Bahrain renews Iraqi talks offer
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Bahrain last night reiterated His Majesty King Hamad&#39;s offer to host an Iraqi political multi-sectarian conference in Manama.
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The Iraqi foreign minister said today that the interim Iraqi government planned to meet soon in Jordan with leaders of the insurgency to try to persuade them to take part in legitimate politics here.
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Iraq's main Sunni Arab bloc said on Monday it was ready to return to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite-led administration in an effort to revive the national unity government that collapsed last year.
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Iran's foreign minister said Monday his country would be open to holding further talks with the U.S. over Iraq's security, while also criticizing the U.S. for not having a "plan to overcome the current crisis," state-run media reported Monday.
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MANAMA: Bahrain last night joined international efforts to secure the release of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar urged the kidnappers to free Ken Bigley and other hostages soon.
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BAGHDAD, Aug 29  - The Iraqi government and the office of Shiite Muslim radical leader Moqtada Sadr held talks Sunday to try to end continued fighting in his militia&#39;s Baghdad stronghold of Sadr City.
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Iran wants to renew high-level talks with U.S. officials on security in Iraq, insisting that discussions take place between ambassadors and not lower-level functionaries, Iraqi officials said Monday.
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Syria is indicating a willingness to resume peace negotiations after more than four years of deadlock.
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Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks on Monday over the issue of Iraqi security, an Iranian newspaper on Sunday quoted an unnamed official as saying.
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Iraq&#39;s interim government has resumed talks to pacify the western town of Falluja and avert a military assault on the rebel stronghold that has faced heavy US bombardment in recent days.
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A high-level Iraqi delegation held talks with Turkish officials Friday to try to defuse tensions over Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - 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.    The announcement came as fresh violence erupted in Baghdad and Mosul...
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Second round of talks about Iraq security to follow up on landmark meeting held in May, US officials say.
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Syria and Iraq are to restore diplomatic relations, after a break of more than 20 years, it is announced in Baghdad.
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A PROPOSAL by Shura Council chairman Dr Faisal Al Mousawi to form a joint Bahraini-Romanian executive friendship committee was yesterday welcomed by Romanian vice-president Ioen Talpes during their meeting in ...
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Iraq's Independent Electoral Commission said on Wednesday it may consider holding next month's elections over an extended period, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had suggested.
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Iraqâs Prime Minister Iyad Allawi will today have talks with Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon and International Development Secretary Hilary Benn.