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Jalal Talabani

It’s the right time for Egypt-Iraq relations, says Aboul Gheit

BAGHDAD: Egypt sent its foreign minister to Iraq for the first time in nearly two decades, saying it is the right time to expand relations between the two nations, in a sign of growing Arab acceptance of the country's Shia-led...

Iraqi Christians Lobby for Representation

BAGHDAD (UPI) -- Iraqi Christians are growing concerned over their diminishing political voice in the country as their rights of representation fade, officials said. Several Iraqi lawmakers, including Prime Minister Nouri...

Monday: 2 Iraqis Killed, 1 Wounded

Excerpt: Few reports of violence came out of Iraq today. At least two Iraqis were killed and another was wounded in them. In a speech, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called for strengthening the federal government. Meanwhile,...

Iraq President meets US Forces chief Odierno

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani received on Sunday in Al Sulaymaniya top US Forces Commander in Iraq General Raymond Odierno and the delegation accompanying him. Both officials discussed the political process in Iraq and means...

Turks, Kurdish Rebels in Major Clash

ANKARA, Turkey - The Turkish army clashed with Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq in their deadliest battle in eight months, and the government vowed Oct. 5 to fight the rebels at full force. The Oct. 3...

Assyrians Demonstrate in Los Angeles Against Iraq Election Law

Los Angeles (AINA) -- On Sunday October 5, 2008, the Assyrian community of Southern California gathered at the Federal Building in Westwood to take a stance against the Iraqi Parliament's recent removal of Article 50.

Kurds Respond to Arafat Comparison

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- U.S. representatives for the Kurdish government Monday offered a rebuttal to comparisons between the president of Iraqi Kurdistan and Yasser Arafat. Sam Brennan with the Center for Strategic and...

Iraq's presidency approves elections law

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's presidential council on Friday ratified a law that paves the way for the first provincial elections in four years, officials said. But it came only after Iraqi lawmakers agreed to set aside the divisive...

Provincial law endorsed with concern over abrogated article - Summary [The Earth Times Online...

Baghdad - Iraq's presidential council endorsed a long- delayed provincial election law, according to a statement issued on Friday by the office of Tareq al-Hashemi, deputy to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. However, the council...

Report: Iraqi president fails to approve new provincial law

Baghdad - Iraq's Presidential Council did not ratify a new provincial elections law because of fears that minorities would not be guaranteed representation in provincial councils, an Iraqi news organization said Friday quoting...