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Iraqi boy experiences Japanese elementary school

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy temporarily staying in Japan following a second round of surgery on his left eye, introduces himself in a class room at a public elementary school in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 5. He greeted students at Imazawa Elementary School by saying in Japanese, ''I'm from Iraq and pleased to meet you.''

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Iraqi boy leaves hospital after 2nd eye operation

MITAKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles as he is about to leave a hospital in Mitaka, western Tokyo, after his second eye operation on Dec. 28. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq.

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Mohamad to visit Japan again in July

MISHIMA, Japan - Yukiko Hashida (C), the wife of a Japanese journalist killed in Iraq, speaks at a press conference in Mishima, Shizauoka Prefecture, on June 8. She said that Mohamad Haytham Saleh, an Iraq boy whose left eye was injured in fighting between armed Iraqi groups and U.S. troops in Fallujah, will visit Japan on July 7 for a medical checkup.

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10-year-old Iraqi boy returns home

NARITA, Japan - Ten-year-old Mohamad Haytham Saleh, an Iraqi boy who underwent a second round of surgery on his left eye in Tokyo in December, waves as he leaves Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Jan. 15. The boy's left eye was injured during fighting between U.S. troops and militants in November 2003 in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah.

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Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

MITAKA, Japan - Tetsuo Hida, professor of Kyorin University who conducted an eye operation on Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, shakes hands with the boy's uncle after the operation ended in a success on Dec. 14. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. ''Although I am not sure to what extent he will regain his eyesight, he is now able to wear a contact lens,'' Hida said.

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Iraqi boy to have eye operation in Tokyo next week

NAGOYA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose left eye was badly injured during the fighting in the country, speaks at a press donference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 7. He will undergo a second operation in suburban Tokyo on Dec. 14.

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Iraqi boy visits Shizuoka hospital for eye treatment

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who has returned to Japan to receive further treatment on his left eye which was injured in a conflict, enters a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the treatment on Nov. 29. He was accompanied by Yukiko Hashida, whose late husband Shinsuke had arranged the boy's first trip to Numazu. (Pool photo)

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Iraqi boy happy to be back in 'peaceful' Japan

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who returned to Japan on Nov. 25 to receive further treatment on his left eye, poses during a press conference at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecure, on Nov. 26. He first came to Numazu in June for eye treatment and stayed in Japan a month.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Japan again for eye treatment

NARITA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, waves at well-wishers on arrival at Narita airport on Nov. 25 to have eye treatment following surgery in June in Shizuoka Prefecture. Accompanying him is Yukiko Hashida, 51, whose husband Shinsuke, 61, had arranged Mohamad's first trip to Japan for surgery.

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(1)Iraqi boy visits Japan again for eye treatment

NARITA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy smiles on arrival at Narita airport on Nov. 25 to have eye treatment following surgery in June in Shizuoka Prefecture. Accompanying him is Yukiko Hashida, 51, whose husband Shinsuke, 61, had arranged Mohamad's first trip to Japan for surgery.

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(2)Iraqi boy leaves for home after eye surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who was in Japan for eye surgery, and his father Haytham wave as they prepare to leave Tokyo's Haneda airport for their home country. Their visit to Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists before they were slain in May in Iraq.

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(1)Iraqi boy leaves for home after eye surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who had eye surgery in Japan, answers questions from reporters before leaving with his father for their home country from Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 7. His visit to Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists before they were slain in Iraq in May.

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Iraqi boy visits graves of Japanese journalists who helped him

UBE, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (C), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose eye surgery in Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists -- Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew, Kotaro Ogawa -- slain in May in Iraq, visits Hashida's gave in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 2. On the left is Hashia's wife Yukiko and Mohamad's father is on the right Haytham. Mohamad also visited Ogawa's grave.

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Iraqi boy to return home following eye operation

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), 10, from Iraq, who underwent surgery on his left eye in Japan, is encouraged by children at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 1. He will return to Iraq on July 7 after postoperative checks indicated he was making a steady recovery.

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Iraqi boy visits primary school in Shizuoka Pref.

NUMAZU, Japan - Ten-year-old Iraqi Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, chats with elementary school students in the city on June 21.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, poses for photos with tourists on June 20 in front of the Nippon Maru, which is moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984. The 10-year-old was invited for the trip by a non-governmental organization in Yokohama.

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(1)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (front), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, touches the helm of the Nippon Maru, moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984, on June 20. The 10-year-old was invited on the Yokohama visit by a nongovernmental organization in Yokohama.

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Saleh attends farewell gathering for slain journalists

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), 10, from Iraq who had surgery on his injured eye at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture on June 11, meets reporters at a farewell gathering for two Japanese journalists killed in Iraq -- Shinsuke Hashida and Kotaro Ogawa -- in Tokyo on June 19. The boy's visit to Japan was arranged by the two journalists. Ogawa's mother Yoko is at center and Hashida's wife Yukiko at right.

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Iraqi boy visits park near Mt. Fuji

FUJI, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L) who received surgery on his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11 visits a children's park near Mt. Fuji in the prefecture on June 19 with Japanese children.

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(3)Iraqi boy released from hospital

NUMAZU, Japan - Yukiko Hasihida (R), wife of slain journalist Shinsuke Hashida, talks to Mohamad Haytham Saleh, 10, from Iraq, at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 14 after his release from a hospital in the city. The boy received surgery on his injured left eye on a trip arranged by Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew Kotaro Ogawa, who were killed in an ambush in Iraq in May.

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(2)Iraqi boy released from hospital

NUMAZU, Japan - Yukiko Hasihida, wife of the late journalist Shinsuke Hashida, hugs Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 14 after Mohamad was released from a hospital in Nuzamu. The boy has been in Numazu for surgery on his injured left eye, on a trip arranged by Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew Kotaro Ogawa, who were killed in an ambush in Iraq in late May.

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(1)Iraqi boy released from hospital

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, waves as he leaves a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 14 after successfully undergoing surgery on his left eye. At left is his father Haytham.

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Iraqi boy receives eye surgery

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, 10, from Iraq recovers after receiving surgery on his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture on June 11. His father Haytham is with him.

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Head surgeon fields questions on Iraqi boy's surgery

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Dr. Tetsuo Hida answers questions regarding the surgery of 10-year-old Mohamad Haytham Saleh. Two Japanese journalists covering the Iraq war arranged for the boy's procedure before being killed in an ambush.

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Iraqi boy hospitalized for eye operation

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, walks into a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, accompanied by his father on June 9 to receive surgery on his left eye, which was injured during a gunfight last November in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah.

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Iraqi boy thanks Nihon Univ. for raising funds for eye treatment

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (R), 10, in Japan from Iraq to receive treatment for an injured eye, visits Nihon University in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 9 to thank the university for raising funds for his medical treatment.

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(2)Iraqi boy expected to recover sight in left eye

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (R), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy undergoing a medical check on an injured left eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, speaks at a news conference on June 5 accompanied by his father Haytham (L).

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(1)Iraqi boy expected to recover sight in left eye

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, arrives at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 5 to undergo a medical check on his injured left eye. ''We think we can recover his eyesight through surgery,'' a doctor said at a news conference and suggested that the boy undergo surgery as early as mid-June.

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(4)Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for eye treatment

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, receives a check for treatment of his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 4. (Pool photo)

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(3)Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for eye treatment

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (R), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles after being introduced to people supporting his visit to Japan on June 4 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He arrived in the city from Iraq to undergo treatment of an injured eye. Japanese journalist Shinsuke Hashida, who was killed in Iraq, had planned to bring the boy to Japan.

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(2)Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for eye treatment

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L, front), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, receives a bouquet of flowers after arriving in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, from Iraq, on June 4 to undergo assessment and treatment of an injured eye. He is accompanied by his father Haytham (L, back).

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Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for eye treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (R), 10, is accompanied by his father Haytham after arriving from Iraq at Narita airport June 4. They are in Japan so the boy can receive treatment for an injured eye. Japanese journalist Shinsuke Hashida, who was killed in Iraq, had planned to take the boy to Japan.

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Iarqi boy receives visa for Japan

AMMAN, Jordan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles after signing his visa with the help of a Japanese Embassy official in Amman on June 2. Mohamad is set to travel to Japan to receive medical treatment for his injured left eye.

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Iraqi boy leaves for Japan to receive eye treatment

AMMAN, Jordan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, speaks to reporters at Amman International Aiport on June 1 on his way to Japan to receive medical treatment for his injured left eye.

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Iraqi boy presented with air ticket to Japan for treatment

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, is presented with an air ticket in Baghdad on May 31 to enable him to visit Japan for eye treatment. He will come to Japan with the help of a Japanese sponsor after two Japanese journalists, who planned to take him to Japan, were fatally attacked in an ambush in Iraq.

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Iraqi boy to arrive in Japan on Friday for eye treatment

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), who stands with his father in this photo taken on May 30, will come to Japan on June 4 for eye treatment. Mohamad was originally scheduled to visit Japan on June 1, but the killing of his sponsors -- freelance journalists Shinsuke Hashida and Kotaro Ogawa -- threw his departure into disarray. The Japanese Embassy in Baghdad helped to rearrange his trip to Japan.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Japan again for eye treatment

NARITA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, waves at well-wishers on arrival at Narita airport on Nov. 25 to have eye treatment following surgery in June in Shizuoka Prefecture. Accompanying him is Yukiko Hashida, 51, whose husband Shinsuke, 61, had arranged Mohamad's first trip to Japan for surgery. (Kyodo)

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(1)Iraqi boy visits Japan again for eye treatment

NARITA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy smiles on arrival at Narita airport on Nov. 25 to have eye treatment following surgery in June in Shizuoka Prefecture. Accompanying him is Yukiko Hashida, 51, whose husband Shinsuke, 61, had arranged Mohamad's first trip to Japan for surgery. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy happy to be back in 'peaceful' Japan

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who returned to Japan on Nov. 25 to receive further treatment on his left eye, poses during a press conference at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecure, on Nov. 26. He first came to Numazu in June for eye treatment and stayed in Japan a month. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy visits Shizuoka hospital for eye treatment

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who has returned to Japan to receive further treatment on his left eye which was injured in a conflict, enters a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the treatment on Nov. 29. He was accompanied by Yukiko Hashida, whose late husband Shinsuke had arranged the boy's first trip to Numazu. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

MITAKA, Japan - Tetsuo Hida, professor of Kyorin University who conducted an eye operation on Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, shakes hands with the boy's uncle after the operation ended in a success on Dec. 14. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. ''Although I am not sure to what extent he will regain his eyesight, he is now able to wear a contact lens,'' Hida said. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy experiences Japanese elementary school

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy temporarily staying in Japan following a second round of surgery on his left eye, introduces himself in a class room at a public elementary school in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 5. He greeted students at Imazawa Elementary School by saying in Japanese, ''I'm from Iraq and pleased to meet you.'' (Kyodo)

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10-year-old Iraqi boy returns home

NARITA, Japan - Ten-year-old Mohamad Haytham Saleh, an Iraqi boy who underwent a second round of surgery on his left eye in Tokyo in December, waves as he leaves Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Jan. 15. The boy's left eye was injured during fighting between U.S. troops and militants in November 2003 in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah. (Kyodo)

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Mohamad to visit Japan again in July

MISHIMA, Japan - Yukiko Hashida (C), the wife of a Japanese journalist killed in Iraq, speaks at a press conference in Mishima, Shizauoka Prefecture, on June 8. She said that Mohamad Haytham Saleh, an Iraq boy whose left eye was injured in fighting between armed Iraqi groups and U.S. troops in Fallujah, will visit Japan on July 7 for a medical checkup. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy leaves hospital after 2nd eye operation

MITAKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles as he is about to leave a hospital in Mitaka, western Tokyo, after his second eye operation on Dec. 28. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy to have eye operation in Tokyo next week

NAGOYA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose left eye was badly injured during the fighting in the country, speaks at a press donference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 7. He will undergo a second operation in suburban Tokyo on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy visits graves of Japanese journalists who helped him

UBE, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (C), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose eye surgery in Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists -- Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew, Kotaro Ogawa -- slain in May in Iraq, visits Hashida's gave in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 2. On the left is Hashia's wife Yukiko and Mohamad's father is on the right Haytham. Mohamad also visited Ogawa's grave. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy visits park near Mt. Fuji

FUJI, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L) who received surgery on his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11 visits a children's park near Mt. Fuji in the prefecture on June 19 with Japanese children. (Kyodo)

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, poses for photos with tourists on June 20 in front of the Nippon Maru, which is moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984. The 10-year-old was invited for the trip by a non-governmental organization in Yokohama. (Kyodo)

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(2)Iraqi boy leaves for home after eye surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who was in Japan for eye surgery, and his father Haytham wave as they prepare to leave Tokyo's Haneda airport for their home country. Their visit to Japan was arranged by two Japanese freelance journalists before they were slain in May in Iraq. (Kyodo)