The Iraqi Prime Minister wants to reduce his government’s size. The state officials in Iraq are ready for some lean thinking. The Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri Al Maliki, has set a timetable according to which the ministerial positions are to be merged and cut in half. The plan is to improve government efficiency. At present, […]
Iraqi Suicide Bombing in Mosque
Sixteen dead in mosque suicide bombing. At least 16 people have lost their lives in a vicious suicide bombing which took place in a mosque in Iraq. The tragedy occurred during the Friday prayers in a mosque in Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikrit. This has been the second major attack in recent times. Over […]
Maliki Advises Reforms in Syria
The Iraqi PM wants to see a stable Syria. Iraqi Prime Minister, Nuri Al-Maliki called for a more peaceful and placid Syria amidst crackdowns in which at least 15 protesters were killed. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem was on a visit to Baghdad when the Iraqi PM issued the statement that he “wanted to see […]
Deadly Blasts in Iraq
Bomb explosions spell tragedy in Baghdad. Bomb blasts killed at least 16 people in the area around Baghdad, according to authorities. Explosions are a commonplace occurrence in Iraq and seem to have increased since the death of Osama bin Laden. 10 people were killed in Taji, north of Baghdad, in a Shia majority area. Of […]
Three Bomb Blasts Rock Kirkuk
Iraq’s oil center under attack by militants. The oil hub of Iraq was attacked by militants in a series of blasts that did a lot of damage in terms of human lives lost. Three separate bomb blasts created chaos in Kirkuk which is the oil capital of Iraq. Over 20 people have been massacred in […]
Iraq: Ten killed in Karbala car bomb
On Monday, police and hospital officials said that a car bomb detonated in the city of Karbala in central Iraq killed at least ten people & injured hirty-eight, a number of them Iranian pilgrims. Mohammad Al Moussawi, head of the Kerbala provincial council said, “It was a car bomb. There were Iranian pilgrims in the […]