Global Security (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
An Iraqi election official has proposed that the nation's parliamentary poll be held on January 21, five days later than previously scheduled.
Global Security (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
After weeks of argument, the Iraqi parliament has finally passed a new electoral law that will allow crucial national elections to go ahead early next year.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Baghdad - Iraq is now scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on January 21, the country's electoral commission announced Monday, five days later than originally scheduled. The delay followed weeks of tense negotiations among parliamentarians over voting in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and its environs that had repeatedly delayed a vote on the elections law. Many Iraqi Kurds hope to...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Baghdad - Iraqi parliamentary elections now scheduled for January 16 will likely be delayed, an Iraqi lawmaker said on Thursday, as wrangling over the disputed region of Kirkuk continued. The case of Kirkuk is still the biggest obstacle on the elect...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
There are growing indications that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, notwithstanding previous statements to the contrary, may soon decide to rejoin the grand Shi'ite coalition. In the meantime, Iranian Majlis speaker Ali Larijani is due to ... November 4, 2009, 9:43 am
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Baghdad - US soldiers operating with Iraqi counterparts near the Iraqi-Syrian border on Wednesday shot and killed an Iraqi man in a raid on a building, Iraqi police and the US military said. The incident took place as US and Iraqi forces searched a b...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Malikion Monday met the UN special envoy who started a probe over two deadly bombings that struck government buildings in central Baghdad, Maliki's office said. Maliki told UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco that neighboring countries interfere in Iraq's affairs, accusing them of "targeting the political process,"...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Nearly half of all Iraqis who died in October perished in a single coordinated attack against government offices in Baghdad, AP figures revealed Monday.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Nearly half of all Iraqis who died in October perished in a single coordinated attack against government offices in Baghdad, AP figures revealed Monday.
JURIST (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
[JURIST] The Iraqi Parliament passed a controversial election law amendment on Sunday, paving the way for January elections as mandated by the Iraqi Constitution. The new law addresses two issues that were the cause of an impasse. The amended law calls for open lists that name the candidates, not just their parties. It also gives the UN authority to take part in overseeing voting regulations...
Memri Latest Blogs (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Former Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi has denied receiving financial support from outside to finance his elections campaign. [It was alleged in Iraq that he has received as much as $100 million for this purpose. Others have written that the ... November 9, 2009, 10:14 am
UN Dispatch (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Summary: Get it while it's hot: Iraq passes long-awaited election law; H1N1 flu grips Afghanistan; scientists wonder if a massive reservoir caused last year's lethal earthquake in China. Top Story: IRAQ PASSES ELECTION LAW On Sunday Iraq's parliament passed an election law that paves the way for elections in late January. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and U.S. President Barack...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... on Aug. 19 and Oct. 25, which killed and injured hundreds of civilians, was "to paralyze the Iraqi state and its institutions and to abort the democratic political process under way in Iraq.""These attacks should be investigated because they are a threat to international peace and security and because the security situation in Iraq, which is regarded as the forward battleground in the global...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... on Aug. 19 and Oct. 25, which killed and injured hundreds of civilians, was "to paralyze the Iraqi state and its institutions and to abort the democratic political process under way in Iraq.""These attacks should be investigated because they are a threat to international peace and security and because the security situation in Iraq, which is regarded as the forward battleground in the global...
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... on Aug. 19 and Oct. 25, which killed and injured hundreds of civilians, was "to paralyze the Iraqi state and its institutions and to abort the democratic political process under way in Iraq.""These attacks should be investigated because they are a threat to international peace and security and because the security situation in Iraq, which is regarded as the forward battleground in the global...
