Topic: Al Mada

BAGHDAD, May 4 (UPI) -- Iraq's first lady escaped a bomb that hit her motorcade in downtown Baghdad Sunday, the president's office said.

The independent Al Mada newspaper said Tuesday in an editorial titled "What is Bush doing in Ur?" that the title of the book "Bush in Ur" is interesting and answers readers' questions.

The Baghdad-based Al Mada newspaper carried an editorial Tuesday with the headline: "The U.S. occupation and dealing with sectarianism."

Al Mada newspaper in an editorial Monday headlined "When is the U.S. going to admit that Israel has nuclear weapons?" said Iran was not the country creating an "arms race" in the region.

The Iraqi, Saudi-based Al Basaer newspaper carried an editorial Friday with the headline: "The U.S. swirl in Iraq between withdrawing and staying."

The Baghdad-based Al Mada newspaper in an editorial Monday -- headlined “"The U.S. presence in Iraq: Questions need to be answered" – criticized U.S. policies in Iraq.

Al Sabah newspaper in an editorial Wednesday titled "Reforming U.S. mistakes in Iraq: An objective view" said those who follow the situation in Iraq see President Bush’s backing of the Petraeus-Crocker report as “a challenge in the face of Democrats.”

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Kul Al Iraq newspaper reported Thursday the Karbala province police chief announced the release of 75 detainees from Karbala prisons due to lack of evidence against them.

Al Sabah Al Jadeed newspaper reported Wednesday a security source in Nineveh province announced that U.S. helicopters bombed various parts of Mosul; Al Mada newspaper reported deadly violence in Baghdad and Beiji and said terrorist cells were dismantled in Diyala; Shabab Al Iraq newspaper reported that Dubai-based Unity Resources Group claimed responsibility for the killing of two Iraqi women in Baghdad.