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Libyan PM says regime in contact with rebels
Jun 18th
TRIPOLI: Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmudi Friday said Moamer Kadhafi”s regime was in contact with rebels, who have denied being engaged in negotiations with Tripoli.
“Our doors are open to all and we are in contact with all the parties,” he …
16 killed in attacks in Baghdad and central Iraq
Jun 6th
TIKRIT: Violence in Baghdad and central Iraq on Monday killed 16 people, including 12 struck by a car bomb driven by a suicide attacker in Saddam Hussein”s home town of Tikrit, officials said.
The unrest came three days after attacks at a Tikrit mosq…
Bombers kill 24 at Iraq mosque, hospital
Jun 5th
TIKRIT: Bombers killed 24 people in attacks on a mosque in central Iraq frequented by provincial officials and later at a hospital where the victims were being treated, officials said on Saturday.
The attacks came a day after a spate of coordinated bo…
Libya ready for ceasefire, demands end to NATO strikes
May 27th
TRIPOLI: Libya said on Thursday it was ready for a ceasefire and negotiations with rebels who hold the east of the country but demanded it include an immediate halt to Nato airstrikes. The proposal by Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi, who sai…
Thousands rally in Baghdad against US presence
May 26th
BAGHDAD: Thousands of followers of Moqtada al-Sadr staged a mass rally in Baghdad on Thursday against US forces, as Iraqi leaders consider asking for an extended American troop presence. The demonstration comes with just months to go before US forces m…
Gen (R) Musharraf on Mehran Attack: Cross Fire 23 May 2011
May 24th
Former President Gen (R) Musharraf discusses PNS Mehran Attack in Karachi by Pakistani Taliban in which more than 12 military personnel were killed besides 4 militants. 2 are said to be at large. Guest: Gen (R) Pervez Musharraf (Former President), Zaid…
16 dead in blasts in and around Baghdad
May 22nd
BAGHDAD: More than a dozen bomb attacks in and around Baghdad on Sunday left 16 people dead, including 10 people killed in a suicide attack, and more than 70 wounded. The series of attacks comes just days after blasts against police in a tense northern…
CIA Failures vs ISI Failure: Sawal Yeh Hai 20 May 2011
May 21st
World history replete with CIA failures as compared to ISI intelligence failure on Osama presence in Abbottabad. Why Newsweek demanded ISI chief Pasha resign? Was some quarters attempting to seek revenge for outing of Raymond Davis who killed 3 Pakista…
Mou: IUB to get wireless internet
May 19th
PTCL would provide its Evo wireless service to the students, faculty and employees of the IUB at discounted rate.
25 killed in spate of attacks on north Iraq police
May 19th
KIRKUK: A series of attacks against police in the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Thursday killed at least 25 people and wounded 79 others, the worst violence to hit the country in two weeks. Three explosions — two car bombs and a magnetic “…
