BIZARRE: 19 | Mind Blowing Facts

Iraq's Green Zone: Seat of Power, Heart of Protests

In the heart of Iraq's capital lies Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, which last month saw angry protesters storm its perimeter -- the latest in nearly two decades of assaults on the seat of power. Inside the heavily guarded compound, which spans 10 square kilometers (6.2 square miles), are the Iraqi…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 24, 2022

U.S. Officials Worry As Crowds Invade Iraq’s Presidential Palace

Long a thorn in U.S.'s side, Muqtada al-Sadr sends his supporters to battle police and call for dissolving Iraq's government.

Zenger · Sep 21, 2022

Breakthrough between Iran and Saudi Arabia is possible, Iraqi foreign minister says

In an interview with FRANCE 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Iraq's Foreign inister Fuad Hussein said he was hoping to host a meeting in Baghdad between the foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Hussein said that after five meetings between intelligence officials of the two…

France 24 · Sep 21, 2022

Direct flights from Hyderabad to Baghdad

The flight will operate between Hyderabad and Baghdad twice a week – Sunday and Tuesday

The Hindu · Sep 12, 2022

Bernard Shaw: Unflappable journalist and CNN’s first chief news anchor

A stalwart on the 24-hour news network, the former US marine helped elevate CNN to global prominence with his riveting coverage from Baghdad during the 1991 Gulf War

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

Assassin’s Creed Mirage takes place in Baghdad, features playable Basim

The next Assassin's Creed gets back to basics, and a fan-favorite character returns.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 10, 2022

Bernard Shaw, longtime CNN anchor, has died at 82

During the era that many viewers learned to watch CNN during breaking news, Shaw was its first chief anchor, reporting on stories from the shooting of President Reagan to the bombing of Baghdad.

WEKU · Sep 8, 2022

Bernard Shaw, longtime CNN anchor and Chicago native, dies at 82

Shaw, who serve in the Marines, worked as a reporter at CBS and ABC News before taking on the chief anchor role at CNN when the network began in 1980.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 8, 2022

Bernard Shaw, CNN's 1st chief anchor, dies at 82

Bernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for two decades and a pioneering Black broadcast best remembered for calmly reporting the beginning of the Gulf War in 1991 as missiles flew around him in Baghdad, had died

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Morning mail: childcare strike, consent warning for films, fears for Australian in Baghdad jail

Wednesday: Tens of thousands of families across the country will be affected by early childhood workers striking for better pay and conditions. Plus: the invention that makes hydrogen from humid air

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2022