" Updates: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says the US has yet to make an official request for establishing an interest section in Tehran. “The US officials prefer to have an American-style approach on the issue and to declare it through media and informed...
Tune in to CNN, NBC or your local paper to see if you see this story. Good news from Iraq not good for the media. The Prime Minister of Iraq says, The Terrorists have been...
Another Sucide attack had taken place in the restive town west of Baghdad. More details are expected " Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has detonated an explosive belt inside the municipal council headquarters in a town west of Baghdad during a meeting of tribal...
Another female suicide bomber has struck in Iraq, this time killing 15 people."The latest in a wave of female suicide bombers killed 15 people and wounded more than 40 others on Sunday near a heavily fortified courthouse and government outpost in central Baquba, Iraqi...
The propsed U.S.-Iraq security pact, which would, among other things allow the U.S. to maintain bases in Iraq over the long term, has received almost no media coverage in North America. In Iraq itself, however, the...
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Violence continues in Baghdad, as a car bomb exploded on Tuesday evening, killing as many as 51 people and injuring 75 more. "A car bomb at a bus stop in north Baghdad killed at least 51 people and wounded 75 others...
4 people have been killed and 5 injured after a bomb exploded outside a Shitte mosque in Pakistan. More on this story as it develops. "A bomb exploded outside a Shiite mosque in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing...
In yet another female suicide bombing attack in northern Iraq, a woman detonated a bomb in her vest as soccer fans celebrated their win against China in the qualifying round for the 2010 South Africa World Cup." At...
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One US soldier has been killed and 18 other Americans wounded in a suicide truck attack in Northern Iraq. " A suicide truck bomber who concealed his explosives under tanned animal hides struck a U.S. patrol base Sunday in northern Iraq, killing one U.S....
At least six people are dead in Baghdad after a suicide car bomb and another car packed with explosives targeted Iraqi police patrols today, and exploded on the capital's west side."The suicide attacker rammed into a...
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By David Schenker who is currently senior fellow in Arab politics at the WashingtonInstitute for Near East Policy. From 2002 to 2006, he served in theOffice of the Secretary of Defense as country director for...
BEIRUT 15:35 GMT – Now that Lebanon have a president, after 7 months, the Lebanese are waiting for the formation of the national unity government.
After last Sunday’s presidential election, the Lebanese people...
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Lebanon's government appears to be backtracking in its conflict with Hezbollah after the fighting of the past few days revealed its weak position."The Lebanese government late Wednesday formally rescinded decisions...
The Lebanese army is doing it's best to keep the country from erupting
into an all-out civil war, but it's proving to be an uphill battle."BEIRUT (AFP) — Fierce fighting erupted in northern Lebanon on Monday,...
" The text is quoted from the Israeli “haaretz” newspaper.…”Lebanese army moves into W. Beirut after Hezbollah takeover 17:38 09/05/2008 Lebanese troops began taking up positions in some...