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November, 17th 2010
Iraqi President refuses to sign Tareq Aziz death warrant
The 70 year-old deputy to former dictator Saddam Hussein was sentenced last month by a court over his role in the persecution of Islamic parties under the regime. Speaking in Paris, Talabani said he would not sign the death warrant. |
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March, 27th 2010
Allawi claims victory amid ‘fraud’ protests
Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi is celebrating a surprise victory in the country’s parliamentary elections. His cross-sectarian Iraqiya bloc took 91 seats with with the State of Law coalition, led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki close behind with 89 seats. Allawi says he will extend “hands and heart” to all groups. |
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September, 15th 2009
Iraqi shoe thrower says he was tortured
The Iraqi journalist who shot to global fame after throwing his shoes at US president George Bush claims he was tortured. Muntadhar al-Zaidi was released on Tuesday after spending nine months in prison. |
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February, 01th 2009
Polls in Iraq’s local elections close
Iraqi authorities have reported relatively peaceful but widespread voting in local elections. In Iraq’s first big vote since 2005, polling stations stayed open for an extra hour to allow late-comers to cast their ballots. |
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March, 31th 2008
Sadr pulls his fighters off Iraq's streets
Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters off Iraq's streets Sunday in a move which Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki welcomed as a "step in the right direction" after several days of heavy fighting. |
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March, 28th 2008
Spy who siphoned off $½bn from Iraq Oil-for-Food deal
A UN official who held a pivotal post in the Oil-for-Food programme for Iraq has been exposed by a defector as a Russian spy who diverted almost half a billion dollars to top Russian officials in “one of the richest heists in world history”. |
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October, 22th 2007
Violence in Iraq drops sharply: Ministry
Violence in Iraq has dropped by 70 percent since the end of June, when U.S. forces completed their build-up of 30,000 extra troops to stabilize the war-torn country, the Interior Ministry said on Monday. |
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September, 19th 2007
Iraq to review security firms after fatal shooting
The role of private security firms in Iraq is to be reviewed after a fatal shooting incident involving guards from the American firm Blackwater. It follows the death of eight Iraqi civilians in a gunfight in Baghdad on Sunday. |
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April, 22th 2006
Shiites nominate new Iraq PM
Iraq's ruling Shiite Alliance nominated Jawad Al Maliki as its new candidate for prime minister yesterday in an effort to end four months of political paralysis over the formation of a government. Al Maliki is a top ally of outgoing Prime Minister Ebrahim Al Jaafari, whose nomination had sparked sharp opposition from Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders and caused a monthslong deadlock. |
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