Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi deadAhmed Chalabi, the smooth-talking Iraqi politician who played a role in persuading the US to topple Saddam Hussein in 2003, died on Tuesday of a heart attack, state television and two parliamentarians said. Haitham Al-Jabouri, sec More… |
New Iraq, Iran oil reserve data 'dodgy'Moves by Iraq and Iran to raise sharply estimates of their oil reserves are politically motivated and not justified by evidence, a former Iraqi oil minister has said. Issam Al-Chalabi, who served as Iraqi oil minister in More… |