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Iraqi PM: Election dispute poses risks to securityOn Thursday, police and health officials said four people died and at least 32 others were wounded in two separate bombings south of Baghdad. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the... In this article: Nouri al-Maliki, Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Baghdad, United States, Democracy, and Anxiety |
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washingtonpost.com | 6 hours ago
Night-time theater returns to Iraq as courage grows
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - As the clock strikes 8 p.m. Baghdad time, the curtains sweep apart at the Iraqi National Theater in what actors hope is a return to regular night-time performances 6-1/2 years after the U.S. invasion. The name of the...
In this article: Iraq, Suicide, Iran-Iraq War, 2003 Invasion, William Shakespeare, and Saddam Hussein
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New York Times | 1 day ago
Just Google 'Baghdad'
...York Times Eric Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, at the National Museum on Tuesday. Most of the collection is in secret storage. BAGHDAD - A day after Google's chief executive, Eric Schmidt, announced a virtual library of Iraq's...
In this article: Google, Iraq, YouTube, Facebook, David Rohde, and Minister of the Interior
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Reuters | 3 days ago
FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, Nov 23
...and current lawmaker and prime ministerial candidate Iyad Allawi wounded two of his office employees in central Baghdad, police said. BAGHDAD - A bomb attached to a car wounded two people in the Iraqi capital's eastern New Baghdad district,...
In this article: Mosul, U.S., Iraq, Kirkuk, and Iyad Allawi
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Cheque-cashing crew makes millions in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities are investigating large-scale fraud at Baghdad municipality where employees have stolen millions of dollars, officials said on Monday. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, facing an election next year in...
In this article: Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq, Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, Transparency International, and U.S.
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AP Online | November 17, 2009
Lingering effects of Baghdad blasts on Iraqis
BAGHDAD (AP) - Sadiya Khadem Rashid just needed a stamp. One stamp from Baghdad's city hall so she could receive $850 in compensation given to displaced Iraqis who return home. But before she could get there, the building was blown up.
In this article: Nouri al-Maliki and Hoshyar Zebari
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AP Online | November 16, 2009
13 bullet-riddled bodies found west of Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) - Gunmen killed at least 13 people in a Sunni village west of Baghdad, dumping their bullet-riddled bodies in a cemetery, Iraqi security officials said Monday. The motive for the attack was unclear, but could be a case of...
In this article: Iraqi Islamic Party, Al-qaida, Iraq, and Associated Press
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Baghdad or Bagdad (Arabic: بغداد , Bağdat) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is coterminous. Having a municipal population estimated at 6.5 million, it is the largest city in Iraq and the second largest (after Cairo) in the Arab World.
Located on the River Tigris, the city dates back to the 8th century and was once the centre of the Muslim world.
- Name:
- Baghdad
- Local Name:
- بغداد
- Total Area (km):
- 734
- Elevation (m):
- 34
- Website:
- http://www.baghdadgov.com
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