Iraqi PM visits Mosul to review anti-Qaida campaign BAGHDAD (Map, News) - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki visited the northern city of Mosul on Wednesday to supervise a military offensive against al-Qaida in Iraq in its last major stronghold, regional G... (photo: AP/Burhan Ozbilici) The Examiner
Worried about Price of Gas? End US Wars Despite all the recent talk of soaring prices at the pump, political and economic pundits rarely mention the impact of war and political instability in the Middle East on the skyrocketing price of oil... (photo: WN/Patricia) Middle East Online
Bush: I quit golf over Iraq war | WASHINGTON: George W. Bush says he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of US soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq. "I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong si... (photo: White House / Eric Draper )The Australian BaghdadGolfPhotosUNWashington
Sadr slum fighters ignore truce | BAGHDAD: An agreement aimed at ending fighting in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr appeared on the verge of collapse yesterday after gunmen attacked US troops. | The deal ... (photo: Jamal Penjweny)Gulf Daily News BaghdadDefenceFightingInsurgentsPhotos
Hezbollah's shots ring in Bush's ears | By Jim Lobe | WASHINGTON - While this week's trip by President George W Bush to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt was never conceived as a triumphant "victory lap" around ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)Asia Times LebanonMideastPeacePhotosUS
US misses Iran opportunity | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | With mounting tensions in the Middle East greeting President George W Bush's trip this week to Saudi Arabia and Egypt, Washington could seize the... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian,file)Asia Times IranMideastNuclearPhotosUS
Bush comments on everything from wedding to Iraq | Transcript of interview that President Bush gave Tuesday to the political newspaper Politico and Yahoo News in the Oval Office, as transcribed by the White House. Some ... (photo: White House / Joyce N. Boghosian )Star Tribune IraqPhotosPoliticsUSWedding
Fighting Continues in Sadr City | Sporadic fighting in eastern Baghdad's Sadr City continues, despite a cease-fire announced Saturday by the Iraqi government and the movement of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada a... (photo: Jamal Penjweny)Voa News BaghdadDefenceFightingInsurgentsPhotos
IRAQ Shi'ite gunmen in Baghdad ignore truce BAGHDAD - An agreement aimed at ending fighting in the Baghdad bastion of Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr appeared on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after gunmen l... (photo: U.S. Army / Pfc. Sarah De Boise )San Diego BaghdadFightingIraqPhotosSadr
Sadr City clashes kill 11: medics | US soldiers patrol south of Baghdad. At least 11 people have been killed in overnight clashes between American troops and Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City, despit... (photo: WN / Jamal Penjweny)Turkish Press BaghdadDefensePhotosTroopsUS