Nouri al-Maliki News on Daylife

Veto of Iraq's Election Law Could Force Vote Delay

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:50:53 GMT

BAGHDAD -- Iraq was thrown into a fresh political crisis on Wednesday after a vice president vetoed a newly passed election law, delaying the vote, setting off fresh sectarian wrangling and possibly complicating plans to withdraw American troops.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Iraq PM blasts veto of election law

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:07:58 GMT

The US state department expressed disappointment and urged Iraqi leaders to move quickly to resolve the situation.
Source: Al Jazeera

Iraq at a crossroads: Constitutional Review Committee fills in crucial gaps

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:20:22 GMT

BAGHDAD: Iraq is at a historical crossroads on the bumpy road to democracy.
Source: Lebanon Daily Star

Syria and Iraq and Lebanon and ….

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:07:48 GMT

Eric Schwartz (center), US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, talks to schoolgirls during his visit at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) girls' school at a Palestinian refugee camp in...
Source: SyriaComment.com

Non-Random Notes (Throughout the day)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:56:38 GMT

President Barack Obama on Wednesday met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in Beijing. Nearing the end of his first-ever trip to China, Obama said he came determined to strengthen a vital partnership. It’s unclear what he’s getting. ** OBAMA TODAY.
Source: New West Notes

Iraq election law veto threatens US withdrawal plan

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:25:13 GMT

The Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, says he is surprised by the veto.
Source: Guardian Unlimited

All quiet on Iraq's western front

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:56:01 GMT

According to the Iraqi government, Syria is responsible for 90% of the insurgent violence still wracking the country.
Source: BBC News

Accustomed to danger, Iraqi journalists now face legal attacks

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:03:24 GMT

Iraqi journalists, long used to physical attacks, are facing a new kind of threat from expensive legal actions and interference from the powerful political parties that dominate the government.
Source: The State

Quoted in 'Obama, Clinton: Walls of tyranny still remain (video)'

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:39:00 GMT

said in Beltway Blips:

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Kurdish President Massoud Barzani pledged Sunday to resolve disputes over land and oil

Photo from AP Photo

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:15:55 GMT

In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, talks with the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:48:57 GMT

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives the new Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven (L) in Baghdad November 1, 2009.

Quoted in 'Bombings rock Iraq's political landscape'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:25:42 GMT

Nouri al-Maliki said in People's Daily Online:

The cowardly acts of terrorism which occurred today, must not weaken the resolution of Iraqis to continue their journey and to fight the followers of the fallen regime, the Baathists and al-Qaeda

Iraqi PM Says Iraq Ready for US Withdrawal - Nouri al-Maliki

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:40:49 GMT