Iraq's tourism chief eyes the future
You might think he would be starting to despair by now. But the head of Iraq's tourism board, Ahmed al-Jabouri, is a confident man. (30/12/2004)
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Pilot: Amman-Baghdad Run Never Dull
OVER BAGHDAD, Iraq -- "Traffic! Traffic!" blares the cockpit's automated collision warning system just as the pilots of Royal Jordanian Flight 814 pull their airliner from its steep corkscrew descent (02/12/2004)
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Controlled explosions threaten Hatra
Controlled explosions at an ammunition dump at Hatra, south of Mosul, are threatening to seriously damage an important ancient site that is on Unesco’s World Heritage list. (25/11/2004)
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US graffiti on ancient Babylon walls
US soldiers are the latest in a long line of powerful forces visited on ancient Babylon and they have left their mark, in graffiti scratched into walls Saddam added in the hope of joining his predeces (11/11/2004)
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Iraq plans to relaunch national carrier
Iraqi officials are planning a meeting with Boeing Executives as the government considers whether to go with the company's aircraft or those of Europe's Airbus for a national fleet, Iraq's transport (11/11/2004)
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Najaf: The city of knowledge and peace for believers
Najaf is considered one of the most holy places in Iraq. It has the shrine of Imam Ali, and is surrounded by a number of religious schools. It has become the seat of the Marjiaiah (highest religious a (29/10/2004)
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Restoring Baghdad’s museum
Today, there is a two-fold challenge in bringing back Baghdad's museum to its former glory. Recovering the stolen artifacts is as important as motivating and re-educating the staff. (22/10/2004)
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Missing Iraqi art seized
Jordanian customs officials have seized six ancient Iraqi artefacts believed to have been stolen from Iraqi museums at the Karama border post, customs chief Mahmud Qutaishat said. (07/10/2004)
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Iraqi Airways flies again
Iraq's national airline resumed international flights September 11th, 14 years after war and sanctions forced it to halt operations. (23/09/2004)
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The massacre of Mesopotamian archaeology
Looters - mainly farmers or jobless Iraqis of all ages - have destroyed the monuments of their own ancestors, erasing their own history in their tireless search for artifacts. (23/09/2004)
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Iranian pilgrims urged not to travel to Iraq
Ali-Asghar Ahmadi, the deputy interior minister for security affairs, said that due to the current insecurity in Iraq pilgrims are advised not to travel to the country. (24/08/2004)
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US troops destroy Iraq's ancient past
Irreplaceable historical sites and religious artefacts are being destroyed by the US-led occupation forces, says Iraq's interim culture minister. (04/08/2004)
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The North : escape from war and heat
When it first leaves the bank, the raft -- a few planks of wood slung over four truck tires -- seems barely to be moving. Then the current catches it, flinging its ragtag crew into the middle of the r (30/07/2004)
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US fears over Iraqi heritage site
Top US officials in Iraq have launched an investigation to find out whether coalition military operations have damaged the remains of ancient Babylon. (20/06/2004)
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Iraq to bring back visas
Iraq is to impose visa restrictions on foreigners entering the country as part of a campaign to bolster internal security after it regains sovereignty at the end of this month. (20/06/2004)
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Artifacts still missing from Baghdad museum
One year after looters stripped the contents of the National Museum in Baghdad, up to 10,000 artifacts – two-thirds of all stolen pieces – are still missing, Iraq's interim culture minis (11/06/2004)
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West blasted over Iraq treasures
The man in charge of recovering treasures looted from Baghdad's museum a year ago has criticised Western governments for failing to co-operate. (14/05/2004)
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Tourists picnic while Iraq burns
Families picnic beside a foaming waterfall in the Kurdish mountain resort of Behal, where only the watchful presence of plainclothes security men reminds visitors of the violence raging elsewhere in I (12/05/2004)
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Funds for Iraq conservation
Two of the world's most powerful conservation bodies have joined forces to help Iraq restore its cultural heritage. (08/04/2004)
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Kerbala The Land of Hussein the Revolutionary Martyr
Kerbala is prominent in the minds of Muslims because it is the burial place of the grandson of prophet Mohammad, al-Hussein Bin Ali who died there with some of his family in Muharam of the year 61 AH/ (01/03/2004)
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Rebuilding Iraq's railways
The railway station at Sheik Dari used to be a vibrant and picturesque stop just outside of Baghdad,
(10/02/2004)
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Iraq’s hotel requirements
Iraq’s new hotel sector is close to ground zero with many hotels looted, destroyed or in a state of neglect. (03/02/2004)
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New Turkish-Iraqi border gate
Turkish, Iraqi and US officials met this week to discuss opening a second border gate at the Iraqi-Turkish border (03/02/2004)
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Iraqi artists regaining the future
Reoccupy the sky with our dreams, regain the future with our imagination. That is the ambitious aim of Iraqi artists after the downfall of Saddam Hussein. (02/01/2004)
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New Iraqi national airline gathers speed
Iraq will have a new national airline by as early as the beginning of next year, a top official of Baghdad’s Coalition Provisional Authority disclosed. (02/01/2004)
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