Iraq

June 10, 2013

An Iraqi soldier stands on the scene of a car bombing on May 30 in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Iraq has seen a huge increase in violence over the past few months. AFP image
20:24 GMT

An estimated 61 people died in Iraq on Monday as violence swept the country. In Mosul, in northern Iraq, five car bombs targeted army and police personnel.

An Iraqi soldier stands guard on a main road in Baghdad as Shiite Muslim pilgrims arrive on June 2 (Ahamd al-Rubaye / AFP)
08:56 GMT

Three near-simultaneous bomb attacks killed 12 people in a mainly Shiite town north of Iraq

June 9, 2013

Iraqi Shiite Muslim women pray at the shrine of Imam Al Kadhim in the northern district of Kadhimiya, where the bomb exploded on Saturday. The bomb may have specifically targeted Shiites in the area. AFP Image
08:41 GMT

A bomb exploded outside a police station in a largely Shiite area of Baghdad on Sunday morning, killing six people including three police guards.

June 8, 2013

Iranian Shiite Muslim pilgrims walk past a member of Iraq's security personnel in Kerbala, 110 km south of Baghdad, June 7, 2013. (Reuters)
10:27 GMT

Iran said it condemns deadly Iraq attack on its pilgrims. The attack occurred on Saturday, June 8, 2013.

June 6, 2013

While some have compared sassy Lebanese diva Haifa Wehbe to Britney Spears, the feisty starlet didn’t take too kindly to that parallel. Instead, we’ve chosen the flirtatious Hollywood star Mila Kunis who played in “Black Swan” as Haifa's Western look-a-like.
12:22 GMT

Ever looked at your favourite Arab star and been struck by deja-vu? We have! We’ve scoured the internet high and low and think we’ve come up with some classic doppelgangers for you. From Ahlam to Kfoury, take a look at who we think were separated at birth.

Iraq has been one of the countries Sudan has turned to for help with its financial woes
10:54 GMT

Sudan's investment minister Mustafa Osman Ismail has announced that the Iraqi government agreed on Tuesday to sell it oil but pay for its price at a later date.

 Iraqi troops guard a main road as Shiite Muslim pilgrims (R) walk by him in Baghdad on Tuesday. AFP Photo
05:00 GMT

Unidentified militants set up a fake checkpoint on the main road connecting Iraq to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, killing 14 border policemen as they were on their way to work.

June 4, 2013

A top Iraqi minister warned Israel that it cannot use its airspace to attack Iran.
07:09 GMT

A top Iraqi minister warned Israel that it cannot use its airspace to attack Iran.

Haifa and Hatem al Iraqi both rocked Iraq and the Lebanese Wehbe left with even more of a passion for Kurdish music.
06:51 GMT

Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe had the time of her life in Iraq and dreams of returning and singing a Kurdish song to boot!

June 2, 2013

Cheb Khaled lights up the stage Friday night on Arab Idol
08:25 GMT

Guest stars light up the Arab Idol stage. Ahlam gets mad again (surprise, surprise), and Abdel Karim Hamdan gets nixed this weekend on the hit talent show.

May 30, 2013

Majed Al Mohandes dreams of helping aspiring artists
11:56 GMT

Beloved Iraqi singer Majed Al Mohandes tours his way around the region's talent shows. This weekend's stop is a guest performance on Arab Idol 2.

An Iraqi policeman inspects a damaged vehicle on the scene of a car bomb attack in the commercial area of Karradah in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on May 30 (Ahmad Al-Rubaye/ AFP)
11:18 GMT

A wave of bomb attacks across Iraq killed 12 people on Thursday as sectarian violence escalates

May 29, 2013

"Baghdad Messi" star with Barcelona football player (Photo supplied by director Sahim Omar Khalifa)
12:19 GMT

Short film "Messi Baghdad" child actor Ali al-Zaidawi met up with Barcelona football superstar Lionel Messi in Doha, thanks to the film's director.

An Iraqi woman walks past burnt out vehicles and damaged buildings following a car bomb explosion in Baghdad. AFP Photo
04:00 GMT

27 people were killed in Iraq today as the government met to discuss ways to address the growing death toll in the country.

May 27, 2013

Iraqis gather at the scene of one of the two car bombs that exploded near an used car dealerships in Baghdad's Habibiyah area on May 27(Ahmad Al-Rubaye/ AFP)
19:33 GMT

Attacks targeted Shi'ite shopping districts across the Iraqi capital