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Iraq’s largest Sunni Arab political bloc ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government Saturday in another step toward healing the sectarian rifts that once brought almost daily bloodshed.The National Accordance Front agreed to return...
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The U.S. Navy says a cargo ship has been hijacked off the Somalia coast _ the latest in a series of attacks by pirates operating out of the African country.
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AP, Baghdad
Iraq’s prime minister has gone on national television to defend a security pact with the United States that his Cabinet has overwhelmingly approved.
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Iraq said Tuesday that it will hold long-awaited provincial elections on Jan. 31, a step forward for U.S.-backed efforts to promote national reconciliation even though...
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Iraq says it will hold long awaited provincial elections on Jan. 31. They will be the first provincial elections since 2005, when Iraq’s insurgency was far...
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Iraq’s top Shiite cleric said Tuesday that the U.S.-Iraqi security pact would only be viable if the country’s main political groups backed it and it...
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AP, Dubai
Owners of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates grappled with how to respond Tuesday, as navies patrolling the region said they would not intervene to stop...
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AP, Cairo
An Arab satellite television station on Monday showed video clips purportedly from the Taliban claiming responsibility for an ambush in Afghanistan that killed 10...
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Iran took a surprisingly positive stance Monday on the Iraq-U.S. security pact after months of harshly denouncing the deal, which would keep American troops in Iraq for...
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AP, Khartoum
Sudanese authorities arrested dozens of journalists Monday who gathered in front of the parliament building to protest state censorship, said eyewitnesses and those who...
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AP, Cairo
An Egyptian judge issued strict guidelines Monday limiting what could be reported about the trial of a well-connected Egyptian tycoon accused of ordering the murder of...
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AP, Dubai
The U.S. Navy says pirates who seized a Saudi-owned oil supertanker are taking the ship to a Somali port where hijacked vessels are often held.
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AP, Dubai
Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker off the Kenyan coast, seizing the Saudi-owned ship loaded with crude and its 25-member crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday.
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AP, Baghdad
Iraq plans to build a subway in Baghdad to help cut pollution and ease traffic on the city’s chronically clogged streets.
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AP, Cairo
A judge has banned media coverage of the trial of an Egyptian tycoon with strong political ties who is accused of ordering the killing of a Lebanese pop star.
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AP, Dubai
The U.S. Navy says Somali pirates have hijacked a Saudi-owned oil tanker off the Kenyan coast.
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AP, Jerusalem
Israeli and Palestinian officials say Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has promised to free 250 Palestinian prisoners next month.
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Citigroup’s chairman is hinting the banking giant will announce more job cuts Monday, and isn’t ruling out the possibility executives will follow peers at...
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AP, Baghdad
Iraqi lawmakers Monday debated a pact with the United States that will allow U.S. forces to remain for three more years, and neighboring Syria criticized the security...
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AP, Jerusalem
Palestinian militants fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel on Monday, a police spokesman said, causing no injuries but casting a shadow over a meeting...
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AP, Cairo
A judge has banned media in Egypt from reporting on the trial of an Egyptian tycoon accused of ordering the slaying of a Lebanese pop star.
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The purported leader of an al-Qaida-dominated insurgent umbrella group in Iraq has called for the murder of all members of the country’s main Sunni Arab political...
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Iraq’s largest Sunni Arab political bloc has ended a nearly yearlong boycott of the Shiite-led government.The move Saturday comes after parliament approved six...
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Iraq’s largest Sunni Arab political bloc has suspended talks on ending its boycott of the Shiite-led government due to a dispute over which positions it would...
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Iraq’s prime minister met Sunday with the Sunni Arab vice president to discuss reintegrating Sunni political parties into the Shiite-dominated government as...
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s faltering crackdown on Shiite militants has won the backing of Sunni Arab and Kurdish parties that fear both the powerful...
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