735 Stories, most recent news story added 1 hour 18 minutes ago
The prime minister appealed Wednesday to Iraqis to stand by their security forces, even as angry lawmakers demanded answers and called on top officials to resign following the third massive attack against government sites since summer.
Iraqi lawmakers reached a minutes-to-midnight deal late Sunday, clearing a path to national elections early next year that are seen as crucial to a smooth U.S. troop withdrawal.
Baghdad -- Lawmakers pulled Iraq back from the brink of a constitutional crisis on Sunday night, brokering a last-minute compromise that will allow for the first national elections since 2005, which will be held in early 2010.
Iraq's parliament passed a reworked election law on Sunday, heading off a dispute that threatened to derail upcoming elections.
Baghdad - Iraq's parliament adopted a new election law late Sunday, finally paving the way for voters to head to the polls early next year. The next parliament would see an increase from 275 seats to 325 seats, according to the new bill, which also a...
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 6, 2009 - Iraqi lawmakers finally approved a new version of a stalled electoral law late on Sunday, paving the way for parliamentary polls to be held early next year.
BAGHDAD -- In a last-minute compromise reached under heavy U.S. pressure, Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday approved a law on seat distribution for the upcoming parliamentary election.
Iraq's parliament passed a reworked election law on Sunday, heading off a dispute among religious and ethnic factions that threatened to derail upcoming elections and potentially delay the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Parliament Approves Agreement in Emergency Session, Clearing Way for Vote in Early 2010
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers have approved a law that clears the way for parliament elections early next year. The law was approved late Sunday night in an emergency parliament session after days of wrangling by politicians.
Baghdad - An agreement has been reached by the parties in Parliament on a new election law for Iraq's upcoming vote, legislators said Sunday. If passed, the it would pave the way for voters to head to the polls early next year. However, the legislato...
Iraqi leaders reached agreement Sunday to clear the way for parliament elections early next year that are seen as an important step toward political reconciliation and easing the withdrawal of U.S. troops, an official said.
Gunmen killed four Iraqi policemen at a checkpoint west of Baghdad in an early morning attack Sunday, police officials said.
Refugee activists are developing plans to build a Mandaean cultural center somewhere in Massachusetts so the increasing number of Iraqi Mandaeans settling in the area can try to preserve their rapidly disappearing two-millennia-old religion.
BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen killed four Iraqi policemen at a checkpoint west of Baghdad in an early morning attack Sunday,...
Baghdad - Six people were killed and six injured in attacks targeting mostly police stations and patrols in Iraq on Sunday, police said. Two people were killed and six injured in several attacks in the northern city of Kirkuk. The victims were believ...
