Three attackers and as many as 14 others were killed on Monday when Iraqi troops recaptured a government compound and police station in Anbar province, about 120 miles west of Baghdad. The attack began in Baghdadi when two bombers detonated an explosive device outside a government compound, while others attackers stormed the compound disguised in…
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Iran Displays Sajjil Missile During Military Parade
The 31st anniversary of the commencement of the Iraq-Iran war was marked last week with a spectacular military parade complete with a display of Iran’s growing arsenal of short and medium range ballistic missiles. The solid-fuel Sajjil was brought back for another year, after its parading last year was such a success. The Sajjil missile…
Iranian Forces Kill Two Kurdish Civilians in Rebel Town in Iraq
Iranian forces have killed at least two people and wounded three others during a cross-border bombardment of Sidkan, a Kurdish town in Iraq. Sidkan is located about twenty kilometers from the Iraqi border with Iran and is located within the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Irbil province. The mayor of Sidkan, Ahmed Qadir reported on Monday…
Iraq May be Next
As the Middle East continues to explode into chaos, Iraq has begun to experience its own protest movement. ”February 25 is the Iraqi day of rage for change, an end to corruption and sectarianism in Iraq,” said one post on the wall of Facebook group “Baghdad Facebook” this past Thursday. Baghdad Facebook has over 3,000 supporters….
Six More Shiites Die In Bagdad Bomb Attack
In Baghdad on Monday a car bomb exploded, killing six pilgrims. This is just the latest deadly attack committed against Shiite Muslims who are on their way to perform religious rituals in the Iraqi city, considered holy by many, stated police and hospital officials. In addition to the 6 dead, 13 others were wounded in…
Six More Shiites Die in Bomb Attack as Pilgrims Gather in Karbala
In Baghdad on Monday a car bomb exploded, killing six pilgrims. This is just the latest deadly attack committed against Shiite Muslims who are on their way to perform religious rituals in the Iraqi city, considered holy by many, stated police and hospital officials. In addition to the 6 dead, 13 others were wounded in…
Iraq to Seek Bids To Construct Ten Ships
The Iraqi Transportation Ministry will invite foreign companies to enter bids in March to construct to ten ships. These will include container and bulk cargo vessels, costing approximately $110 million. The head of the government owned ocean transport company, Ismat Amer, stated that Iraq began rebuilding its ocean fleet in 2009. In September, Iraq signed…
Mullen Visits Iraq to Begin Withdrawal Process
Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff is planning on meeting soon with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq. Later Mullen will visit U.S. military installations and talk with the U.S. military forces before they begin the year long process of ending their mission in Iraq. There is an agreement…
Kuwait And Germany To Increase Investments
There have been strong commercial relationships between Germany and Kuwait for many years. Recently, the second session of the Kuwait-German Joint Committee on Economic, Industrial and Technical Cooperation in Kuwait took place. A German official and several economic delegates visited Kuwait. The German delegation met with Kuwaiti businessmen, companies and officials in the Kuwait Chamber…
Iraq Nominates Al-Maliki
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has given his presidential decree to Nouri al-Maliki to form a new government in Iraq. According to his constitutional authority, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on November 25 issued a presidential decree nominating Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister. The Iraqi constitution gives al-Maliki 30 days to present his government to parliament for…
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Independent Middle East News
- Abbas Appoints New PA Prime Minister June 2, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas summoned academic Rami Hamdallah to his Ramallah office on Sunday and appointed him to serve as the new PA prime minister. Hamdallah, president of An-Najah University in Nablus, will succeed former Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, who submitted his resignation in April. Fayyad had been a former e […]
- Report Takes Aim at Palestinian Prisons May 22, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Eleven Palestinians have died in Fatah and Hamas detention centers during 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by the Palestinian Independent Commission For Human Rights (ICHR). Two of the Palestinians died in detention centers run by the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, while the nine others died in […]
- Salam Fayyad Resigns April 11, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has reportedly tendered his resignation, after intense criticism against him within the Western-backed Palestinian Authority. It is not yet clear whether PA President Mahmoud Abbas will accept Fayyad’s resignation at this time, although the two have been at odds on several issues. PA offi […]
- Jordan & PA Coordinating Takeover of Jerusalem April 1, 2013by Eitam Abadi Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas signed an agreement on Sunday confirming their “common goal to defending” Jerusalem and their opposition to efforts to “Judaize” Israel’s ancient capital city. PA Religious Affairs Minister Mahmoud al-Habash said the agreement confirmed Jordan’s role as protector of the […]
- Palestinian Sentenced to 6 Months for Facebook ‘Like’ March 30, 2013by Mahmoud Abu Ghosh A Palestinian man who clicked “Like” on a Facebook status criticizing a high ranking official of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority has been sentenced to six months in a PA prison facility. Anas Ismail, 29, of Salfit, near Nablus, was found guilty of “libel and slander.” Ismail said that the PA’s American-trained […]
- Abbas Appoints New PA Prime Minister June 2, 2013