Iraq
Iraq's unusual election campaign
This Sunday, Iraqis vote for a new parliament. Our Observers from diverse regions and political views talk to us about things they’ve seen during the campaign that are amusing, surprising or just plain irritating. Read more...
Twenty years after the Gulf War, the clean-up continues
Volunteer Kuwaiti divers have been busily cleaning up their country's polluted seabed for nearly a decade, but the debris they remove is not just an old shoe or tyre. Dozens of guns, canons and shells litter the crystal blue waters surrounding the island of Um al-Maradim. Read more...
Fort Hood shoot-out: "I knew the killer"
"Only for show" Baghdad checkpoints to blame for bombings
Sunday's double suicide bombing in Baghdad took place in what was considered the city's safest area barring the "Green Zone". As the death toll soared to over 150, the people of Baghdad were left wondering just how the attackers could get through the city's countless checkpoints. One of our Observers there explains. Read more...
Iraqi shoe-thrower to get hero’s welcome?
Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who shot to fame last December when he threw his shoes at then President George W. Bush, was released from prison on Tuesday. But is he still hailed a hero for his crime? Not all of our Iraqi Observers are convinced. Read more...
Iraqi police, a bunch of ‘cowards’ and ‘women’
A video showing a US instructor yelling at Iraqi police and calling them ‘a bunch of women’ and ‘cowards’ has caused a huge buzz on the Net. Our Observers take a look. Read more and see the video...
Iraq’s version of 'Sex, Lies and Videotape'
"For you, we'd sacrifice Al-Maliki". It's these words, recorded in a video of the Iraqi Trade Secretary's spokesperson addressing a prostitute, that are causing a racket on the Iraqi web. Not great timing either; the man in question faces corruption allegations, part of a scandal that has led to the resignation of his boss. Read more...
Youth suicide bomber stopped in the nick of time
Good behaviour guide for U.S. soldiers
American soldiers can now get closer to their Iraqi and Afghani neighbours before their feet hit the ground. With virtual teachers, soldiers learn the lingo and the local customs at the same time... in a virtual game. Read more...
