Baghdad, Columbia linked by engineering schools

8 February 2012, 3:06 pm

The College of Engineering will help University of Technology, Baghdad rebuild its engineering program.... Read More »

U.S. evaluating size of Baghdad embassy, officials say

7 February 2012, 5:31 pm

The United States in Iraq, population 16,000, is a country within a country. It has a $6 billion budget, its own airline and three hospitals, and imports virtually all of its food. Its central fortress, otherwise known as the Baghdad embassy compound, is nearly as large as Vatican City. Read full ar... Read More »

Iraq becomes only source of dollars for sanctions-hit Iran and Syria

1 February 2012, 3:59 pm

In the money changing shops dotted around Baghdad’s Karrada district, Iraqi merchants dabble in many currencies.... Read More »

Iraq becomes dollar source for sanctions-hit Iran, Syria

1 February 2012, 6:12 am

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - In the money changing shops dotted around Baghdad's Karrada district, Iraqi merchants dabble in many currencies, but these days some joke that banknotes from neighboring Iran and Syria are only worth plastering on windows as decorations.... Read More »

DFA chief leaves Sunday to assess safety of Filipinos in Iraq

28 January 2012, 6:07 am

MANILA — Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario will travel to Iraq on Sunday to assess the security and safety of Filipino workers in light of the reported escalating violence there.... Read More »

The Global Note: Landmark In Egypt…Baghdad Bombs…Pope To World: Quiet Down…Pass The Grenade!

24 January 2012, 8:36 am

EGYPT ENDS EMERGENCY LAW From Alex MARQUARDT in Cairo: Big news here: head of the military council Field Marshal Tantawi just finished speaking – the day before the first anniversary of the revolution – and just announced the end of the detested emergency law after...... Read More »

Emirates to fly daily to Baghdad from February

19 January 2012, 10:42 pm

Dubai airline increases services after seeing 'significant' demand on Iraqi route... Read More »

Leading Business Intelligence on the Middle East & North Africa

18 January 2012, 1:40 am

UAE, 18 January, 2012 - flydubai flydubai , Dubai's pioneering low cost airline, added to its expanding network yesterday with the start of flights to Baghdad, Iraq.... Read More »

Flexing Muscle, Baghdad Detains U.S. Contractors

15 January 2012, 9:52 pm

BAGHDAD -- Iraqi authorities have detained a few hundred foreign contractors in recent weeks, industry officials say, including many Americans who work for the United States Embassy, in one of the first major signs of the Iraqi government's asserting its sovereignty after the American troop with... Read More »

U.S. Embassy workers detained in Baghdad

12 January 2012, 1:00 pm

BAGHDAD — Four U.S. Embassy workers driving through Baghdad were stopped and detained by Iraqi security forces for two hours Thursday, a day after the embassy warned that some American citizens working here had been held for days over “discrepancies in permits and paperwork.” Read full article... Read More »