Nouri al-Maliki
Iraq car bomb kills 30 as year’s death toll tops 5,800
World
November 21, 2013
Iraq car bomb kills 30 as year’s death toll tops 5,800
A car bomb in a packed food market north of Baghdad killed 30 people on Thursday as a surge in…
Spate of Baghdad blasts kill 24
World
November 20, 2013
Spate of Baghdad blasts kill 24
A wave of attacks, most of them car bombs targeting Shia neighbourhoods, rocked Baghdad early on Wednesday, killing at least…
Iraqi forces clash with protesters; 27 dead, army says
World
April 23, 2013
Iraqi forces clash with protesters; 27 dead, army says
Clashes on Tuesday in north Iraq between security forces and anti-government protesters allegedly infiltrated by militants left 27 people dead…
Iraq PM pardons 33 Egyptian prisoners
Egypt
March 5, 2013
Iraq PM pardons 33 Egyptian prisoners
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pardoned all 33 imprisoned Egyptian nationals in Iraq on Tuesday, following a meeting with Egyptian…
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
World
January 27, 2013
Iraqi Sunnis mourn protesters shot dead by troops
Thousands of mourners rallied Saturday at funerals for Sunni Muslims shot by troops in demonstrations against Iraq's Shia Prime Minister…
Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki
World
December 27, 2012
Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protest against PM Maliki
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighboring Syria and Jordan in a fourth day…
Fugitive Iraq VP sentenced to death on second charge
World
November 1, 2012
Fugitive Iraq VP sentenced to death on second charge
An Iraqi court sentenced fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to death for a second time on Thursday on a charge…
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
World
August 8, 2012
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
BAGHDAD — At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three…
Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shia pilgrimage
World
June 13, 2012
Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shia pilgrimage
A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shia religious commemoration on Wednesday, killing at…
Explosions heard as Arab summit opens in Baghdad
World
March 29, 2012
Explosions heard as Arab summit opens in Baghdad
BAGHDAD — The annual Arab summit meeting opened in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Thursday with only 10 of the…