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Fuad Masoum. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iraqi Kurds still split on presidential candidates

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 21, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid continuing political deadlock in Iraq, the selection of the country’s next president remains mired in confusion despite the return of incumbent president Jalal Talabani from medical treatment abroad on Saturday. Reports say that Iraq’s...

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Former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein gestures during his trial in Baghdad, in this Jan. 29, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, Pool, file)

Saddam, the Barber and the Bullet

by Samir Atallah | Feb 24, 2013 | Opinion

Renowned television writer Dr. Walid Saif has an interesting tale of the time the famous Arab director Tawfiq Saleh got in touch with him in Amman, and invited him to visit Baghdad. At the time, Saif did not question the reason for the visit, nor did Saleh explain it...

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In this 2007 file photo, Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani talks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban, File)

Physician Reveals Talabani’s Health Improving

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jan 23, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat – Dr. Najmaldin Karim, a neurologist and head of the medical team that oversaw the domestic treatment of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani until he was transferred to a German hospital, confirmed that the Iraqi president’s health is...