Gulf Arabs Want All Iraqis to Take Part in Polls
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Sunni-led Gulf Arab states, worried by rising Shi'ite power in Iraq, urged the United States on Tuesday to ensure all religious and ethnic groups take part in next month's elections, which Shi'ites look poised to win.
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The BBC's correspondents report from across the Middle East as Iraqis go to the polls to elect a transitional Iraqi assembly.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Arab delegations to an  international conference on Iraq said on Monday it might turn  out better to delay Iraqi elections beyond January to ensure  full participation.
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Iraq&#39;s interim prime minster, Ayad Allawi, appealed today to what he called the &quot;spectators&quot; in the war in Iraq - specifically France and Germany - to become more involved in creating
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AMMAN, Jordan  - Thousands of Iraqis voted abroad  Sunday as their compatriots at home braved bombs and threats to  go the polls in the first multi-party election in 50 years.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday stressed the importance of persuading as many Iraqis as possible to participate in the general elections scheduled for January.
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Under the guidance of Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Shiite parties presented a list Thursday of 228 candidates for next month's parliamentary elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must now decide whether to join the race or renounce a vote that will help determine the country's future.
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Campaigning has been dirty and divisive ahead of parliamentary elections Saturday in this U.S. Gulf ally: Mobile text messages warn voters that a landmark Shiite Muslim victory would turn Bahrain into a new Iraq and that female candidates will spread immorality.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi met Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders in neighboring Jordan, trying to drum up support for the election, seen as vital for building a democratic government in Iraq.
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IRAQâS electoral commission announced yesterday that the countryâs first polls would be held on January 30, amid rising concern that violence would make voting impossible in many Sunni-dominated areas.
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Israel has pledged it would do all it can to help a smooth election to choose a successor to the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, including allowing Arabs in occupied and annexed east Jerusalem to vote.
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With seven weeks to go before landmark  polls, Iraq's electoral body is stepping up a campaign to  inform voters of their rights, but widespread ignorance remains  among the electorate, interviews show.
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THREE MINISTERS of Iraq&#39;s interim government and the leaders of 17 political parties, including the two major Kurdish parties, signed a petition Friday asking that the countrywide elections for a national assembly scheduled for Jan.
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The next step is for all Palestinians to participate in elections, including those in occupied territories and in exile. By Omar Merhi.
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Several political groups in Iraq are calling for the postponement of national elections, scheduled for January 30. The parties, mostly Sunni Muslim, Kurdish and secular groups, cited security
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a surprise visit to Baghdad Tuesday, has expressed hope that all Iraqis will take part in next month&#39;s elections.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said elections will be held on time in his country on January 30 &quot;whatever the situation&quot;.