Syria Briefing Syria home Syria-Iraq Ties Cool Over Bomb Charges

IWPR 2 months ago Region: Syrian Arab Republic

Ambassadors recalled just as relations were getting better. By an IWPR-trained reporter (SB No. 73, 28-Aug-09) A row over charges by Baghdad that Damascus is harbouring former Iraqi cadres responsible for the latest d... more

Views: 252 Rating:

Iraqi citizens to benefit from huge oil revenues

Al Jeratso 2 years ago Region: Iraq

The Iraqi parliament is close to sealing a consensus that would somehow give each Iraqi citizen a share of the revenues generated from the exports of the country's rich oil resources.   Contrary to recent ... more

Views: 752 Rating:

Mofaz: "With or Without Us, Israel Will Attack"

Master_2010 a year ago Region: Israel

  That statement was declared by Shoul Mofaz,former of Isreli SecDef(6/06). The target is Iranian nulcear reactors after latest statement form Iranian president. Iranian also accused Israel own and store thousands of... more

Views: 799 Rating:

Saudi Arabia Pays Russia to Weaken Ties with Iran

Master_2010 a year ago Region: Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, 15/07 I was shocked when I read in the newspaper that Saudi Arabia will purchase military equipment from Russia just to reduce diplomatic tension. King Abdullah just wanted Russia to reduce military cooperation wi... more

Views: 711 Rating:

TV School for Iraqi children: example for other conflict-hit countries

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: Iraq

The United Nations Educational, Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Iraqi education ministry on Tuesday jointly launched an educational TV channel Iraqi Edu in Iraq. According to UNESCO so... more

Views: 530 Rating: No Rating

Iraq's billions of oil money in limbo

Al Jeratso 2 years ago Region: Iraq

Iraq is known to have the super huge oil reserves the world over. Surprisingly, the country is still wallowing in political shambles and economic chaos so that basic services are not immediately available to most of those ... more

Views: 651 Rating: No Rating

Picking the wrong leader in Iraq

Al Jeratso 2 years ago Region: Iraq

If there is anyone to blame for the worsening sectarian violence in Iraq, it should be Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who appointed Nouri Jawad Al-Maliki as the country’s Prime Minister after Saddam Hussein was topp... more

Views: 807 Rating: No Rating