Iraq arrests former security official over execution of Shiite cleric who opposed Saddam Hussein
Iraq’s National Security Agency says it has arrested a former high-level security official for his involvement in the 1980 ...
Christian Science Monitor7h
After Assad’s fall, Syrians search for lost loved ones – and a path forward
After the fall of the Assad regime, Syrians grasp for answers and a path to restoration under new president Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Texarkana Gazette1d
Myra Sklarew, meditative poet and writing teacher, dies at 90
Myra Sklarew, a poet and teacher who found inspiration for her graceful, meditative verses in the natural world, her Jewish heritage and her early years working with rhesus monkeys at a research lab, ...
WSLS 101d
Longtime AP international journalist Earleen Fisher, whose career spanned five decades, dies at 78
Earleen Fisher, an editor and writer whose career across five decades with The Associated Press gave her a front-row seat to ...
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UPDN petitions Mahama on 6th Anniversary of Ahmed Hussein-Suale’s murder
The United Press for Development Network (UPDN), an advocate for press freedom and justice, has officially petitioned President John Dramani Mahama on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the ...
Southern Poverty Law Center15d
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps is America's most notorious anti-gay activist. On his "God Hates F—" website and in tracts sent from his church compound in Topeka, Kan., Phelps and his congregation — composed mainly of ...
The Hill15d
Cuba — not Panama — should be a top priority for Trump
Just as when Saddam Hussein (and Assad ... frittered away by former President Barack Obama and Biden. Cuba has few friends and its military assets cannot possibly match America’s.
The Hill16d
Syria shouldn’t repeat the mistakes of Iraq’s hasty post-Saddam elections
Take post-Saddam Hussein Iraq as a case in point. After the Iraqi dictator was overthrown by a U.S.-led coalition in 2003, President George W. Bush asked Ambassador Paul Bremer to act as Iraq’s ...
Wilson Center16d
The Reopening of the Conflict Records Research Center Collections and a New Release in the Saddam Files
On October 28, 2024, the Hoover Institution Library and Archives announced its acquisition and opening of the digital records from the former Conflict Records Research Center (CRRC), which included ...
The Boston Globe17d
In speech, Blinken makes the case for post-war reconstruction, security, and governance of Gaza
Bush’s administration tossed aside a US-backed proposal for a post-Saddam Hussein Iraq that was crafted while Bill Clinton was in the White House. That detailed, multi-volume plan designed to ...
National Catholic Register21d
Biden’s Scrapped Vatican Trip Highlights Symbolism of Farewell Diplomacy
The Saudi trip drew attention to Bush’s coalition to eject Saddam Hussein from Kuwait and to protect the Saudi kingdom. Bush had sent troops to Somalia, and in Moscow he signed a nuclear-arms ...