Just as One Thousand and One Nights became one of the world’s most enduring collections of tales, the story of Iraq’s ...

BAGHDAD — When Iraq’s new government finally emerged last week and the nation’s political heavyweights stood before the National Assembly, shaking hands and accepting congratulations, one man was ...

WASHINGTON – As Iraqis prepare to head to the polls Sunday some of the candidates on the ballot may be disqualified from holding office due to their prior connections to Saddam Hussein’s government.

Iyad Allawi’s bid to become Iraq’s Prime Minister again has received an endorsement from an unexpected source: the Ba’ath Party. A spokesman for the exiled leadership of Saddam Hussein’s old party ...

The powerhouse Washington lobbying firm hired by former Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi is talking to the Justice Department about how to amend its foreign-agent filings after department lawyers ...

Standing beside interim Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in the White House Rose Garden, President Bush spoke Thursday of "steady progress" toward creating an Iraq that is stable and self-governing.

BAGHDAD — A pair of expectant eyes peer over Iraq. On bus stops and lampposts, television screens and billboards, the ubiquitous close-up image of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi’s gaze has become ...

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