Are the dark days returning to Iraq

General Sources - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

Monthly death toll has doubled in Iraq; now highest figure since end of war Increasing toll is related to authoritarian streak of PM Nuri al-Maliki, says Shashank Joshi Joshi: Sectarian is closely linked to protests, concentrated in Sunni-majority areas Too early to talk about Iraq's break-up, he says, but there's no obvious way out of ...

Iraq urged to cut public spending

AME Info - Thursday 23rd May, 2013

The International Monetary Fund has urged Iraq to build up its weak fiscal buffers, as the oil producer's economy remains highly vulnerable to the oil market, AFP has reported. Iraq has maintained macroeconomic stability "in a difficult security and political environment," the IMF executive board said. "Risks to the macroeconomic outlook remain high," the board said, ...

Brothel shootout in Baghdad leaves 12 dead

albawaba - Wednesday 22nd May, 2013

Unknown gunmen stormed a brothel in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 12 people, security and medical officials told AFP.At least seven women and five men were shot in the suburb of Zayouna, which is renowned for its redlight district.There is no further information on the identity of the ...