Opponents of Hezbollah may rejoice at the loss of their parliamentary majority, but Lebanon’s packed political calendar now sets the stage for protracted deadlocks at best and violence at worst. The elections on Sunday went off without a hitch, which is an accomplishment in a country that has a history of political violence and is … Read more
An official in Iraq said Saturday that authorities exhumed the remains of 15 people from a mass grave believed to hold the remains of dozens more people killed by dictator Saddam Hussein. The mass grave was discovered in April near the southern city of Najaf, while workers were constructing a residential compound. It is thought … Read more
BAGHDAD – The Iraqi Council of Representatives (Parliament) on Tuesday reopened the nomination for the post of president of the country for three days, after the parliament failed on Monday to hold its second session to elect a new president. The parliament decided to open the door for candidacy for the post starting from Wednesday … Read more
Iraqi boxer Bushra al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner. Her bigger struggle, though, is to deliver a blow against social taboos. In Iraq’s Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf, the sight of a women’s boxing hall is unusual but, like others here, the 35-year-old boxing instructor is fighting … Read more
