Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:33 GMT
Iraq explosives detection gadget does not work: US general
(AFP)
 AFP - A top US army officer said on Sunday he did not have confidence in a hand-held device used by Iraq's security forces to detect explosives and stop suicide bombers passing through checkpoints.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:00 GMT
Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote
(AP)
 AP - Iraq's parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:54 GMT
Obama hails Iraq's new 2010 election law
(AFP)
 AFP - US President Barack Obama congratulated Iraqi MPs Sunday on approving a new law to govern 2010 general elections, saying it was an important step towards ensuring a lasting peace.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:50 GMT
Iraq passes election law paving way for January poll
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Iraqi lawmakers passed a long-delayed election law on Sunday to pave the way for a January poll, after parliament sidestepped a potentially explosive row over the oil-producing city of Kirkuk.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:46 GMT
Obama hails Iraq's approval of 2010 election law
(AFP)
 AFP - Iraq's fractious MPs on Sunday finally approved a law to govern the country's general election in early 2010, a move hailed by US President Barack Obama as an important step towards a lasting peace.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:59 GMT
Obama calls new election law a milestone for Iraq
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama hailed the Iraqi parliament's passage Sunday of a much-delayed election law, declaring it a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:44 GMT
Iraq poll law step toward U.S. withdrawal: Obama
(Reuters)
 Reuters - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the approval of a long-delayed election law by Iraq's parliament would allow the polls to go ahead early next year and pave the way for the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:48 GMT
Egypt's first envoy to Iraq since 2005 arrives
(AFP)
 AFP - Egypt's new ambassador to Iraq has arrived in Baghdad, a diplomatic source said on Saturday of Cairo's first diplomatic representative in the country since its charge d'affaires was killed in 2005.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:34 GMT
Iraq again seeks international bombing probe
(AP)
AP - Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions.
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