saddam hussein
A decade after invasion, Saddam nostalgia lives on
World
March 12, 2013
A decade after invasion, Saddam nostalgia lives on
A decade after the US-led invasion of Iraq, years of violence and disdain for the country's current political class fuel…
Lessons from Iraq
Opinion
September 1, 2012
Lessons from Iraq
It is almost 10 years since the fall of the authoritarian regime of Saddam Hussein and his Baath Party. What…
Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss
Books
August 26, 2012
Beyond memory: Hadiya Hussein’s uniquely Iraqi story of non-love and loss
Most of Iraq’s celebrated authors live and write outside their country: Fadhil al-Azzawi is in Berlin; Sinan Antoon is…
Iraq faces painful legacy of mass graves
World
June 25, 2012
Iraq faces painful legacy of mass graves
Iraq wants to put the legacy of murderous dictator Saddam Hussein behind it, but faces a huge need for specialists…
Sabbahi repels accusations he supported former Libyan, Iraqi regimes
Egypt
May 17, 2012
Sabbahi repels accusations he supported former Libyan, Iraqi regimes
Nasserist presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi countered Wednesday accusations that he defended the former regimes of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and…
Iraqi police say sorry for Saddam-era abuse
World
January 8, 2012
Iraqi police say sorry for Saddam-era abuse
The Iraqi Interior Ministry on Sunday apologized to the Iraqi people for practices it carried out during the regime of…
Tensions rise as Iraq seeks Sunni VP arrest
World
December 20, 2011
Tensions rise as Iraq seeks Sunni VP arrest
BAGHDAD — Iraqi authorities issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi on Monday for suspected ties to…
Delegation heads to Baghdad to discuss money owed Egypt
Business
May 24, 2011
Delegation heads to Baghdad to discuss money owed Egypt
Egypt's manpower and immigration minister, Ahmed Hassan al-Borai, left for Iraq on Tuesday for negotiations on what the country owes…
Iraq’s Tareq Aziz sentenced to death
World
October 26, 2010
Iraq’s Tareq Aziz sentenced to death
Baghdad--Iraq's high tribunal on Tuesday passed a death sentence on Tareq Aziz, one of late dictator Saddam Hussein's most prominent…
Tariq Aziz: Obama is ‘leaving Iraq to the wolves’
World
August 7, 2010
Tariq Aziz: Obama is ‘leaving Iraq to the wolves’
London--The man who once served as Saddam Hussein's leading lieutenant has appealed to the United States to extend its presence…