Iraq
May 23, 2013
An anonymous gunman entered a brothel in the eastern Baghdadi district of Zayouna on Wednesday, shooting 12 people.
Nouri Al Maliki, the Prime Minister of Iraq, has called for a major re-shuffle of the senior ranks of the army in an attempt to halt the wave of sectarian violence that has gripped the country in recent weeks.
May 22, 2013
Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro will establish an assembly line with the capacity of 30,000 units per year in the Iraqi city of Iskandariya by the next month.
May 21, 2013
Protests outside the Iraqi embassy in Amman were held on Tuesday as citizens reacted angrily to a video showing embassy employees attacking Jordanian activists. The Iraqi government released a statement late Tuesday expressing it's 'regret' over the issue.
More than 200 people have been killed in violence across Iraq in the past week alone
Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al Maliki, said on Monday that he will overhaul the country's security strategy, in light of the devastating wave of sectarian violence and bombs that has swept the country, causing 72 casualties in two days.
May 20, 2013
20 killed in attacks across the Iraqi capital, with 11 killed in the Southern city of Basra
At least 10 policemen were shot dead by gunmen in Rawah, Anbar province
May 19, 2013
'Saddam is here' is the name of the collection that began in 2007 during the worst years of conflict in Iraq with the former dictator. “His shadow is still following Iraqi society everywhere,” says the Iraqi Kurdish photographer.
8 people were killed in sectarian violence in Iraq on Saturday, just hours after a wave of massive bombings shook Baghdad, leaving 60 people dead
May 18, 2013
Bombs exploded outside Sunni mosques and one targeted a funeral party in Baghdad and Madain, just south of the capital yesterday, killing some 60 Sunni Muslims in the latest wave of sectarian violence sweeping Iraq.
May 15, 2013
Attacks on east Baghdad alcohol shops leave 12 dead
May 14, 2013
The Iraqi government said on Tuesday that the arrival of Kurds from Turkey was a violation of the country's sovereignty
May 12, 2013
Things have heated up to an all time high between judges Ragheb Alama and Ahlam on Arab idol with still no hope for resolution after this weekend's intense episode of the MBC talent show.
Get excited, Gulfis, Nawal Al Zoghbi has an entire album coming your way. The Lebanese songstress will be introducing a single from the set on this week’s Arab Idol.