Iraq Parliament

Iraq's Sunni-Backed Lawmakers End Parliament Boycott

AP | By SINAN SALAHEDDIN | Posted 04.01.2012

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's parliament reconvened Tuesday after Sunni-backed lawmakers ended their boycott to protest alleged persecution of Sunni officials, a ...

Iraq Parliament Elects Jalal Talabani President, Despite Sunni Walk Out

AP | BARBARA SURK and REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Iraq's president gave Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki the nod to form the next government Thursday after an eight-month deadlock...

Maliki To Retain Power As Iraqi Leaders Reach New Government Deal

AP | REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will return to power for another four-year term after Iraqi lawmakers working late into the night Wedne...

Iraq Election: Turnout At 55-60 Percent, Despite Attacks

AP | REBECCA SANTANA and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after histori...

Iraq Electoral Law Passes, Crucial To Setting Up National Vote

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go for...

US Applauds Iraq Plans For Parliamentary Elections

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — The White House is applauding Iraqi lawmakers' vote Sunday to hold parliament elections early next year, a step that the U.S. hopes...

Iraq's Parliament Approves Election Law, May Still Face Veto

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament failed Monday to produce an election law that pleased minority Sunni Arabs, prompting U.S. Secretary of State Hillar...

Iraqi Parliament Delays Vote On Foreign Troops, UN Mandate Expires December 31

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament speaker has delayed a session to approve a resolution allowing British and other non-American troops to remain in Ir...

Iraq Rejects Draft Law Letting Non-US Troops Stay

AP | PATRICK QUINN | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament rejected for the second time Saturday a draft law allowing foreign troops from countries other than the United State...

Vote On American Withdrawal Bares Ethnic Tensions In Iraq

Wall Street Journal | GINA CHON | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD - As Iraq's parliament prepares to vote Wednesday on a security pact between Baghdad and Washington, a coalition of lawmakers here has been ho...

Iraqi Provincial Elections Law Overwhelming Approved By Parliament, Reconciliation Efforts Boosted

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Under intense U.S. pressure, Iraq's parliament approved a law Wednesday paving the way for the first provincial elections in four year...

Iraqi Council Strikes Down Key Law

AP | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KIM GAMEL | Posted 05.25.2011

BAGHDAD — Iraq's presidential council rejected a plan for new provincial elections and sent the bill back to parliament Wednesday for reworking,...