Iraqi head paints dark picture for assembly
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In his first speech before the interim national assembly, Prime Minister Ayad Allawi on Tuesday gave a sobering account of the threat posed by the insurgency, saying Iraq&#39;s instability is a &quot;source of worry for many people&quot; and that the
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A top member of the Shia alliance that won the Iraqi election calls for national unity to build a new state.
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Iraqi officials were fed up with his deferential treatment of the former dictator, but the U.S. was blindsided
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NAJAF, Iraq -- In a shabby but spotless living room in the holy city of Najaf, a top deputy of Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr quietly sketched out his vision of the Iraq to come, after the Americans withdraw.
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Talks aimed at curbing bloodshed are under way attended by representatives of various groups in Iraq.
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Major partners in Iraq's governing coalition are in behind-the-scenes talks to oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki amid discontent over his failure to quell raging violence, according to lawmakers involved.
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Iraq's new prime minister, in his debut appearance before the U.N. General Assembly, appealed to world governments on Friday to put aside their differences over the war and help Baghdad rebuild.
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BASRA, Iraq -- Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, who is responsible for bringing democracy to Iraq, got a stirring taste of electoral politics on a recent swing through the impoverished Shi'ite south of the country.
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A member of the Shia alliance which took most of the vote in Iraq calls for national unity to build a new state.
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Iraq's new prime minister, in  his debut appearance before the U.N. General Assembly, appealed  to world governments on Friday to put aside their differences  over the war and help Baghdad rebuild.
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A day after a Pentagon report described spreading sectarian violence and increasingly complex security problems in Iraq, President Bush painted a rosier picture.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is addressing a joint session of the US Congress on Thursday.
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Iraq's leaders have just months to mend   their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of   parliament told wrangling deputies on Wednesday after a car   bomb caused dozens of casualties at the morning rush hour.
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq arrived here today for a meeting with President Bush that will focus on finding a strategy to stop the violence in Iraq.
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Rep. Bobby Jindal is planning to demonstrate solidarity with Iraqi voters by dipping a finger in purple ink before President Bush's State of the Union speech Wednesday.
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The weak Iraqi government, riven by factions, is still crucial to most visions for stabilizing the nation.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was   expected to present a national reconciliation plan to   parliament on Sunday aimed at defusing the Sunni insurgency and   tackling sectarian violence, political sources said.