killing 33 people as suspected al-Qaida militants stepped up apparent efforts to provoke a counterattack by Shiite militias on Sunnis that could pave the way toward open sectarian warfare now that U.S. troops have left Iraq.
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  • 434 Deaths in Iraq in Month After U.S. Troop Withdrawal

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The average daily death toll has risen to 11 in the last month, up from 9 for last year, amid concerns about a resurgence by Al Qaeda in Iraq.

  • Haditha Massacre Case

    26 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    The collapse of the prosecution of a Marine for a civilian massacre in Haditha, Iraq, follows a trend by the military of an unwillingness to second-guess fighters in fog-of-war cases.

  • Will Israel Attack Iran?

    24 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    For the first time since the Iranian nuclear threat emerged, the conditions for an Israeli assault have been met.

  • Anger in Iraq After Plea Bargain Over 2005 Haditha Killings

    23 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    Iraqis were outraged to learn that the Marine considered the ringleader of the 2005 killings in Haditha was sentenced on Tuesday to a reduction in rank but avoided any jail time.

  • Deadly Explosions Rattle Baghdad

    23 Jan 2012 | 11:00 pm
    A series of explosions in Shiite neighborhoods killed nine civilians and wounded dozens more on Tuesday.
 
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  • 31 dead, dozens injured in AQ attack on Shias in Iraq

    28 Jan 2012 | 2:45 am
    Dozens of people were killed and wounded when a suicide car bomber attacked a funeral procession in Baghdad on Friday, days after an al Qaeda-linked insurgent group warned it would step up its fight against Iraq's government, security forces and Shiite majority.

  • Iraq makes sanctions against Iran ineffective | Nima Khorrami Assl

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:40 pm
    The US and EU have announced new sanctions in the hope of persuading Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons programme, though how effective these will be is questionable.

  • Iraq suicide bomber kills 26

    27 Jan 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Insurgents have stepped up violence in Iraq since the US military withdrawal last month.

  • UN refugee chief: Economic crisis fueling conflict

    27 Jan 2012 | 2:17 pm
    Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees speaks to the media during a press conference with Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari at the Iraqi Foreign Ministry February 16, 2008 in Baghdad, Iraq.

  • Suicide bomber kills 31 in Baghdad

    27 Jan 2012 | 10:02 am
    A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled taxi near a funeral procession in Baghdad on Friday, killing 31 people in the latest attack in a Shi'ite neighbourhood amid rising violence since an Iraqi political crisis erupted in December.
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  • Iraqi Town Says Justice Failed Victims Of U.S. Raid

    25 Jan 2012 | 3:00 am
    In the Iraqi town of Haditha, which saw 24 unarmed civilians die in a U.S. raid seven years ago, residents expressed disbelief and sadness that the Marine sergeant who told his troops to "shoot first, ask questions later" reached a deal with prosecutors to avoid jail time.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • In Iraqi Killings Case, Marine Takes Plea Deal

    23 Jan 2012 | 2:00 pm
    A plea deal has been reached in the court martial case of Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich. He was the last person facing charges in the killings of 24 Iraqis at the village of Haditha in 2005. Monday, he admitted to one charge of dereliction of duty. The case became a touchstone for criticism of the Iraq war. Originally, several Marines were charged with murder in the case. But the Marines who killed the Iraqi civilians that day claimed that their actions were tragic — but legal under the official rules of engagement in a complex war fought in and among the people. Melissa Block talks to…

  • After 20 Years, An Iraqi Returns To A Changed Land

    18 Jan 2012 | 11:01 pm
    After two decades in the U.S., Aseel Albanna couldn't wait to return to Baghdad, the place where she grew up. But the city has changed so much, she barely recognized parts of it.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Gunmen Storm Iraqi Government Compound

    15 Jan 2012 | 6:47 am
    Iraqi security forces on Sunday were battling the gunmen in a one-time Sunni insurgent hotbed in the country's west, police officials said. It marks the first serious gunbattle for Iraqi forces against insurgents without American backup since the U.S. military withdrew last month.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

  • Bomb Kills Scores Of Shiite Pilgrims In Iraq

    14 Jan 2012 | 2:14 am
    The suicide bombing near Basra on Saturday killed at least 53. It was the latest in a series of attacks during Shiite religious commemorations that have threatened to increase sectarian tensions just weeks after the U.S. withdrawal.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us
 
 
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  • Iraqi former deputy PM dies at age of 79

    28 Jan 2012 | 6:59 am
    Iraqi Justice Ministry announced, on Friday, that Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in the former regime Hikmat Al Azawi died when he was being transferred to hospital from prison for treatment. “Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister in the former regime Hikmat Al Azawi ...

  • US helicopter makes emergency landing central Baghdad

    27 Jan 2012 | 8:50 am
    A US helicopter made an emergency landing in Haifa Street central Baghdad, an Iraqi police source revealed on Friday indicating that, following the incident, another US helicopter landed and evacuated it. “A US helicopter made an emergency landing, this morning, in Haifa street central Baghdad ...

  • Sayyed Muqtada Al Sadr refuses to participate in Iraq National Conference

    27 Jan 2012 | 7:20 am
    Iraqi Sadr Movement leader Cleric Sayyed Muqtada Al Sadr announced, on Thursday, that he refuses to participate in the upcoming National Conference considering Al Hawza as mightily and superior. “It is not my business to attend such congresses,” Sayyed Muqtada Al Sadr advanced in a reply, ...

  • Maliki: Erdogan statements provoke all Iraqis

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:49 pm
    Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki renewed, on Tuesday, attacks against his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan following Turkish Prime Minister’s latest statements on Iraq. Maliki regarded Erdogan’s statements as provocative to all Iraqis and rejected any interference in Iraqi ...

  • Qaeda expert Mullah Nazem Al Jabouri killed in Iraq

    26 Jan 2012 | 12:40 pm
    The expert in Al Qaeda affairs Mullah Nazem Al Jabouri was killed in an armed attack western the capital Baghdad, a security source in Iraqi police revealed on Tuesday. “Mullah Nazem Al Jabouri who is an expert in Al Qaeda affairs was killed in an armed attack using silenced weapons in Al ...
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  • Shia Casualties Rise After American Withdrawal

    john
    21 Jan 2012 | 3:12 am
    Most of those killed in spate of attacks since December exit have been Shia. The majority of people killed in Iraq in a series of attacks following the American withdrawal last month have been Shia, stirring fears that of a resumption in sectarian fighting. Programme:  Iraq read more

  • Alarm as Shia Paramilitaries Enter Politics

    john
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:28 am
    Observers warn that emergence of Asaib Ahl al-Haq as political actor could further unsettle political scene. Programme:  Iraq read more

  • Is Iraqi Media Law a Step Forward?

    srdan
    13 Jan 2012 | 10:30 am
    Iraq’s new media law, the product of several years of debate, is supposed to protect journalists, but it has been the subject of much controversy. Hazim al-Sharaa, an IWPR editor in Iraq, looks at why some fear the legislation will restrict rather than enhance freedom of speech.   Programme:  Iraq read more

  • Iraqi Refugees in Syria Fear For Future

    john
    11 Jan 2012 | 11:30 am
    Reluctant to return to Iraq, asylum-seekers worry sectarian violence will ruin their safe haven. Many Iraqi refugees who fled to Syria following the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 once again fear for their future as the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad continues. Programme:  Iraq read more

  • IWPR Courses Inspire New Generation of Iraqi Women

    srdan
    23 Dec 2011 | 2:00 pm
    Workshop participants start producing public-service advertising for local media. Iraqi women from a variety of backgrounds have launched their first advertising campaign just weeks after attending a specialist IWPR training workshop. Programme:  Iraq read more
 
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  • Iraq suicide bomber kills dozens

    27 Jan 2012 | 5:33 pm
    Car bomb explodes near a funeral procession in Baghdad, injuring 65 peopleOfficials in Iraq say 33 people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives near a funeral procession in south-east Baghdad.Police said the attack happened at 11am local time on Friday in the capital's predominantly Shia Zafaraniya neighbourhood.Half the dead were police officers who were guarding the march. A further 65 people, including 16 police officers, were injured. Hospital officials confirmed the death toll.Salam Hussein, a 42-year-old grocery store owner in Zafaraniya said he was…

  • Iraq makes sanctions against Iran ineffective | Nima Khorrami Assl

    Nima Khorrami Assl
    27 Jan 2012 | 5:49 am
    The long border with Iraq undermines US and EU efforts to stop Iran's nuclear programme with trade sanctionsThe US and EU have announced new sanctions in the hope of persuading Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons programme, though how effective these will be is questionable. China, India, Russia, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea have already refused to go along with the new measures. Iran also has the means to evade the sanctions – through its proximity to Iraq.Iran has often been singled out as the main beneficiary of the US-led invasion of Iraq, as well as the biggest threat to…

  • Pentagon to shrink US ground troops by 100,000 as part of $487bn cuts

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:02 pm
    Defence secretary Leon Panetta unveils plans as part of strategy to shift military focus from wars in Iraq and AfghanistanPentagon leaders outlined a plan Thursday for absorbing $487bn in defence cuts over the coming decade by shrinking US ground forces, slowing the purchase of a next-generation stealth fighter jet and retiring older planes and ships.In a bid to pre-empt election-year Republican criticism, defence secretary Leon Panetta said the plan shifts the Pentagon's focus from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to future challenges in Asia, the Middle East and in cyberspace.More special…

  • Iraqi insurgents bomb family home of police officers

    26 Jan 2012 | 2:39 am
    Ten people believed to have died in attack on house where two brothers, both police officers, and their relatives livedIraqi officials say insurgents have bombed a house belonging to two police officers and their families in central Iraq, killing 10 people.A police officer said the attack took place early on Thursday morning in the Hamia area, about 31 miles (50km) south of Baghdad.He said the house where the two brothers lived was levelled when insurgents planted bombs around it. Both the male officers and two children under one years of age were among the dead. A doctor at a nearby hospital…

  • Arab regime change is best left to Arabs | Rami Khouri

    Rami Khouri
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:30 pm
    To compare Egypt, Syria and Iraq shows how damaging foreign intervention can be to the legitimacy of popular revoltTwo very different political trajectories were evident in Egypt and Syria at the start of this week, offering timely comments on the condition of governance and politics in two of the most important Arab countries. Egypt inaugurated its newly elected parliament in which Islamists of various colours took 73% of the vote, while Syria woke up to an Arab League decision to seek the removal of President Assad, and the formation of a national unity government to oversee new elections…
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  • No free press in Iraq

    Dahr Jamail
    10 Jan 2012 | 9:44 am
    Attacks on both local and international journalists across Iraq have not stopped to this day, finds Al Jazeera. Baghdad, Iraq – Iraq has been one of the deadliest countries in the world for journalists since 2003. While scores of newspapers and media outlets blossomed across Baghdad following the removal of Saddam Hussein’s regime in the [...]

  • Iraq: A country in shambles

    Dahr Jamail
    9 Jan 2012 | 9:10 am
    Despite promises made for improvements, Iraq’s economy and infrastructure are still a disaster. Baghdad, Iraq – As a daily drumbeat of violence continues to reverberate across Iraq, people here continue to struggle to find some sense of normality, a task made increasingly difficult due to ongoing violence and the lack of both water and electricity. [...]

  • Western oil firms remain as US exits Iraq

    Dahr Jamail
    7 Jan 2012 | 9:04 am
    The end of the US military occupation does not mean Iraqis have full control of their oil. Baghdad, Iraq – While the US military has formally ended its occupation of Iraq, some of the largest western oil companies, ExxonMobil, BP and Shell, remain. On November 27, 38 months after Royal Dutch Shell announced its pursuit [...]

  • Fallujah babies: Under a new kind of siege

    Dahr Jamail
    6 Jan 2012 | 9:02 am
    Doctors and residents blame US weapons for catastrophic levels of birth defects in Fallujah’s newborns. Fallujah, Iraq – While the US military has formally withdrawn from Iraq, doctors and residents of Fallujah are blaming weapons like depleted uranium and white phosphorous used during two devastating US attacks on Fallujah in 2004 for what are being [...]

  • Wave of bombings leaves scores dead in Iraq

    Dahr Jamail
    5 Jan 2012 | 8:45 am
    At least 70 killed and more than 100 wounded in the latest attacks in mainly Shia areas across the country. Dahr Jamail reporting from Baghdad on Thursday’s bombing targeting Shia pilgrims in southern Iraq. Read the story at Al Jazeera English.
 
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  • Al Quwa Al Jawiya v/s Al Naft, Erbil v/s Najaf in Iraq Football Super League today

    9 Jan 2012 | 12:25 pm
    Al Quwa Al Jawiya football team will replay, on Monday, against Al Naft team at Al Shaab International Stadium while Erbil will host Al Najaf team in a game postponed from the third round of the Iraq Football Super League. Al Quwa Al Jawiya team is ready to do whatever it takes to win the game ...

  • Kirkuk Iraqi football team signs with 4 new players

    28 Dec 2011 | 11:31 am
    Kirkuk Football team signed contracts with 4 players in order to empower the team in 2011-2012 season, the club administration said. The players will constitute part of the essential team’s squad in the upcoming game in Iraq Football Super League. The players are harmonious and the team squad is ...

  • Iraq’s Al Sinaa Football Team, referee was not righteous

    23 Dec 2011 | 8:20 am
    Iraq’s Al Sinaa Football Team held the referee responsible for the result of its game on Thursday against Karbala’ team in the framework of Iraq Football Super League’s eighth round. A team’s source said that the goal that granted Karbala’ team the tie was not righteous. To that, ...

  • Iraq’s football Mina’ team's coach resigns

    23 Dec 2011 | 7:18 am
    A source in Al Mina’ Iraqi team administration said on Wednesday that the coach Younis Al Kattan submitted his resignation after receiving threats via text messages menacing of killing him if he doesn’t resign. “Coach Younis Al Kattan received text messages threatening him he doesn’t ...

  • Taji Football Club calls Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports to increase its allocations

    2 Dec 2011 | 11:43 am
    On Friday, Taji Club administrative committee called Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports to increase the club’s allocations and called Baghdad governor to restore the club’s transportation car. “Al Taji Club administration suffers from the lack of financial allocations and Iraq Ministry of ...
 
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  • Blood River Continues

    Laith
    14 Jan 2012 | 3:18 pm
    One more bloody day in Iraq and this time in Basra province south Iraq. Medical sources said that at least 53 people including kids, women and security forces were killed and about 140 others were wounded in a suicide attack. The attack took place on Saturday morning while Shiite pilgrims were walking towards a mosque in west Basra province. Security sources confirmed that the suicide bomber could pass the checkpoints with a faked police ID and when he reached a crowded check point, he blew himself up among the crowds. The attack is the second big attack within less than ten days. The first…

  • The Universal Imam Hussein

    Laith
    10 Jan 2012 | 3:58 pm
                    In the history of humanity, there are some events changed the life of nations and societies. The battle of Taf where Imam Hussein was killed with his family and supporters more than 1300 years ago is one historical event that so many people including western intellectuals who studied the Islamic history appreciate and consider one of the biggest event in man history because Imam Hussein with only 72 loyal followers faced over 30000 soldiers and they were killed defending human rights and…

  • The Fuel of the Political War

    Laith
    5 Jan 2012 | 3:04 pm
        One more bloody day in Iraq. One more day of wailing and tears. More kids joined the very long list of orphans. More families lost their sponsors and joined the world of poverty.        Over sixty innocent people were killed by successive explosions by car bombs and suicide bombers in Baghdad and Nasiriyha a province in south Iraq Thursday morning. The explosions didn't target the (occupation forces) as those who used to claim they fight to liberate Iraq because these forces left the country. Moreover, the explosions didn't target…

  • He IS NOT from MY PEOPLE

    Laith
    2 Jan 2012 | 3:06 pm
        It is very well known in any democratic country adopts the parliamentary system that a lawmaker is a representative of all people not only those who voted for him but it looks that this principle is not applied in Iraq and it might need to be approved by our lawmakers first .     The story began when I went to the parliament with my colleagues Roy and Sahar to interview some lawmakers. An hour later, we met in the office of the committee of security and defense because Sahar and Roy wanted to interview a member of the committee. When the man came, he…

  • SMS from the Iraqi Prime Minister

    Laith
    31 Dec 2011 | 3:00 pm
    "We are all for Iraq. Glory and honor to people. I congratulate you and our proud Iraqi people for this historical day. With my love and respect to you and your family. Your brother Nouri al-Maliki"     This is the full transcript of the SMS I received from Zen Mobile Company which sent it to all its subscribers. The SMS is a congratulation SMS sent by the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamil al-Maliki to the Iraqi people for what is called (the Day of Iraq) referring to the 31 of December which represents the…
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  • Paper Wars

    Aarti Ramachandran
    27 Jan 2012 | 3:09 pm
    It’s all-out war, and yes, South Indians plan to relish every minute of it. After all, it is rather gratifying to see the dignified Hindu getting down and dirty with the more boisterous Times. In a recent series of much-discussed ads, The Hindu wittily takes on the Times’ penchant for sensational and tabloid-centric news, urging readers to “stay ahead of the times.” The adverts sharply smack Times of India’s readers for being clueless about everything except inane Bollywood gossip. Yet, the ads are another sign that South India’s grand old paper itself is finally catching up to…

  • Unsafe Abortions on the Rise

    Cassandra Clifford
    27 Jan 2012 | 2:20 pm
    Photo by EuroWeb The right to life is unquestionably one of the biggest human rights debates in the United States. Some argue there is never an acceptable reason for the termination of a pregnancy, others will allow it in the case of a medical emergency or to save the life of the mother, some are for the use of only early term abortion, others argue that it is simply the mother’s choice.  The recent March for Life in DC this month is only one manifestation of this debate, which has been a major battle amongst individuals and parties since the historic Roe vs. Wade decision. However,…

  • Standing up for Women’s Rights

    Catherine Shakdam
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:03 pm
    Amal Hassan, a young mother of three, began fighting to promote women’s rights in Yemen based on her own experiences of injustice. Amal always aspired to better herself academically as she felt she truly came alive when she was learning new things, her mind opening up to novel possibilities and ideas. Like many women across Yemen, Amal is bright and gifted, she only wanted to be given the opportunity to choose her path in life, not to be forced onto a mold by others. Raised in a traditional Muslim Yemeni household which idea of morality and properness was to stifle their girls and…

  • Toy Story: Revolt of the Little Guys

    Vadim Nikitin
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    “Political opposition forces are using new technologies to carry out public events” lamented an exasperated Russian police chief yesterday. What are these insidious technologies? Twitter? Talking spy rocks (wait, those are British!)? Putin’s beloved nano-particles? Wait, he was getting to that. The protesters are “using toys with placards at mini-protests”, he concluded. That’s right: toys. Protesters in Siberia have circumvented the ban on demonstrations by assembling a series of dolls, teddy bears and action figures in the snow, complete with miniature…

  • Know Your Religion

    Sahar Said
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:12 am
    A year ago I stumbled upon an interesting website. After relating a short story, it asked the reader to guess the religious context in which the tale was set. The questions varied from the way women dressed (burqa-esque, fully clad) to the practice of allowing men multiple wives. When I finished taking the quiz and looked up the answers, I realized how pre-programmed my perceptions were. As a Muslim, I was willing to accept that all listed societal vices were somehow traceable to acts of Muslims (albeit not in line with the true teachings of Islam); but what I was not expecting was for these…
 
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  • Interview with US Amb. James Jeffrey

    Ben Van Heuvelen
    27 Jan 2012 | 10:10 am
    Iraq remains the most democratic country in the Middle East and fears that the country will turn into a federation of autonomous regions are misplaced, believes James Jeffrey, the US ambassador to Iraq. In an exclusive interview with Gulf News, Jeffrey also said that Iraq needs to have a liberal oil and gas law which [...]

  • Iraq makes sanctions against Iran ineffective

    Ben Van Heuvelen
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:52 am
    The US and EU have announced new sanctions in the hope of persuading Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons programme, though how effective these will be is questionable. China, India, Russia, Turkey, Japan, and South Korea have already refused to go along with the new measures. Iran also has the means to evade the [...]

  • Baghdad bomber kills 31

    Ben Van Heuvelen
    27 Jan 2012 | 9:47 am
    A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled taxi near a Shi'ite funeral procession in Baghdad on Friday, killing 31 people and bringing the death toll from violence since an Iraqi political crisis erupted in December to more than 400. The bomber exploded his vehicle near the group of mourners passing by a small market street in [...]

  • New exports hit technical delay

    Ben Lando
    26 Jan 2012 | 3:03 pm
    Iraq postponed its heralded public opening of a new export system, but major infrastructure plans are still moving forward, including a new $1 billion West Qurna 2 contract.

  • U.S. to Iraq: don't "blow this opportunity"

    Ben Van Heuvelen
    26 Jan 2012 | 11:58 am
    The United States has warned Iraq not to "blow this opportunity" to become a prosperous, unified nation, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, saying it must start to act like a democracy and embrace compromise. Iraq has suffered its worst political crisis in a year with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's move [...]
 
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