Bomb attacks on army and pilgrims in Iraq

Bomb attacks on army and pilgrims in Iraq

A roadside bomb attack on an Iraqi army convoy and a car bomb targeting Iranian pilgrims killed 10 people and wounded 19 on Saturday. A roadside bomb hit an army convoy near Heet...
Violence continues in Iraq

Violence continues in Iraq

At least 18 people were killed and 36 others injured in attacks on Friday in Iraq, including a car bombing near a mosque in the capital of Baghdad
Iraq bombers target government agencies

Iraq bombers target government agencies

20 people were killed and 50 wounded in a series of attacks on Thursday near the Allawi area of Baghdad not far from the heavily fortified Green Zone that houses...
Syria sinks deeper into chaos

Syria sinks deeper into chaos

The Iraqi government closed the Yaarubiyeh border gate linking eastern Syrian and the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh because of the spreading violence in Syria
Suicide bombing kills Iraqi MP

Suicide bombing kills Iraqi MP

A suicide bomber on Tuesday killed an Iraqi Member of Parliament (MP), a Sunni Muslim, in the town of Fallujah, west of Baghdad
Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraqi vice-president sentenced in absentia to death

Iraq’s fugitive Sunni vice-president Tareq al-Hashemi was sentenced on Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fuelled sectarian tensions...
Non-aligned Movement summit opened in Tehran

Non-aligned Movement summit opened in Tehran

The 16th Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit opened in Tehran today/ on Sunday. The Tehran summit can be a center for dialogue among countries to settle the issues in the region...
Syria: Battles continue to rage in Damascus

Syria: Battles continue to rage in Damascus

(VOV) Fierce battles continue to rage in the south of Damascus, leaving 37 dead on Wednesday alone. Syria’s news agency SANA, quoted official sources, as saying that the government army...
47 killed in Baghdad bombings

47 killed in Baghdad bombings

Two car bombs and a roadside bombing shook the Iraqi capital of Baghdad yesterday, claiming 47 lives and wounding 105 others
Syrian President reappears on state TV

Syrian President reappears on state TV

Syrian state TV on Tuesday broadcast a meeting in Damascus between Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili
Series of blasts leave 110 dead in Iraq

Series of blasts leave 110 dead in Iraq

Iraqi security officials said a wave of attacks across Iraq on Monday killed nearly 110 people and wounded 200 others, making it the deadliest day in more than two years