Iraq's acting speaker urges end to party boycotts
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Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.
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DAVOS, Switzerland -- An Iraqi Cabinet minister suggested yesterday that Sunni Muslims and other groups who boycott this weekend's election should receive jobs in Iraqi ministries to give them a stake in the future of a democratic nation.
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A top Shiite politician on Thursday acknowledged the contribution of U.S.-backed Sunni Arab groups to the decline in violence across Iraq and called for their use in the continuing fight against al-Qaida.
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DAMASCUS, Syria -- A man claiming to be the top spokesman for Iraq's former ruling party said the group will not stop aiding the insurgency or engage in national reconciliation efforts unless the US-backed government in Baghdad accepts conditions that would lead to its end.
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Thousands of anti-war campaigners took  to the streets of London Sunday calling for an end to the  "illegal occupation" of Iraq by U.S-led coalition troops.
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An audio recording purportedly by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden aired on Monday urged Iraqis to boycott January parliamentary polls and said anyone who took part would be an &quot;infidel.
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DUBAI - An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, aired on Monday urging Iraqis to boycott January parliamentary polls and saying anyone who takes part would be an &quot;infidel&quot;.
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Iraq&#39;s new prime minister, in his debut appearance before the UN General Assembly, appealed to world governments on Friday to put aside their differences over the war and help Baghdad rebuild.
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Iraq's prime minister urged ministers from the main Sunni Arab bloc on Saturday to return to their vacant government posts, suggesting he would soon form a new cabinet if they refused.
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BAGHDAD -- Shi'ite politicians demanded changes in Iraq's government yesterday, accusing a Sunni Arab party in the coalition of ties to terrorism after a bodyguard for its leader was arrested on suspicion of planning bomb attacks.
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Iraq's interim PM Iyad Allawi appeals to world leaders at the UN to help Iraq "defeat the forces of terrorism".
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki urged key players at a regional conference on Saturday to adopt a firm stand against terrorism in Iraq and stop playing out their differences in his country.
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The interim Iraqi prime minister Eyad Allawi has called on the international community to help Iraq. In a speech he delivered before the UN General Assembly, Allawi said that a war between the Iraqi people
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq's regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting insurgents in the country.
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An audio tape purportedly from al Qaeda  leader Osama bin Laden urged Iraqis Monday to boycott January's  elections, saying anyone who takes part would be an "infidel."
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CAIRO - A man believed to be Osama bin Laden urges Iraqis to boycott next month&#39;s elections and endorses Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi as his Iraqi deputy in an audiotape broadcast Monday by Al-Jazeera television.
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Iraq's prime minister urged regional rivals on Saturday to stop playing out their differences in his country, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria.