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Syria: 'Bogus witnesses'?
29/12/2011 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Syria: 'Bogus witnesses'?

Doubts are being raised about the credibility of the Arab League mission in Syria. We look at coverage of papers in the US, Lebanon and Syria itself. Also, is Iraq on the brink of civil war? And will the New Year - the Chinese one - be auspicious for all? That's the focus for this look at the world's press, Thursday 29th December, 2011.
Iraq faces sectarian crisis (part 2)
27/12/2011 - THE DEBATE

Iraq faces sectarian crisis (part 2)

No sooner had the last American soldiers left Iraq than a major political crisis erupted, once again, along sectarian lines. Now the government coalition that took ten months to build is on the brink of collapse: the Sunni party is boycotting Parliament and a Shiite party loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr is calling for new elections. Can Iraq avoid breaking up?
Iraq faces sectarian crisis
27/12/2011 - THE DEBATE

Iraq faces sectarian crisis

No sooner had the last American soldiers left Iraq than a major political crisis erupted, once again, along sectarian lines. Now the government coalition that took ten months to build is on the brink of collapse: the Sunni party is boycotting Parliament and a Shiite party loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr is calling for new elections. Can Iraq avoid breaking up?
Deadly bomb blasts strike targets across Baghdad
22/12/2011 - Iraq

Deadly bomb blasts strike targets across Baghdad

At least 67 people were killed and nearly 200 were injured in Baghdad on Thursday in a series of coordinated bomb blasts across the Iraqi capital amid rising fears of an increase in sectarian violence following a US troop withdrawal.
Iraq: Will nation implode after US withdrawal? - Part 2
21/12/2011 - THE DEBATE

Iraq: Will nation implode after US withdrawal? - Part 2

No sooner have the last US troops returned home that Iraq’s bitter sectarian divide has come to a head. Is it the beginning of the end of multi-party rule or the necessary growing pains of democracy?
Iraqi PM threatens Iraqiya ministers over boycott
21/12/2011 - IRAQ

Iraqi PM threatens Iraqiya ministers over boycott

At a news conference on Wednesday in Baghdad, Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki threatened to replace ministers from the Sunni Muslim Iraqiya bloc if they continued their boycott of the parliament and unity cabinet.
Iyad Allawi, Former Iraqi Prime Minister
06/12/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Iyad Allawi, Former Iraqi Prime Minister

James André meets Dr. Iyad Allawi, former Iraqi prime minister, in Baghdad. With the US troop withdrawal raising concern about Iran’s influence in Iraq, Iyad Allawi gives his point of view on his country's future.
Lebanon's Salafists rally against Syria's Assad
03/09/2011 - THE WEEK IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Lebanon's Salafists rally against Syria's Assad

Protests in Syria stoke tensions in neighbouring Lebanon, where Salafists in particular are openly calling for the fall of president Bashar al-Assad. Also, Turkey launches new raids on Kurdish militants, the latest episode in the decades-old conflict between Ankara and the PKK. Finally, a team of reporters follows Iraqi policemen on patrol in Baghdad.
Deadly bombings hit volatile city in northern Iraq
19/05/2011 - IRAQ

Deadly bombings hit volatile city in northern Iraq

A string of bomb attacks targeting police in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least 29 people and injured scores more, security officials said Thursday. The violence is the worst to have hit the country in nearly two months.
Hussain Al-Shahristani, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy
06/04/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

Hussain Al-Shahristani, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy

Marc Perelman talks to Hussain Al-Shahristani, the Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister for Energy.
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