For those of you who were eyeing the 34th largest yacht in the world, it turns out that it's no longer available. The 270-foot yacht owned by Iraq's former dictator, Saddam Hussein is apparently not on the market any longer. The Iraqi government claims it's now national property --...
DUBAI AFP — Executed strongman Saddam Hussein's fugitive number two Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri called on Iraqi insurgents to make a final push against US troops, in an audio message attributed to him on Tuesday. Ibrahim, the most senior member of Saddam's regime still at large, urged Iraqis to...
BAGHDAD AFP — Five years after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraq's former enemy of Iran has finally succeeded in an invasion -- of sorts -- of Baghdad, as everything from household appliances to medicines sweep into Iraq's shops and markets. Leaning on the handlebars of his Iranian-made...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] CARAMEL LIONSGATE More lesbian-adjacent than lesbian, this Lebanese comedy centers around a beauty shop and its varied customers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HEAVY METAL IN BAGHDAD HART SHARP VIDEO A look inside the metal subculture in...
The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program -- a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium -- reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans. The removal of 550...
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's prime minister said Saturday that the government has defeated terrorism in the country, a sign of growing confidence after recent crackdowns against Sunni extremists and Shiite militias. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki launched the crackdowns to extend the authority of the government over areas in...
A WOMAN taken hostage as a human shield by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the first Gulf War planned to kill herself to escape her ordeal. Mary McLoughlin was working in a kidney unit in the Irish-run Parc Hospital in Baghdad when Saddam's troops invaded Kuwait...
Surface horrors hide the real crimes I FIRST came across Abu Ghraib 23 years ago when I was designing the extension of the water supply system in Baghdad. I was forbidden to go there, for it was indeed an evil place. Little did I...
Surface horrors hide the real crimes I FIRST came across Abu Ghraib 23 years ago when I was designing the extension of the water supply system in Baghdad. I was forbidden to go there, for it was indeed an evil place. Little did I...
BAGHDAD AFP — More than 1,200 US troops serving in Iraq signed up for extended service in the military to mark America's national day on Friday. At least 1,215 troops re-enlisted for periods ranging from two to six years at the ceremony held at the spacious Al-Faw palace...
WASHINGTON AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday that she was "proud" of the US decision to invade Iraq and said the Middle East had improved since President George W. Bush took office. In an interview with Bloomberg television, Rice also cited progress in...
Harold Shipman, Slobodan Milosevic, Saddam Hussein, Ian Brady - his client list reads like a roll-call of infamy. But now, in his most daring case yet, the controversial Giovanni di Stefano is fighting for his reputation. Peter Popham gets under his surprisingly thin skin Quick quiz: what...
BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq said on Thursday it has created a special task force to investigate the theft of valuable ancient Judaic manuscripts that later turned up in Israel. The rare books, confiscated during the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, were rescued from US bombing at the start of...
Whenever I am trying to get a glimpse of what's happening at street level in Baghdad, I call my friend Abbas. He is a driver and businessman, and a member of a large Shiite clan from a Baghdad neighborhood called Hay Salaam. A man of wide girth and robust laugh,...
WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush said Wednesday that "military options remain on the table" in nuclear disputes with North Korea and Iran but underlined that he preferred a diplomatic resolution. "I have always said that diplomacy has got to be the first choice of solving...
World News IN BRIEF *NEW YORK The Iraqi government is suing dozens of firms, including the oil giant Chevron, for more than $10bn (5bn), saying they paid kickbacks to the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's government under the UN oil-for-food program. The civil lawsuit, filed in Manhattan...
World News IN BRIEF *BAGHDAD Iraq has opened its oilfields to foreign firms, with British and US companies poised to benefit five years after the invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. The move to invite bids for the development of Iraq's largest fields should mark the return of...
MEDIA DIARY The most influential armchair soldier in the Western world is back in his metaphorical fatigues. Yes, it's Field Marshal David Aaronovitch, who championed the invasion of Iraq with more vigour than any fellow officer in Her Majesty's First Light Pundits. There have been times in...
BAGHDAD AFP — Iraq said on Sunday it plans to file lawsuits against a group of companies and individuals in US courts over their alleged role in a United Nations oil-for-food scam under Saddam Hussein's regime. Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said Baghdad was taking this step to hold...
WASHINGTON AFP — US military operations in Iraq following the 2003 ouster of Saddam Hussein suffered from poor planning and lack of vision, according to an army report released Sunday. The 696-page report, called "On Point II: Transition to the New Campaign," is the army's historical account of...
Articles 2008-06-29
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