US Reallocates Iraqi Aid Money for Security and Jobs Programs
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The Bush administration Tuesday said it is reallocating nearly $3.5 billions in aid money for Iraq to bolster security and generate new jobs in advance of elections to be held there in January.
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The United States will accelerate the resettlement of about 7,000 Iraqis referred by the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and will contribute $18 million to the agency's appeal for Iraq, about one-third of the total, Undersecretary of State Paula J. Dobriansky said Wednesday.
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The Spanish government announced here Monday that it will write off 80 percent of Iraq's debt, or 482 million US dollars, to help rebuild the war-torn country.
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The United States on Wednesday announced a resumption of military aid to Thailand suspended in the wake of the 2006 coup, after a democratically elected government was unveiled in Bangkok.
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The Bush administration is seeking  about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this  year in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both  conflicts to almost $300 billion so far.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration plans to ask for between $80 billion and $100 billion to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan next year, rather than the $70 billion to $75 billion the White House privately told members of Congress before the election, according to Pentagon and White House officials.
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Major economic powers agreed on Sunday to write off billions of dollars of debt for Iraq in a deal that marked a significant step in U.S. efforts to help put the Iraqi economy back on its feet.
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The Bush administration on Monday requested an additional $42.3 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, bringing the 2008 request for total war funding to $189.3 billion.
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Major economic powers agreed to write off $31 billion of Iraqi debt on Sunday in a major breakthrough for US-led efforts to get Iraq&#39;s economy back on its feet.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced plans Monday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City to cities nationwide in an attempt to disarm the country. U.S. forces also reported fresh attacks against alleged terrorist strongholds in Fallujah.
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The US House of Representatives has given the government the green light to spend 20 million dollars to provide humanitarian aid to North Koreans inside and outside the country, and moved to make refugees from the country eligible for asylum in the United States.
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BAGHDAD -- Ayad Allawi, Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister announced plans yesterday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City to cities countrywide in an attempt to disarm the country.
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The US administration is expected to request an additional $80bn for military  operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The government, citing the importance of US ties and the needs of Iraqis, decided Thursday to extend the mission of the Self-Defense Forces in Iraq for one year from Dec. 14.
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The US shifts $1.8 billion from reconstruction to train Iraqi police forces increasingly targeted by insurgents.
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WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has agreed to write off Iraq&#39;s debts to Washington of $4.1 billion, racked up during the regime of Saddam Hussein.
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The U.S. government will pay $5.8 billion to help Iraq expand further its army and police force, which are deemed too small for its security needs