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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:09:00 GMT

Egypt's first envoy to Iraq since 2005 arrives (AFP)

CAIRO (AFP) Egypt's new ambassador to Iraq has arrived in Baghdad, a diplomatic source said on Saturday of Cairo's first diplomatic representative in the country since its charge d'affaires was killed in 2005. Sharif Kamal Shahin, a diplomat with 27
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:09:00 GMT

Exxon and Shell win Iraq West Qurna oilfield

Reuters quoted Iraq's oil ministry as saying that a group led by US oil major Exxon Mobil beat 3 rival consortiums to win the contract to develop the giant West Qurna oilfield. As per report, the 20 year contract is one of a raft of agreements that Iraq
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:53:00 GMT

IED found inside Sadr Hospital in Amara

You are in > Home / Latest News, Missan, Security / MISSAN / Aswat al-Iraq: An improvised explosive device that was about to go off was found inside al-Sadr Public Hospital in central al-Amara city, a local police source in Missan said on Saturday.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:46:00 GMT

IED wounds 5 in western Mosul

You are in > Home / Latest News, Ninewa, Security / NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Five people, including three policemen, were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a police patrol in western Mosul city on Friday, a security source
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:46:00 GMT

Gunmen kill Sahwa element southwest of Kirkuk

You are in > Home / Kirkuk, Latest News, Security / KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: One Sahwa (Awakening) fighter was killed in southwest of Kirkuk by unknown gunmen, a senior police officer said on Friday. “Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mohammad
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

Kidnapper killed, 3 nabbed in Kirkuk

You are in > Home / Baghdad, Latest News, Security / BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: A security force killed the chief of a gang of kidnappers, arrested three of its members and freed two students taken hostage in a security operation north of Kirkuk city.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

2 gunmen arrested while planting IED in Falluja

You are in > Home / Anbar, Latest News, Security / ANBAR / Aswat al-Iraq: Policemen captured two gunmen while attempting to emplace an improvised explosive device (IED) off the house of an official in the city of al-Falluja on Thursday, a local
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

Officer killed, 2 cops wounded by roadside bomb in Mosul

You are in > Home / Latest News, Ninewa, Security / NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: One officer was killed and two policemen were wounded by a roadside bomb explosion in western Mosul, a security source said Thursday. “A roadside bomb went off Thursday
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

Blast hits policeman’s house in Kirkuk

You are in > Home / Kirkuk, Latest News, Security / KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: A bomb went off targeting a policeman’s house in southern Kirkuk city without causing any casualties, a local security source said on Thursday. “The blast that occurred
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

2 children freed in Kirkuk years after kidnapping

You are in > Home / Kirkuk, Latest News, Security / KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Two children were freed in the city of Kirkuk years after being kidnapped, the deputy chief of al-Muqdad police said on Thursday. “The father of one of the kidnapped
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMT

Naveed Ali Shah -- A soldier in Iraq and the attack on Fort Hood

I've been deployed to Iraq for the past four months, and I've figured out ways to cope with the stress that comes from being thousands of miles away from my family. But I wasn't prepared for what happens when violence intrudes on my loved ones, who are
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:53:00 GMT

Egypt's first envoy to Iraq since 2005 arrives

CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's new ambassador to Iraq has arrived in Baghdad, a diplomatic source said on Saturday of Cairo's first diplomatic representative in the country since its charge d'affaires was killed in 2005. Sharif Kamal Shahin, a diplomat with 27
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:52:00 GMT

Egypt's first envoy to Iraq since 2005 arrives

Egypt's new ambassador to Iraq has arrived in Baghdad, a diplomatic source said on Saturday of Cairo's first diplomatic representative in the country since its charge d'affaires was killed in 2005. Sharif Kamal Shahin, a diplomat with 27 years'
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:42:00 GMT

Fluor To Support Army Corps In Iraq

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has contracted Fluor Corp. to provide vehicle and fleet maintenance and other life support services in Iraq. U.S. company Fluor was selected to provide the approximately 1,500 Army Corps of Engineers officials and
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:26:00 GMT

Decline in bombings, but child kidnapping cases on rise in Iraq

kidnappings appear to have have leaped. Organised crime has come into the spotlight as attacks by insurgents and militants declined and armed groups often have murky, but sometimes close links with the criminals. Reliable numbers on kidnappings are hard
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:20:00 GMT

ExxonMobil follows CNPC in clinching Iraq oil deal

BAGHDAD: ExxonMobil yesterday became the first US company to win a contract since Iraq's oil industry was nationalised almost 40 years ago, further expanding the role of foreign nations in the industry. The contract to develop West Qurna 1, the war-torn
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:13:00 GMT

Mass shooting at Fort Hood: collateral damage from Iraq and Afghanistan wars

The mayhem at Fort Hood in Texas, which has left 13 men and women dead and 30 injured, is a byproduct of the brutal wars in the Middle East and Central Asia. It is a form of “collateral damage” for which the American political and military
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 09:06:00 GMT

UN expresses readiness to help Iraq in water field

The political advisor of the UN special envoy to Iraq, Ambassador Gerard Samprana, expressed the UN readiness to help Iraq through international experiences in the water issue, according to an official statement.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:36:00 GMT

Fort Worth carnage reminded US soldiers of Iraq war

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Leroy Walker Jr. sheds a tear during a candlelight vigil held at Hood Stadium Friday November 6, 2009 on Fort Hood Army Base in Fort Hood, Texas. (EDWARD A. ORNELAS/AP) FORT HOOD, Texas, November 7, 2009 (AFP) - Soldiers and medical
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:10:00 GMT

Diyala poetry festival shows signs of peace in Iraq

Basim al-Dafaie, an Iraqi poet, was optimistic when he saw the restoration of art and poetry festival in his province of Diyala after four years of turbulence and violence. 'Life begins with hope and definitely one day the adversity will be removed and
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:57:00 GMT

Iraqi parliament to vote on disputed election law

BAGHDAD, Nov. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi parliament postponed the voting on the controversial elections law to Saturday, the Iraqi official television reported on Thursday. 'The Council of Representatives postponed the voting on the elections law to
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:49:00 GMT

Marines end wing-level operations in Iraq

AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq Aviation operations have played an integral part of Marine Corps participation in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Marine Aircraft Wings have controlled the skies above Al Anbar province since Marine operations began here in February 2004.
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 07:39:00 GMT

Diyala poetry festival shows signs of peace in Iraq

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:59:00 GMT

Diyala poetry festival shows signs of peace in Iraq

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:59:00 GMT

Football becomes last resort for Iraq's children due to violence

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:58:00 GMT

Football becomes last resort for Iraq's children due to violence

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:58:00 GMT

Iraq election body calls for vote delay

Muhanad Mohammed BAGHDAD: Iraqs electoral authorities called on Friday for polls due next January to be delayed after Parliament failed once more to agree on how to hold the vote. If Parliament insisted on sticking to the scheduled January 16 date, the
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:37:00 GMT

Naveed Ali Shah: I'm in Iraq, my family's at Fort Hood

But I wasn't prepared for what happens when violence intrudes on my loved ones, who are supposed to be safe at home while I am in a combat zone. It flipped all of my attitudes toward deployment upside down. And the aftermath of the attack at Fort Hood,
Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:32:00 GMT

GOVERNMENT AUDITORS ALLEGE LACK OF CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR IRAQ DRAWDOWN

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:19:00 GMT

GAO IDENTIFIES CHALLENGES THAT THREATEN TO COMPLICATE IRAQ DRAWDOWN

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Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:19:00 GMT