No reservations yet made for Arab Summit – Govt. Spokesman
BAGHDAD/ IraqiNews.com: No reservations have yet been received confirming attendance of the coming Arab Summit, due in Baghdad at the end of next month, the government spokesman announced here today.…
Turkish artillery shells Iraqi Kurdistan borders
ARBIL / IraqiNews.com: Turkish artillery have renewed their shelling of Iraqi Kurdish borders near Arbil province, leading to the emigration of citizens from their villages, according to National Kurdistan Union…
Talabani, Barzani mull new govt. formation
SULAIMANIYA / IraqiNews.com: Head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Jalal Talabani, and Head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, discussed on Monday the formation of the new government…
Maliki invites Bangladeshi premier to visit Iraq
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki invited his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to visit Iraq, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. “Iraqi Ambassador to Bangladesh Shaker…
White Bloc calls for unifying efforts to render Arab summit successful
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The White al-Iraqiya Bloc on Monday urged Iraqi political blocs to set their differences aside and unify efforts to render the Arab summit, slated for late March…
More than 1,000 media men to attend Arab summit – spokesperson
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: More than 1,000 media men will attend the coming Arab summit in Baghdad late March, the official spokesperson of the Iraqi government said on Monday. During a…
No discussions on Iraq’s crisis at Arab summit – lawmaker
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Mahmoud Othman, a lawmaker from the Kurdistan Alliance, criticized statements made by Iyad Allawi, leader of al-Iraqiya Bloc, in which he suggested tackling Iraq’s present crisis in…
Jordanian monarch receives Arab summit invitation
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Jordanian King Abdullah II on Sunday received an invitation from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to attend the Arab summit due to be held in Baghdad in late…
Culture minister conveys Talabani’s message to Saudi Arabia
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Culture Minister Saadoun al-Dulaimi conveyed a message from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia during…
Zebari arrives in Muscat for two-day visit
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari arrived Sunday in Muscat for a two-day official visit to the Sultanate of Oman as an envoy of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani,…
Sadrist leader criticizes armed vehicles for MPs
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com : Sadrist Trend leader Muqtadqa al-Sadr criticized today the parliamentary voting to buy armed vehicles for MPs within 2012 federal budget. He described this move as…
Sadr statement against Maliki is media distortion, two MPs
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Two State of Law MPs described Sadrist leader Muqtada al-Sadr charges of Premier Nouri al-Maliki with “dictatorship” as manipulated by media organs, praising the relations between their…