Iraqi Politics

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Cheque-cashing crew makes millions in Baghdad

Reuters US Online Report World News 3 days ago

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi authorities are investigating large-scale fraud at Baghdad municipality where employees have stolen millions of dollars, officials said on Monday. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, facing an election next year in which a major theme may be an epidemic of ...

Iraq says October 25 bombers came from Syria: spokesman

AFP Global Edition 4 days ago

Iraq on Sunday for the first time said that the bombers who killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25 came from neighbouring Syria, but steered well clear of accusing Damascus of collusion. "The group came from Syria but we ...

Iraq PM ramps up attacks on Baathists before vote

AP News 4 days ago

Iraqi prime minister steps up attacks on Baathists before vote, stoking tensions with Sunnis A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national ...

Iraq Saddam's Supporters

AP News 4 days ago

FILE - In this file photo made on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seen at a rally in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad. A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against ...

Former UN diplomat defends Kurdistan oil interests

AP News 7 days ago

Former UN diplomat who advised Kurds defends oil interests in northern Iraq A former U.S. ambassador who served as a private advisor to Kurdish leaders in Iraq defended his financial stake in oil fields in the country's north, insisting Saturday there was ...

FRANCE IRAQ

AP News 9 days ago

French First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy, left, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, are seen at the start of a gala dinner with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, not seen, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. France laid the ...

Iraq's Kurdish parties lose unity ahead of January election

AFP Global Edition 13 days ago

Iraq's Kurdish politicians, locked in dispute with the Baghdad government, will lack unity for the first time when fighting January's general election, due to the rise of a new opposition force. The two biggest Kurdish parties, who have reigned supreme in shaping ...

The Guardian ordered to pay Iraq PM compensation

AFP European Edition 15 days ago

The Guardian has been ordered to pay Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki compensation for describing him as increasingly autocratic in an article, the paper said on Wednesday. An Iraqi court upheld a complaint of defamation against Maliki and ordered the Guardian to ...

The Guardian ordered to compensate Iraqi PM

AFP European Edition 15 days ago

The Guardian newspaper has been ordered to pay Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki financial compensation for describing him as increasingly autocratic in an article, the paper said Wednesday. An Iraqi court upheld a complaint of defamation against the prime minister and ordered ...

Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqis

AP News 15 days ago

Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M plan to pay off Iraqi officials after killings of 17 civilians Former top executives at Blackwater Worldwide say the U.S. security contractor sent about $1 million to its Iraq office with the intention of paying off officials in ...

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