Iraq's prime minister warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country's fledgling democracy in the run-up to January's national elections.By: Hamid Ahmed|Date: Nov 11, 2009

...believed killed by the security forces. It provides compensation to families who fell into poverty due to the absence or death of relatives who joined the revolt. (Reporting by Hamid Ould Ahmed, editing by William Maclean and Philippa Fletcher)By: Hamid Ould Ahmed|Date: Apr 26, 2008

BAGHDAD - The head of Iraq's main Sunni parliamentary bloc was killed in a bold daylight attack after delivering a sermon during Friday prayers at a mosque in western Baghdad, raising fears that insurgents are trying to rekindle sectarian violence.By: Hamid Ahmed|Date: Jun 13, 2009

In Baghdad, bank robbers kill 8 guards, steal nearly $7m Gunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million yesterday during an early morning robbery at a bank in central Baghdad that police say is the work of insurgents attempting to finance their operations.By: Hamid Ahmed|Date: Jul 29, 2009

...is no hard evidence linking Ahmed Wali Karzai to drug trafficking...helped persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept a Nov. 7 run... “We should not condemn Ahmed Wali Karzai or damage our critical... tags Afghanistan, CIA, Hamid Karzai, John Kerry, opium...

...is no hard evidence linking Ahmed Wali Karzai to drug trafficking...helped persuade Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept a Nov. 7 run... “We should not condemn Ahmed Wali Karzai or damage our critical... tags Afghanistan, CIA, Hamid Karzai, John Kerry, opium...

...Iraq's sovereignty and economy must be protected," Ahmed al-Safi told worshippers. "The Iraqi negotiators must...Shafika Matter and Jamal Halaby in Amman, Jordan, and Hamid Ahmed and Bushra Juhi in Baghdad contributed to this report...

...10 minutes reading the latest public comments from Iran's Ahmed-Whack-I-Job, while reminding yourself he's about to...morning, it appears in the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Tawfik Hamid calls it "The Trouble With Islam." I was nicer and called...