http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/index.html Alsumaria TV News for up-to-the-minute Iraq News, world, economic, business and sports news along with videos and pictures http://alsumaria.com/images/logo.gif http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/index.html en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:11:39 GMT Copyright © 2007, All Right Reserved to Alsumaria Iraqi Satellite TV Network Italian Foreign Minister Franko Frattini held talks with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki and Foreign Minister Hosheyar Zebari as well as a number of senior officials over means to enhance bilateral relations between Iraq and Italy in all fields. Talabani stressed the ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24857-Italian-FM-discusses-relations-with-Iraq.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:20:00 GMT Iraq News As it came under another terrorist attack, AsiaCell Communications issued the following statement: An armed group in Mosul targeted its main office with a bomb which partially disabled the network’s services in the city. Less than a year ago, AsiaCell in Mosul was targeted by a similar operation ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24856-AsiaCell-office-in-Mosul-comes-under-attack.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:07:00 GMT Iraq News Washington is showing great deal of patience awaiting the decision of Iraq lawmakers on the security agreement. Meanwhile, the US is sending reassuring messages in this regard stressing the importance of the deal to govern military activities of US in Iraq. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24854-US-patient-waiting-for-Iraq-pact-approval.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:33:00 GMT Iraq News To what extent is Iran interfering in US-Iraqi security agreement? US and Iraqi officials are divided over the hindering role of Iran in the agreement. While Parliament carried on Thursday the second read out of the draft agreement after obstacles by Al Sadr Front inside parliamentarian session in ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24853-What-is-Iran-role-in-US-Iraq-security-pact%3F.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:10:00 GMT Iraq News General David Perkins, a senior spokesman for US-led forces in Iraq said Al Qaeda’s abilities in Iraq have been “dramatically reduced” in the last two months. Over the past 60 days, US and Iraqi forces have arrested 136 people who Perkins said had “played key roles” in Al Qaeda ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24850-US-General%3A-Al-Qaeda-ability-in-Iraq-reduced.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:31:00 GMT Iraq News US senior officials said that private security contractors working for the United States in Iraq will lose immunity and be subject to Iraqi law according to the new security agreement. Pentagon and State Department officials notified these companies that they will lose immunity starting December ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24849-US-private-contractors-lose-immunity-in-Iraq.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT Iraq News After hot but Democratic opposition in Parliament against the second read out of the US-Iraqi security agreement as lawmakers pounded on desks and shouted criticism, Parliament speaker Mahmoud Al Mashhadani appointed the security, defense and external relations committee to study the agreement and ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24847-Security-pact-debate-in-Parliament-heated.html Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:34:00 GMT Iraq News Iraq is perceived as being the world's third most corrupt country, with only failed state Somalia and Myanmar's military junta below it, according to the Transparency International index measuring perceptions of graft in 180 nations. While U.S. officials warn that corruption threaten Iraq's ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24809-Iraq-world%27s-third-most-corrupt-country.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:38:00 GMT Iraq News Two consecutive explosions in Aqaba Square in central Baghdad wounded five people and caused major damages to nearby stores. In Samarra, awakening council members killed five Al Qaeda members after four hours of ongoing clashes. On the other hand, Iraqi Government announced that a mass grave with ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24803-Mass-grave-of-150-Kurds-remains-in-Najaf.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:06:00 GMT Iraq News Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki affirmed that the government is determined to enhance relations with Turkey in all political, security and economic fields deemed as necessary in ascertaining security and restoring stability in the region. Al Maliki’s statements came as he received Turkish ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24801-Maliki-stresses-on-cooperation-with-Turkey.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:28:00 GMT Iraq News In the first US reaction to Parliament discussions of the security agreement, Washington showed confidence that the Iraqi parliament will approve the military pact on the future of US Forces presence in Iraq. White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said: “We think we’re on a good trajectory ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24799-US-confident-about-approving-security-pact.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:07:00 GMT Iraq News Unified Coalition and Kurdistan Alliance parties have shown support to the US-Iraqi security agreement. In this regard, Baghdad tribes held an extended conference during which political powers called to ratify the security agreement as it serves national interest. On the other hand, Al Fadhila ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24797-Iraq-parties-divided-over-US-security-pact.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:45:00 GMT Iraq News The second read out of the security agreement in Parliament yesterday did not pass smoothly. Sadrist members did not only oppose as for the first read out on Monday but triggered a hassle in yesterday’s Parliament session by knocking on tables to prevent MP Hassan Al Sunaid from proceeding with ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24795-Sadrsist-MPs-prevent-2nd-read-out-of-US-Iraq-security-agreement.html Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:16:00 GMT Iraq News Iraqi security forces arrested at the International Baghdad Airport an official thought to be related to Iranian Revolutionary Guards while trying to flee the country. The suspect is accused of smuggling in weapons hidden among construction materials imported by an organization charged of ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24763-Iraq-Forces-arrest-suspect-official.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:09:00 GMT Iraq News Iraq’s Interior Ministry held a forum in the presence of officials from the Ministry in which it clarified the role of social police which was formed recently to contribute to ascertaining security and restoring stability in the country. The Ministry’s officials affirmed that social police was ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24762-Iraq-seeks-citizens-cooperation-in-security.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:53:00 GMT Iraq News From the Holy City of Najaf, Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani said that Parliament must decide on whether to accept or reject the pact adding that the deal must be approved only if it restores Iraq's sovereignty. Al Sistani reminded about lawmakers’ historical responsibility before God and their ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24758-Al-Sistani%3AParliament-must-decide-about-pact.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:33:00 GMT Iraq News Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki announced that Iraq which has overcome the risk of sectarian war is now facing a major challenge; that is to recuperate its sovereignty, rebuking the former regime which has left a deprived people and an isolated nation. Al Maliki noted that the country has ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24754-Al-Maliki%3A-Pact-guarantees-Iraq-sovereignty.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:52:00 GMT Iraq News Parliament presidency committee approved in its 29th session the request to question Transportation Minister Amer Abdul Al Jabbar on account of advising to close Parliament’s office in Baghdad Airport. The parliamentarian session discussed as well rows between the central government and Kurdistan ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24751-Parliament-approves-to-question-Transportation-Minister.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:32:00 GMT Iraq News Iraqi List showed reservations over US-Iraqi security agreement and affirmed that it plans to request from the United Nations to renew the mandate of US Forces in Iraq for another year. Moreover, members of Al Sadrist Bloc reiterated their call to legislate a law for agreements while Coalition ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24749-Iraqi-List-reluctant-about-US-Iraq-agreement.html Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:23:00 GMT Iraq News Prime Minister Nuri Al Maliki received a phone call from his Lebanese counterpart Foad Al Siniora during which they discussed the different stages of the ministerial coordination committee between Lebanon and Iraq that was agreed upon during the last visit of Siniora to Baghdad. They discussed the ... http://alsumaria.com/en/Iraq-News/1-24711-Siniora%2CMaliki-discuss-coordination-committee.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:10:00 GMT Iraq News