Iraq

May 8, 2013

Look into the eyes and career of Majed Al Mohandes
13:00 GMT

Majed Al Mohandes has got it going on with a Rotana Records renewal and now a guest star appearance on the hit talent show X Factor Arabia where he will release a new single "Mallak Ya Khilli".

May 7, 2013

Majed Al Mohandes makes it big with Rotana Records
10:21 GMT

Why fix it if it ain’t broke? Majed Al Mohandes is happy to renew his contract for the 8th year with Rotana Records.

May 5, 2013

Planes are seen on January 22, 2009 at Baghdad airport in Baghdad, Iraq
12:01 GMT

Global aviation industry giants will be in Iraq this September to attend a major industry event and also tap the vast growth potential in the country's burgeoning aviation industry which is witnessing massive investments to the tune of $150 billion, said experts.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition came top in provincial elections held two weeks ago, according to results released on Saturday. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
07:58 GMT

A coalition led by Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki wins the most seats in seven of 12 provinces, in the first elections since US troops withdrew in 2011.

May 2, 2013

A car bomb in north-eastern Baghdad killed at least three people and wounded 14, police and hospital sources said. Another car bomb north of the city of Ramadi killed two policemen and wounded another 10.
(Photo used for illustrative purposes)
08:05 GMT

At least 15 people were killed in a series of bomb blasts across Iraq on Wednesday, police and medics said,

May 1, 2013

The parked car bomb exploded in the Shia-dominated district of Hussainya, east of Baghdad, on Wednesday morning, killing four civilians.  (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
10:21 GMT

A car bomb in a Shia suburb of Baghdad killed four people and wounded 12 others on Wednesday morning.

April 30, 2013

The price of OPEC's daily basket edged upward in Monday's trading
11:35 GMT

The price of OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at US$100.91 dollars a barrel on Monday, up slightly from Friday's trading.

Erbil's getting hot, hot, hot with Hatem and Haifa
09:13 GMT

Only a month 'til concert time in Erbil, Iraq. Haifa Wehbe and Hatem Al Iraqi shared the deets at the Four Seasons Hotel, Beirut.

April 29, 2013

Several people were killed in Iraq's southern Shia provinces of Amara and Diywaniya early on Monday when three car bombs exploded in public markets. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
08:03 GMT

Several people were killed in Iraq's southern Shia provinces of Amara and Diywaniya early on Monday when three car bombs exploded in public markets.

April 28, 2013

More oil has been discovered in Iraqi-Kurdistan
14:21 GMT

A rapid oil appraisal program is under way in the Kurdish region of Iraq following a successful test of a second well, Genel Energy said.

Iraq has suspended ten satellite television channels for allegedly  "encouraging violence and sectarianism" after a wave of violence left hundreds dead (Getty)
12:41 GMT

Ten satellite television channels in Iraq have been suspended by the government for promoting sectarianism and violence, the country’s media watchdog said Sunday.

April 27, 2013

Four people were killed on Friday in Iraq as sectarian clashes continue. AFP Photo
07:22 GMT

The wave of sectarian violence in Iraq continues as four people were killed after bombs targeted Baghdad-area mosques after Friday prayers

April 25, 2013

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned on Thursday of attempts to return the country to “sectarian civil war,” as a wave of violence killed more than 140 people over three days. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
14:26 GMT

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki warned on Thursday of attempts to return the country to “sectarian civil war,” as a wave of violence killed more than 140 people over three days.

Iraq's Suleiman al Gamil
10:37 GMT

The head of an Iraqi parliamentary bloc has lashed out at the government for letting its army intervene in anti-government Sunni led protests in Hawija, near Kirkuck.

April 24, 2013

Oil prices will dip as demand weakens coupled with increased output, experts predict
12:27 GMT

A supply glut driven by increased crude output from the US, Canada and Iraq and demand loss from the US is expected to sharply drive down oil prices in the coming years, an expert predicted.