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Biography for Tariq al-Hashemi

First Name: Tariq

Last Name: al-Hashemi

Title: Vice President

Organization: Government of Iraq

Country: Iraq

Family: Brother Amer al-Hashemi was killed in October 2006

Languages: Arabic; English

Politics: Iraqi Islamic Party

CV:

Misc: Sunni with successful business interests, he heads the Iraqi Islamist Party, the largest Sunni Arab party and a major force in the Accordance Front. US officials see his involvement in politics, after a Sunni boycott, as a sign that Saddam's disaffected and once-dominant minority can be tempted away from open rebellion.

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Bloodshed takes place across Iraq

A series of bomb and gun attacks across Iraq has killed more than 40 people. ... [Published CNTV - 8 mins ago]

Entities: Iraq, Bomb

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Bombings in Iraq leave 19 dead

At least 19 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded Tuesday in bombings in Iraq, police said.The latest attacks come amid a recent uptick in Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq that has killed at least 266 people in the past three weeks, accordin ... [Published KOAT - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Bombing, Police

First reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 reports

Iraq violence kills 18

Violence in Iraq, including abombing near a mosque, killed 18 people today, officials said, the latest in a spate of unrest that has cost more than 370 lives so far this month. ... [Published Business Standard India - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Iraq violence kills 18

A SPATE of violence in Iraq has killed 18 people, taking the death toll from unrest to more than 370 this month alone. ... [Published Herald Sun - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 1 reports

Iraq violence kills eight

Five bombings and clashes between soldiers and gunmen killed eight people in Iraq on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a spate of violence that has cost more than 370 lives so far this month.In Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad, clashes between Iraqi soldiers ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Tuz Khurmatu (Iraq), Suicide Bomb, Car Bomb

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Iraq – Attacks (21.05.13)

Quick accessFrance strongly condemns the deadly attacks perpetrated in recent days in Iraq and extends its condolences to the victims’ families.It reaffirms the critical importance of dialogue between all Iraqi political forces, while ensuring respect ... [Published France Diplomatie - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Condemnation, Terrorism

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

France concerned about deteriorating security in Iraq

PARIS, May 21 (KUNA) -- Condemning the latest series of bombings that killed at least 95 people Monday in Iraq, French officials on Tuesday expressed growing concern about security in that country and the impact the ongoing carnage could have on an already ... [Published Kuwait News Agency - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Security, France

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 reports

Boycott call a no-win move

); Economists say the call by some Malay Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to boycott several products of Chinese Malaysian companies is a no-win move that will have a negative impact on the national economy.They feel that the government should ... [Published The Sun Daily - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Boycott, Malaysia, RAM Holdings Ltd, Mohamed Ariff

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

More attacks across Iraq kill 7 people

New attacks in Iraq killed seven people and wounded dozens on Tuesday, officials said, after a bloody day that claimed more than 100 lives across the country. ... [Published Herald-Palladium - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 2 reports

Iraq bombings kill five, wound 69

FIVE people have died and 69 have been injured in four car bomb explosions on yet another bloody day in Iraq. ... [Published Herald Sun - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Iraq, Bombing, Car Bomb

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 5 reports

Wave of attacks kills at least 95 in Iraq

The bloodshed is still far shy of the pace, scale and brutality of the dark days of 2006-2007, when Sunni and Shiite militias carried out retaliatory attacks against each other in a cycle of violence that left the country awash in blood. ... [Published Times of India - May 20 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Brutality, Shia Islam

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 6 reports

Wave of attacks kills 87 in Iraq

BAGHDAD — A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 87 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials saidThe attacks, some of which hit ... [Published Saudi Gazette - Mid-East - May 20 2013]

Entities: Iraq, Car Bomb, Shia Islam

Blogs

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Iraq: before and after [Published The Angry Arab News Service/وكالة أنباء العربي ... - Mar 25 2013] Many Arabs have been circulating this picture on the anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. ...
Iraq Today [Published OpEdNews - Jan 14 2013] Americans gaze at Iraq today and wonder why it is that nearly 4,500 American troops had to die with another 32,226 wounded, many permanently with loss of arms, legs, and minds for the Iraq as it exists today. ...
Pensions systems in Iraq: “You don’t have to pa... [Published Voices & Views: Middle East & North Africa - Apr 18 2013] While there have been positive development for beneficiaries of the pension system in Iraq, there are still challenges to improve services in Baghdad and across Iraq. It requires reforming the system to be responsive to the current and future ...
Fear of violence rising again in Iraq... [Published Drudge Report Feed - Apr 28 2013] Fear of violence rising again in Iraq... (Second column, 3rd story, link ) ...
IRAQ: 'Better than I thought'... [Published Drudge Report Feed - Mar 19 2013] IRAQ: 'Better than I thought'... (Third column, 16th story, link ) Related stories: PAY DAY: Bill Maher Outraged Over His Taxes... ...

Audio/Video

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VIDEO: 10 years on: What did we learn from Iraq? [Published BBC News Video - Politics - Mar 05 2013]
Peace and prosperity in 'the other Iraq' [Published CNN.com - Video - Apr 03 2013]
VIDEO: Iraq cities hit by deadly bombings [Published BBC News Video - World - Apr 15 2013]
Attacks highlight rising terror in Iraq [Published CNN.com - Video - 3 hours ago]
Bombs hit cities across Iraq, killing at least ... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Apr 15 2013]

Press Releases

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Council conclusions on Iraq [Published European Council - Press - EN - Apr 21 2013]
DSCA notified Congress Dec. 21 of a possible Fo... [Published DSCA Home - Dec 24 2012]
Opportunities in Iraq's Oil and Gas Industry Di... [Published PR.com Press Releases - May 18 2013]
Overcoming instability in times of product boyc... [Published PR inside - May 17 2013]
Iraqi Oil Minister Abdul Karim Al Luaibi to Spe... [Published PR.com Press Releases - Mar 10 2013]