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Iraq’s people yet to feel benefit of oil boom
Iraq’s economy is expanding and government coffers are swelling, but Sabah Nuri, like many Iraqis who still struggle with poverty and poor services, has yet to see the benefits of rising oil exports. Nuri is lucky: he has a job, albeit a relatively menial one, and a roof over his…
Iraq exhibition looks at inaugural parliament 87 years ago
Iraqis wistful for a golden age in politics, often labelled divided and cynical now, have been able to harken back to such a time through an exhibition on their inaugural parliament 87 years ago. During the exhibition at the modern Council of Representatives building in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone,…
Iraqi general among three dead in new attacks
Gunmen shot dead an Iraqi border forces brigadier general on Monday, among three people killed and six wounded in nationwide violence, security and medical officials said. Brigadier General Abdul Hussein Mohsen was gunned down by several armed men while he was in the town of Taji, just north of Baghdad,…
19 killed in Iraq attacks ahead of Ramadan end
A wave of attacks across Iraq on Thursday killed at least 19 people, as an analyst warned of a potential escalation in violence to coincide with the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. Officials reported more than 100 people were wounded in 15 explosions, including seven car bombs,…
At least 91 killed in Iraq’s deadliest day since 2010
A wave attacks in Baghdad and north of the capital killed 91 people in Iraq’s deadliest day in more than two years after Al-Qaeda warned it would mount new attacks and sought to retake territory. Officials said at least 172 people were wounded as a result of 21 different attacks…
Parliament in Baghdad bans failed Iraqi asylum-seekers from Europe
The Iraqi parliament has banned the forced return from Europe of tens of thousands of failed asylum seekers, and threatened to fine airlines that take part in deportation programmes. The unilateral declaration has already resulted in deportees being turned back at the border, according to the London-based refugeee support organisation…
Anti-Shiite suicide bombing kills 22 in Iraq
BAQUBA, Iraq — A suicide bomber killed 22 people at a Shiite gathering in central Iraq on Monday, officials said, in the latest in a string of attacks against the Shiite majority that has left dozens dead. The bomber targeted mourners in central Baquba, north of Baghdad, a police colonel…
Iraq bombings kill five in bloody end to deadly week
BAGHDAD — Bombings in Iraq killed five people and wounded 34 others on Sunday, security and medical officials said, after a bloody week that cost the lives of more than 100 people. A car bomb targeting an army patrol killed one soldier and wounded three others in Fallujah, west of…
Iraq bomb attacks against security kill five
BAGHDAD — A series of bomb attacks mostly targeting security forces, including a suicide car bombing, killed five people across Iraq and wounded several more on Sunday, security and medical officials said. Two people, including an Iraqi army first lieutenant, were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked an Iraqi…
Blast in Baghdad as Arab summit opens
A large blast rocked central Baghdad near the Iranian embassy on the outskirts of the Iraqi capital’s heavily-fortified Green Zone as a landmark Arab summit opened Thursday, an AFP journalist said. The blast was heard at around 1:40 pm (1040 GMT) and took place in the Salhiyeh neighbourhood of central Baghdad. As smoke billowed into…
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