Jalal Talabani

Iraq's Cabinet says yes to US Pact

Iraq's Cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday, ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces to remain for three more years in the country they first occupied in 2003. The deal...

Iraqi Christians are not second-class citizens, says Mgr Warduni

"But we [the Iraqi Christians] cannot accept marginalisation. We are not second-class citizens; we are like everybody else with equal rights and equal duties and want to play our part in rebuilding our beloved homeland."

U.S., Iraq both hope security deal reached

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. officials hope they soon can reach a long-term security agreement with Iraq concerning U.S. troops, the U.S. State Department said Friday. "We certainly hope to get that deal. We think it's a...

Sadr Threatens Attacks on U.S. Troops if Accord Passes

BAGHDAD, Nov. 14 -- Radical Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr threatened Friday to resume attacks on U.S. forces if they remain in Iraq, as envisioned in a draft security agreement that would allow them to stay until the end of 2011.

Iraqi premier backs security accord

Calls for U.S. troop withdrawal by end of 2011 By Leila Fadel, McClatchy Newspapers BAGHDAD -- After months of tough negotiations and multiple revisions, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has decided to back the controversial...

American University takes root in northern Iraq

By Associated Press Friday, November 14, 2008 - Tucked away in the heart of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, a U.S. style university with bold plans to attract the country’s top talent has quickly found a following among young...

Three-way talks against PKK get under way

A US official had talks with Turkish Interior Ministry officials yesterday in Ankara to discuss a proposed mechanism of three-way consultations among Turkey, Iraq and the United States against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’...

Iraqi president expresses support to AL's mission in Iraq

Baghdad - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani expressed his full support to the Arab League's mission in Iraq and to facilitate its work in the country, according to a presidential statement released on Thursday. "President Jalal...

Iraqi PM feuds with Kurds over militias (AFP)

by Joseph Krauss Joseph Krauss – 17 mins ago AFP – President of Iraqi Kurdistan region Massud Barzani speaks during a press conference upon his arrival … BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki stepped up a war of...

Iraqi Bishop: Christians are not Second Class Citizens

The patriarch’s vicar slams the “marginalisation of the Christian community” and the “violation of rights” guaranteed by the Iraqi constitution. BAGHDAD (AsiaNews) – Mgr Shlemon Warduni, auxiliary bishop of Baghdad, expressed...

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