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Google’s chief executive said his company would create a virtual copy of the collections of Iraq’s National Museum and make the images available online by early 2010.
(AP:BAGHDAD) An Iraqi official says a bomb has damaged a pipeline exporting crude to Turkey, temporarily cutting deliveries. Oil Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said late Tuesday that an explosion targeting the pipeline forced a halt in deliveries to the Turkish port of Ceyhan late Saturday.
Google chief Eric Schmidt, left, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill attend a ceremony at Iraq's national museum, in Baghdad, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Internet search engine Google is documenting the treasures of Iraq's national museum, home to priceless artifacts from the Stone Age through Islamic periods, and will make the photographs available online early next year, the company's ...
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi lawmakers on Monday approved an amended law to organize parliamentary elections next year, a ballot seen as crucial to U.S. plans to withdraw combat troops.
Google's extending its grip on the digital world in a wholly new and surprising way: It's just brokered a deal with Iraq's authorities to digitize historic artifacts and documents in the country's museums. It's a philanthropic move, don't you know. Google's CEO Eric Schmidt has been touring the country, and just made the announcement of Google's archiving plans. The whole idea is to both ...
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq's national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- A dispute between lawmakers and a vice president of Iraq threatens to derail plans to hold a parliamentary election on schedule in January, officials said.
The Associated Press Iraq's parliament failed Monday to produce an election law acceptable to minority Sunni Arabs, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to say that nationwide balloting scheduled for January "might slip" to a later date.
A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions ahead of national elections.
Google is documenting the artifacts of Iraq's national museum. Google chief Eric Schmidt toured the museum Tuesday, and said the photographs would be available for viewing online in 2010. (Nov 24)
Iraq's parliament has amended an election law that was vetoed by a Sunni Arab vice president, but Sunnis say the changes do not address their concerns.
Kirkuk, Iraq - Iraqi Arab politicians in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk on Tuesday said they would boycott the country's upcoming parliamentary elections if parliament did not make changes to the electoral law. The Arab Political Council in Kir...
Staff Sergeant Briand T. Williams, 25, of Sparks, GA, died Nov. 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq.
Iraqi Air Force Commander Lt. General Anwer Ahmed has confirmed to speak at the summit. Lt. Gen. Anwer Ahmed will present challenges and opportunities in the Iraqi defense sector, answer questions from delegates, and conduct one-on-one meetings at IADS, a two-day event on December 10-11, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com ...
BAGHDAD -- Iraq's tortuous effort to hold its parliamentary election on schedule in January collapsed yesterday, raising the prospect of a political and constitutional crisis next year as the United States begins withdrawing the majority of its combat troops.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Iraq is offering $2,000 cash to Shiites and Sunnis who intermarry to try to ease sectarian tension, officials said.
