2010年12月22日星期三

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqi churches cancel Christmas festivities (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:06 PM PST

Iraqi security force soldiers stand guard during a mass at Our Lady of Salvation church in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday Nov. 28, 2010. Iraq has arrested at least 12 suspected al-Qaida insurgents believed to be behind a deadly Baghdad church siege a month ago, the country's interior minister told The Associated Press that the arrests took place in recent days. The siege ended with 68 people dead. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - No decorations, no midnight Mass. Even an appearance by Santa Claus has been nixed after Iraq's Christian leaders called off Christmas celebrations amid new al-Qaida threats on the tiny community still terrified from a bloody siege on a Baghdad church.


No Christmas festivities for some Iraq Christians (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 08:08 AM PST

Reuters - Some church leaders in Iraq have told Christians not to celebrate Christmas except with prayer after lethal attacks and continuing threats by militants against the Iraqi Christian community.

New Iraq cabinet faces 'enormous' challenges (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2010 07:57 AM PST

An Iraqi man reads a newspaper featuring a front-page story on the country's new cabinet at a kiosk in Baghdad on December 22. Iraq's new cabinet held its first meeting on Wednesday, a day after a parliamentary vote ended months of political deadlock, but now must address the public's real concerns -- security and services.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AFP - Iraq's new cabinet held its first meeting on Wednesday faced with "enormous" challenges to improve security, public services and ties with other countries, following months of political deadlock.


Iraq: Preparing for the Return of Moqtada al-Sadr (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:15 PM PST

Time.com - The Iran-based cleric remains wildly popular in Iraq, which makes the democratic process a vehicle for his ambitions. Washington may simply have to get used to him

Iraq's new government raises hopes even as key ministries go unfilled (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:45 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq unveiled a new and broad-based government Tuesday that comprised all its major religious and ethnic factions and raised hope that the country's nine-month political impasse could finally be over.

Pop Smoke? A Marine and his fight for Iraq's $30,000 donkey. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:02 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - It’s probably safe to say that Smoke is the most sought-after donkey in Iraq.

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