Aug 09 British Museum to return looted antiquities to Iraq By Associated Press The returned antiquities were seized by British police in 2003 from a now-defunct London art dealer. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 16, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, June 16, how the escalating trade tensions between U.S. and China will impact American jobs and the world economy, and a new wave of refugees tries to reach Europe through Bosnia. Also, hundreds of women… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 4:00 In Iraq, women whose husbands joined ISIS face severe punishment By PBS News Hour The Iraqi government has detained around 560 women whose husbands were members of ISIS. Largely coming from Turkey, Russia and eastern Europe, the women—many of whom have children—are being tried as terrorists and face possible life in prison or the… Continue watching
May 20 Iraq's al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran By Philip Issa, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press Iraq's Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric whose political coalition beat out Iran's favored candidates to come in first in national elections, says he wants to form a government that puts Iraqis first. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 2:44 How Iraq election frontrunner Muqtada al-Sadr tapped widespread frustration A firebrand cleric is leading the vote count after Iraq’s weekend parliamentary election. Results from Iraq's electoral commission show a startling apparent upset by the party led by Muqtada al-Sadr, a former symbol of sectarianism and resistance turned populist politician. Continue watching
May 14 Iraqi Shiite cleric gained ground with nationalist voice By Susannah George, Associated Press Muqtada al-Sadr appears set to secure the most significant victory of his political career after a strong showing in parliament elections held over the weekend. Continue reading
May 14 Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr takes early lead in Iraq election By Philip Issa, Associated Press Widespread disillusionment with Iraq's current political class appears to have helped the political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr become the early front-runner in national elections marked by record low turnout. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 2:58 Is an era of nationalism beginning in Iraq? By PBS News Hour On Saturday, Iraqis voted in their first national election since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the Islamic State last year. Despite low voter turnout and lack of trust in the political establishment, there has been a surge in… Continue watching
May 12 Polls close across Iraq in first vote since victory over ISIS By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Philip Issa, Associated Press Polls have closed across Iraq Saturday evening in the first national election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. Continue reading
May 10 Iraqi forces capture 5 senior Islamic State leaders in cross-border raid By Susannah George, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Coalition spokesman Army Col. Ryan Dillon called the arrest a "significant blow to Daesh," using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group. Continue reading