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US Blocks Plane Carrying $500 Million Cash To Iraq Over Iran War: Report
The US State Department said this month it had summoned Iraq's ambassador to Washington to express "strong condemnation" of attacks by pro-Iran groups on US interests.
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When Israel And Iran Joined Hands To Fight A Common Enemy
Iran on Tuesday fired 200 missiles, including hypersonic weapons, at Israel as tensions in the Middle East reach breaking point. Israel has vowed that Iran will "pay" for the attack. But relations between the two countries were not always sour.
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What Amit Shah Said On "Saddam Hussein" Comment On Rahul Gandhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday sought to downplay the Saddam Hussein remark made against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a BJP leader, saying such things should not be stretched
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Suspected Member Of Neeraj Bawana's Gang Injured In Encounter In Delhi
A 24-year-old man, suspected to be a member of the Neeraj Bawana gang, suffered injuries in an encounter with police today, a senior officer said.
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15 Years After Saddam Hussein's Fall, Iraqi Hopes Fade
Fifteen years ago, Abu Ali was thrilled to see American soldiers enter Baghdad. "The tyrant is finished," he remembers saying, imagining a bright future for Iraq without Saddam Hussein.
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George Bush 'Duped' Tony Blair Into Backing 2003 Iraq War, Says Former UK PM Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown claims that his predecessor Tony Blair was "duped" by US President George W Bush into backing the 2003 Iraq War. Mr Brown said that a top secret US intelligence report, which showed there was "no evidence" that Iraq had access to weapons of mass destruction, was not shared with the UK governm...
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Man Tries To Get Aadhaar Card For Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Laden is dead and gone but a Saddam Hussain operating an E-Mitra kiosk centre in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district tried to make an Aadhaar card for the killed Al Qaeda terrorist.
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Jailed 'Voice of Saddam' Tareq Aziz Dies, Says Provincial Official
Tareq Aziz, who served as the voice of Saddam Hussein's regime, died in Iraqi hospital today aged 79 after many years of poor health as a convicted prisoner, a provincial official said.
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'Congress Also Mentioned in Volcker Report': Natwar Singh
Ex-Congressman Natwar Singh has rejected charges by his former party of being bitter about his dismissal from the UPA government over allegations of corruption.
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Saddam's Interior Minister released from jail
Iraqi authorities have released the country's former interior minister Mohmoud Dhiyab al-Ahmed from prison, according to an official with Ministry of Justice. "Iraqi authorities released Mohmoud Dhiyab al-Ahmed, who served as interior minister for the former regime, after ending his sentence of seven years in prison," Xinhua quoted Haidar al-Saadi,...
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Death sentence for Saddam Hussain's foreign minister
Tariq Aziz, a former top aide to Saddam Hussein, was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court on Tuesday for crimes against members of rival Shiite political parties.The ruling was the latest in a series of criminal cases against Mr. Aziz, 74, whose frequent media appearances and travels abroad made him the bespectacled face of Mr. Hussein's regime. Fo...
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Imam arrested for spraying Saddam's name on mosque
Erected as the Great Saddam Mosque in 2002, the imposing building was renamed the Great Tikrit Mosque after the former president was ousted following the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.But the imam rejected the new name, according to a source in his family."This was not because he supports Saddam Hussein but because Saddam had built (the mosque), and...
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Saddam spy receives Kuwaiti citizenship
An Iraqi resident, who is believed to have worked as a spy for Saddam Hussain, was recently awarded Kuwaiti citizenship, along with his family.
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Iraqis vote as mortars and bombs rock Baghdad
Iraqis on Sunday started voting in their war-shattered nation's second parliamentary election since the US-led overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein, as mortar rounds and bombs rocked Baghdad.
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Sorry for using military in Iraq: Bush
The former US President has said that dislodging of the "brutal dictator" Saddam Hussain was a necessity after 9/11 attacks but regretted that military had to be used to do so.
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US Blocks Plane Carrying $500 Million Cash To Iraq Over Iran War: Report
The US State Department said this month it had summoned Iraq's ambassador to Washington to express "strong condemnation" of attacks by pro-Iran groups on US interests.
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When Israel And Iran Joined Hands To Fight A Common Enemy
Iran on Tuesday fired 200 missiles, including hypersonic weapons, at Israel as tensions in the Middle East reach breaking point. Israel has vowed that Iran will "pay" for the attack. But relations between the two countries were not always sour.
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What Amit Shah Said On "Saddam Hussein" Comment On Rahul Gandhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday sought to downplay the Saddam Hussein remark made against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a BJP leader, saying such things should not be stretched
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Suspected Member Of Neeraj Bawana's Gang Injured In Encounter In Delhi
A 24-year-old man, suspected to be a member of the Neeraj Bawana gang, suffered injuries in an encounter with police today, a senior officer said.
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15 Years After Saddam Hussein's Fall, Iraqi Hopes Fade
Fifteen years ago, Abu Ali was thrilled to see American soldiers enter Baghdad. "The tyrant is finished," he remembers saying, imagining a bright future for Iraq without Saddam Hussein.
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George Bush 'Duped' Tony Blair Into Backing 2003 Iraq War, Says Former UK PM Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown claims that his predecessor Tony Blair was "duped" by US President George W Bush into backing the 2003 Iraq War. Mr Brown said that a top secret US intelligence report, which showed there was "no evidence" that Iraq had access to weapons of mass destruction, was not shared with the UK governm...
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Man Tries To Get Aadhaar Card For Osama Bin Laden
Osama bin Laden is dead and gone but a Saddam Hussain operating an E-Mitra kiosk centre in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district tried to make an Aadhaar card for the killed Al Qaeda terrorist.
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Jailed 'Voice of Saddam' Tareq Aziz Dies, Says Provincial Official
Tareq Aziz, who served as the voice of Saddam Hussein's regime, died in Iraqi hospital today aged 79 after many years of poor health as a convicted prisoner, a provincial official said.
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'Congress Also Mentioned in Volcker Report': Natwar Singh
Ex-Congressman Natwar Singh has rejected charges by his former party of being bitter about his dismissal from the UPA government over allegations of corruption.
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Saddam's Interior Minister released from jail
Iraqi authorities have released the country's former interior minister Mohmoud Dhiyab al-Ahmed from prison, according to an official with Ministry of Justice. "Iraqi authorities released Mohmoud Dhiyab al-Ahmed, who served as interior minister for the former regime, after ending his sentence of seven years in prison," Xinhua quoted Haidar al-Saadi,...
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Death sentence for Saddam Hussain's foreign minister
Tariq Aziz, a former top aide to Saddam Hussein, was sentenced to death by an Iraqi court on Tuesday for crimes against members of rival Shiite political parties.The ruling was the latest in a series of criminal cases against Mr. Aziz, 74, whose frequent media appearances and travels abroad made him the bespectacled face of Mr. Hussein's regime. Fo...
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Imam arrested for spraying Saddam's name on mosque
Erected as the Great Saddam Mosque in 2002, the imposing building was renamed the Great Tikrit Mosque after the former president was ousted following the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.But the imam rejected the new name, according to a source in his family."This was not because he supports Saddam Hussein but because Saddam had built (the mosque), and...
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Saddam spy receives Kuwaiti citizenship
An Iraqi resident, who is believed to have worked as a spy for Saddam Hussain, was recently awarded Kuwaiti citizenship, along with his family.
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Iraqis vote as mortars and bombs rock Baghdad
Iraqis on Sunday started voting in their war-shattered nation's second parliamentary election since the US-led overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein, as mortar rounds and bombs rocked Baghdad.
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Sorry for using military in Iraq: Bush
The former US President has said that dislodging of the "brutal dictator" Saddam Hussain was a necessity after 9/11 attacks but regretted that military had to be used to do so.
