Wasit

Al Kut Women Receive Maternity and Child Care Lecture

FOB DELTA — Obstetricians and midwives at the al Zahara Hospital in al Kut received maternal and child care training from hospital staff and Coalition forces, Nov. 26. Eighty-seven students attended the lecture, which covered...

Tigris Patrol

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Marcy, 511th Military Police Company, keeps a sharp eye on the banks of the Tigris River from the bow of his boat as others in the crew watch the stern and sides during a...

Nokia and UNICEF partner to support for Iraq's schoolchildren

Source: BI-ME , Author: Moussa Ahmad IRAQ. Nokia and UNICEF today announced a unique partnership for children in Iraq to rebuild eight primary schools affected by conflict, displacement and poverty. Schools in Iraq have become...

Iraqi Emergency Response Brigade Soldiers Complete Training

BAGHDAD — With chests out, arms to their sides, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with their brothers in arms, 142 emergency response brigade graduates swore an oath of allegiance to Iraq during a ceremony, Nov. 20. “This...

(DSBF) two-year-old $20,000 preliminaries

After a two-day respite at Dover Downs, the second round of Delaware Standardbred Breeders Fund (DSBF) Two-Year-Old $20,000 preliminaries are set for Saturday, Nov. 29 with three filly trots, all non-wagering, and three filly...

Is Iraq Ready for the U.S. Military to Start Leaving?

Violence is down, yes, but a fragile Iraqi government faces major tests in the coming months BAGHDAD—In late October, the U.S. military quietly returned control of the once deadly Wasit province to the Iraqi government. Wasit,...

6 rural roads opened in Wassit

WASSIT: The roads and bridges department on Tuesday implemented six rural roads within projects to develop provinces in 2008 at a total cost of 1.5 billion Iraqi dinars, a local source said. "Works started in these projects...

The biggest bowl of bak kut teh

By WANI MUTHIAH Photo by SAM THAM IT TOOK 500kg of pork, 450 litres of bak kut teh soup and 50kg of herbs to fill the world’s biggest bowl of bak kut teh unveiled in Klang recently. The mammoth concoction, which was...

Iraq: Cornerstone laid to dvlp residential neighborhood in Kut

WASSIT: The Wassit governor on Monday laid the cornerstone of a project to develop a residential neighborhood in the province, a media source said. "Latief Hamad Tarfa laid the cornerstone to develop Mahalat 312 neighborhood in...

Poll: 46% of Iraqis support security agreement

46.1% of Iraqis support signing security agreement with US, as 34.5% rejected it while 19.4% still undecided, a poll of Al-Sabah newspaper revealed. These results come with Parliament presidency's decision that determined next...

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