Friendly, Bahrain – Iraq, Monday, December 03, 2012 7:00 am ET

Bahrain mulls birdhouse to boost tourism – Trade Arabia
Trade Arabia &nbspBahrain mulls birdhouse to boost tourismCouncillors in Bahrain are planning to spend BD100,000 (2,000) on a giant birdhouse – saying they hope it will rival London's Trafalgar Square as a tourist destination. The project has been earmarked for Isa Town and is the brainchild of the Central … Read more

Bahrain welcomes UN vote – Trade Arabia
Trade Arabia &nbspBahrain welcomes UN votePalestinians in Bahrain yesterday rejoiced regaining their long lost identity after a landmark UN decision recognising a sovereign state of Palestine for the first time. It now means that they and five million Palestinians out of homeland will have … Read more

Bahrain to step up internal affairs transparency – Trade Arabia
Trade Arabia &nbspBahrain to step up internal affairs transparencyBahrain is to step up media diplomacy to project true internal facts to the world, said a senior government official, stressing the vital importance of optimising the use of modern media technology to this end. Minister of State for Information Affairs … Read more

Report: Iraq Is Major Weapons Route to Syria – Voice of America
Voice of America &nbspReport: Iraq Is Major Weapons Route to SyriaThe New York Times, in a story posted on its website late Saturday, said the American effort to stem the flow of Iranian arms to Syria has faltered because of Iraq's reluctance to inspect aircraft carrying the weapons through its airspace. The … Read more

Iraq war contractor says federal government should pay 0 million in lawsuit … – Washington Post
Iraq war contractor says federal government should pay 0 million in lawsuit …In early November, 12 Oregon National Guard soldiers won the verdict against Kellogg Brown and Root, an engineering and construction firm that helped lead the reconstruction work in post-war Iraq. The soldiers were exposed to a toxin while guarding an … Read more

Iraq quagmire grows more murky – gulfnews.com
gulfnews.com &nbspIraq quagmire grows more murkyThe Kurdish-Shiite Alliance is a lie, said a leader of the State of Law Coalition, the ruling party in Iraq. This statement angered Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, who has strongly denied it. This has led to a war of words and controversy that will … Read more