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Iraqi Sunni leaders call for vast participation in coming elections
Iraq, Politics, 7/16/2005

Jaafari for comprehensive cooperation with Iran
The Iraqi prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari is today in Tehran in a visit which is his first held by an Iraqi leader for the neighboring state since decades. Iran's population is mostly Shi'a and has close connections to the southern part of the country.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/16/2005

Guardian: 60 Iraqis day from explosion
Iraq, Politics, 7/16/2005

Egyptian diplomatic mission leaves Baghdad
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/16/2005

Guardian: Robin Cook on London explosions: our troops are part of the problem
Cook wrote "I do not draw a parallel between London and Baghdad to diminish the pain and horror caused by the crime on our own shores, but because that appalling experience should give us some insight into the violence that is now a daily occurrence in Iraq
Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/16/2005

Iraqi forces assume greater solo responsibilities, US general says
Iraqi military and police forces are providing security for increasingly larger swaths of the country and are commanding more respect daily, says a U.S. military officer with knowledge of their operations.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/16/2005

29 persons killed in Baghdad attacks
Some 29 persons were killed and other 100 injured in a series of suicide attacks and armed operations that took place in Baghdad and targeted the American forces and the Iraqi police forces.
Iraq, Military, 7/16/2005

US soldiers in Iraq killed in attacks near Jordan
The American army admitted that two of its members were killed on Thursday in a bomb explosion near the border with Jordan. Al-Qaida organization in Mesopotamia claimed responsibility for these attacks.
Iraq, Politics, 7/16/2005

Jaafari in Tehran tomorrow
Iraq's prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari will be in Tehran on Saturday in the first visit for an Iraqi prime minister to Iran since the fall of the regime of Saddam Hussein during which he will sign important electricity and oil agreements to help in solving the energy crisis in Iraq.
Iraq-Iran, Politics, 7/15/2005

Suspected killer of Egyptian ambassador arrested
al-Qaida organization confirmed that the American forces detained one of its officials in Baghdad but denied that Abu Abdul Aziz, the man who was arrested recently, to be "the Prince of Baghdad" as described by the chief of staff of the American forces Richard Meyers.
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/15/2005

Explosion near Green Zone in Baghdad
Iraqi security sources said that one booby trapped car went off on Thursday at an inspection point near the Green Zone which includes government buildings and diplomatic missions in Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 7/15/2005

Assistant to Zarqawi arrested
The US army announced that its forces arrested in Baghdad one of the main aides to the leader of al-Qaida organization in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/14/2005

Bodies of 11 Sunni Iraqis found dead
A source in the Sunni Waqf Divan, one of the main Sunni leadership in Iraq, announced that 11 bodies inlcuding one for a Sunni Mosque Imam (preacher) were found in Baghdad.
Iraq, Politics, 7/14/2005

24 Iraqis, American killed in a booby trapped explosion
Medical and military sources in Iraq said that 24 Iraqis were killed and at least 18 injured on Wednesday in a suicide attack by a booby trapped car that targeted an American military vehicle in Baghdad.
Iraq, Military, 7/14/2005

Investigation with Saddam Hussein progressing
The Iraqi judge assigned to investigate the toppled Iraqi president Saddam Hussein and members of his regime announced that the investigations in preperations for their trial achieved great progress.
Iraq, Politics, 7/14/2005

Tantawi urges Iraqis to stand united
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/13/2005

Detention acts adds to growing sectarianism in Iraqi
In the context of the acts of detention, the American forces detained Sheikh Talal Abdul Karim al-Matar, chief of the tribes council in Sameraa ( 120 km to the north of Baghdad) on charge of involvement in launching operations against the American forces and giving shelters to gunmen, according to a source in the Iraqi police.
Iraq, Military, 7/13/2005

Abul-Gheit: Killers did not give Egypt a chance to negotiate with insurgents
In an interview with the Egyptian Television program "New Morning," Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit denied claims by Iraqi officials that Ihab el-Sherif had made contacts with armed Iraqi groups. He said he who claims that must submit evidence.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/13/2005

Jafaari refuses to schedule US withdrawal from Iraq
Iraq's prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari refused to specify a schedule for a complete withdrawal for the coalition forces led by the USA from Iraq at the meantime.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/13/2005

The series of explosions continue in Iraq
Three civilians were killed and other 15 injured in a booby trapped car explosion targeted one American vehicle in the industrial quarter area to the south of Karkouk.
Iraq, Military, 7/13/2005

Iraqi delegation to Cairo to contain crisis
The Iraqi authorities yesterday tried to contain the escalation in the crisis with Egypt, as a result of Iraqi statements after the killing of Egypt's top diplomat in Baghdad, and announced that an Iraqi delegation will shortly visit Cairo, stressing that Iraq will not permit the assassination of head of the Egyptian diplomatic mission in Baghdad Eyhab al-Sharif to affect relations between the two states.
Iraq-Egypt, Politics, 7/12/2005

Basra governor calls for fair sharing of oil resources
The governor of Basra, in the south of Iraq, called for what he called a fair sharing of oil revenues by the central government, adding that he gave it a three week period to meet this demand.
Iraq, Politics, 7/12/2005

New bloody day in Iraq
Gunmen in Iraq yesterday killed nine Iraqi soldiers in al-Khales city near Baqouba to the north east of Baghdad, seven of them killed in an armed clash and two in a booby trapped car explosion. This was one day after the killing of 50 persons in various areas in Iraq.
Iraq, Military, 7/12/2005

Two American, 15 Iraqi soldiers killed in attacks
The American army said in a statement on Monday that two marines were killed in battles with gunmen to the west of Iraq. The two soldiers were killed on Sunday in Hait in al-Anbar governorate.
Iraq, Military, 7/12/2005

US army releases US film maker in Iraq
The American army released on Sunday an American film maker of Iranian origin after he was held in Iraq for two months over suspicion that he is a member in the Islamic group.
Iraq-USA, Local, 7/12/2005

US, Iraq sign trade and investment framework pact
Iraq-USA, Economics, 7/12/2005

Jordan - Iraq borders blocked temporarily
Jordan-Iraq, Local, 7/12/2005

Sunday Times: Allawi: Iraq may be on verge of civil war
Iraq's former interim prime minister "Iyad Allawi has warned that his country is facing civil war and has predicted dire consequences for Europe and America as well as the Middle East if the crisis is not resolved," The British Sunday Times reported yesterday.
Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/11/2005

Interim Iraqi president accuses Jaafari of monopolizing authority
The Interim Iraqi President Jalal al-Talibani accused the interim Iraqi President Ibrahim al-Jaafari of monopolizing authorities in Baghdad.
Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2005

Mail On Sunday: USA, Britain to withdraw more forces from Iraq
Both the USA and Britain are thinking of pulling out more than 100,000 men from Iraq by the end of 2006. This measure is among many other options.
Iraq-UK, Politics, 7/11/2005

Egypt astonished at Iraqi statement on slain envoy
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul -Gheit yesterday expressed his astonishment at statements attributed to Iraqi officials that their government is investigating if Egypt's slain envoy Ihab el-Sherif had contacts with the insurgents.
Egypt-Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2005

Jaafari vows to ensure security of diplomats in Iraq
Concerning attacks which targeted several diplomatic missions in Iraq, the Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari stressed that his government will work to ensure full protection of embassies and diplomats recruited in Baghdad in coordination with the Iraqi ministry of the interior.
Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/11/2005

32 Iraqis killed in Baghdad, Musil, Karkouk
In one of the most violent among these attacks, some 25 persons were killed and other 47 injured when one person detonated himself wearing an explosive belt amid a crowd of men recruited in the Iraqi army.
Iraq, Military, 7/11/2005

Saddam Hussein still smokes Cuban Cigar
Iraq, Politics, 7/11/2005


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