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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Following up on two previous posts today about the detention of tech-art protesters in Beijing, we now have word that videoblogger Brian Conley of "Alive in Baghdad" has also been taken in by authorities. Conley and others previously announced as having been detained were working with the group Students for a Free Tibet to document pro-Tibet protests in Beijing. Here is SFT's statement: Beijing - Brian...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The U.S. military helped reopen several public pools in steamy Baghdad this summer, restoring some normalcy for beleaguered residents. But the openings were not without problems.
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Today I left for a conference in Baghdad. I was there about a month ago but another opportunity came up for me to attend a Commanderrsquos conference. I sure do hate to travel but I enjoy seeing new things. We left for the military passenger terminal at 2300 on the 29th and departed very early the next morning. I flew on a Sherpa. A Sherpa is an Army aircraft that is used primarily to trans
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Media Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
CNN:BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- quot;There are the bloodstains on the wall, and here it is dried on the floor,quot; says Abu Muhanad as he walks through a ... . . .
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worldwide-news.net (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
The United Nations remembered on Tuesday the fallen staff who were killed in the 2003terrorist attack on its Baghdad headquarters in Iraq. Speaking at a solemn ceremony held at the UN Headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the attack robbed the UN of “some of its best [...]
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
A soldier from Merced died as a result of a non-combat-related incident in Baghdad, the Defense Department said today. Pvt. Janelle King, 23, died Thursday. The circumstances of her death are under investigation, the Pentagon said. No details were immediately...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
As the oil-rich city of Kirkuk remains at the center of a storm of ethnic rivalries, we look back at past coverage of the sectarian conflicts and oil politics in the region.
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Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Baghdad's mayor on Tuesday unveiled a plan to build a huge commercial city in the capital's downtown area. Read the entire article at IraqiUpdates.com Post your thoughts below
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Zawya.com - Top Regional News (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora was in Baghdad on Wedneday for trade and policy talks, the first Lebanese leader to visit since the fall of Saddam Hussein more than five years ago.
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Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Baghdad, 19 August 2008 (Voices of Iraq) Baghdad's mayor on Tuesday unveiled a plan to build a huge commercial city in the capital's downtown area. Witnessing the lowest levels of violence, Iraq considers 2008 as the year for to start investment projects to develop the war-scarred and oil-rich...
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
The U.S. military helped reopen several public pools in steamy Baghdad this summer, restoring some normalcy for beleaguered residents. But the openings were not without problems.
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Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The automated teller machines ATM are gradually appearing in the streets of the Iraqi capital, where tens of Iraqis proceeded daily to withdraw cash money from their bank accounts via credit cards. Read the entire article at IraqiUpdates.com...
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Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
To keep the peace in two households, a Baghdad merchant runs a delicate and sometimes dangerous gantlet amid the Iraq War BAGHDAD — Having two wives at the same time makes life complicated, as many a polygamist can attest. But having two wives in a war zone can be particularly problematic, as Walid Karim has found out to his peril.
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rockport | 07/28/2008
Baghdad: Police say three suicide bombers and a roadside bomb struck Shiite pilgrims taking part in a massive religious procession in Baghdad, killing at least 24 people and wounding 72.
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raimondo | 05/01/2008
Iraq: Close to one thousand killed in recent Baghdad clashes Baghdad, 30 April (AKI) - More than 900 people have been killed in violent clashes between militiamen and security forces in Baghdad's Sadr City in the past month. According to official statistics released by the Iraqi government and the US army on Wednesday, a total of 925 people have been killed in recent military operations. Speaking
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raimondo | 11/02/2007
By Aisha Robertson Freelance Writer – United States 03/11/2004 Iraqi orphans at a mosque in Baghdad Ramadan is the best time of the year for me as a Muslim. It is a time of self-purification and much remembrance of Allah the Most High. Everyday during Ramadan I make du`aa’ (supplication) for the Ummah (nation) of Muhammad (peace be upon him). I am doing it this Ramadan as well, but I have a different...
