2011年2月26日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric urges reform after protests (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 11:22 AM PST

Protesters climb on a military vehicle as smoke rises from the headquarters of the Mosul governorate during a demonstration in Mosul, 390 km (242 miles) north of Baghdad February 25, 2011. REUTERS/Khalid al-MousulyReuters - Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric urged the country's politicians Saturday to heed calls for reform after thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to protest against corruption and poor basic services.

Kuwait marks liberation with massive parade (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:23 AM PST

Kuwaiti armed forces march past pictures of Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (right) and Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah during a military parade in Subiya. The Gulf state of Kuwait marked the 20th anniversary of its liberation from Iraqi occupation with a massive international military parade as 17 world leaders watched.(AFP/Yasser al-Zayyat)AFP - The Gulf state of Kuwait Saturday marked the 20th anniversary of its liberation from Iraqi occupation with a massive international military parade as 17 world leaders watched.

Top Shiite cleric calls for progress after Iraq demos (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:03 AM PST

Iraqi demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-government protest in the central city of Karbala. The spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite majority called on politicians to slash their benefits and improve public services, a day after thousands took part in a nationwide AFP - The spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite majority urged politicians on Saturday to slash their benefits and improve public services, a day after thousands took part in a deadly nationwide "Day of Rage".

The Missing Ingredient in Iraq's Day of Rage (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 06:20 AM PST

Time.com - Iraqis are angry about a lot of things: unemployment, poverty, lack of security. But their public uprising on Feb. 25 lacked one key thing: a big bad villain. He's already been got rid of

Iraq's largest oil refinery shut by bombing (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 02:55 AM PST

Reuters - Militants attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery on Saturday, killing four workers and detonating bombs that touched off a raging fire and shut down the plant in northern Iraq, officials said.

Iraq attack prompts refinery closure (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 12:11 AM PST

File picture shows a US soldier at the Iraqi Northern Oil Refinery near the town of Baiji. An attack on the Baiji refinery early on Saturday left two engineers dead and one of its refining units badly damaged, prompting the facility to shut down, a senior official said.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AFP - An attack on Iraq's biggest oil refinery early on Saturday left two engineers dead and one of its refining units badly damaged, prompting the facility to shut down, a senior official said.

Iraqis stage 'day of rage' despite government lockdown (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2011 12:43 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - An unprecedented lockdown of Iraq's capital failed to deter thousands of Iraqis from protesting today, serving notice that the antigovernment rage sweeping the Arab world will not be easily extinguished here.

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