Palestinians show solidarity with shoe-throwing Iraqi TV reporter
Palestinian Journalists protest in support of Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi, who threw shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush in Iraq, in Gaza City on December 16, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Washington takes allegations that shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi was abused in prison "very seriously," a State Department spokesman said.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Shoe-throwing Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi said during a news conference on his release from prison Tuesday that the CIA tried to kill him.
BAGHDAD, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in Baghdad last year will be released from jail Tuesday, his attorney said.
BAGHDAD, April 7 (UPI) -- Muntadhar al-Zaidi's sentence for throwing his shoes at former U.S. President George W. Bush has been reduced to a year, his lawyer said Tuesday in Iraq.
NEW YORK, March 14 (UPI) -- The Iraqi man sentenced to three years in prison for throwing his shoes at then-U.S. President George W. Bush has gained cult-like fame on the Web.
Moving forward with the agreement does not signal an end to disputes, as protests erupted following an incident involving a journalist, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, who hurled his shoes at Bush.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A journalist has asked Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for leniency for his shoe attack on U.S. President George W. Bush, an official said Thursday.
BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Iraqi parliament members clashed Wednesday over the detention of an Iraqi television reporter who threw his shoes at U.S. President George Bush, officials said.
An Iraqi journalist greeted U.S. President George Bush during his last visit to Iraq by throwing shoes at the president as a "goodbye kiss" to the American "dog."
BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani resigned Wednesday as lawmakers argued the fate of the journalist who threw shoes at U.S. President George Bush.