Topic: Baghdad
AP News | 2010-02-07 16:25:12
Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarai speaks to the press following an Iraqi Parliament session, in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Hundreds of protesters denounced Iraqis still loyal to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party on Sunday as tensions soared over ...
Reuters US Online Report World News | 2010-02-07 13:41:43
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi appeals panel that angered Shi'ite leaders by suspending a ban on candidates accused of links to Saddam Hussein's Baath party until after an election reversed its decision on Sunday, politicians said. The change came as Shi'ite parties held protests and vowed to purge Baath loyalists. It took some wind out of a furor ...
AP News | 2010-02-06 19:44:57
Faraj al-Haydari, chairman of the Independent High Electoral Commission, left, and Hamdiyah al-Hussaini, right, are seen during a news conference in Baghdad, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Iraqi leaders on Saturday pushed the country's highest court to issue a quick ...
AP News | 2010-02-06 19:44:50
Iraqi officials: Court should settle banned candidate controversy before campaign begins
Iraqi leaders on Saturday pushed the country's highest court to issue a quick ruling on hundreds of candidates who have been banned from running in March elections, warning that parliament will settle the controversy if the judges don't. With lawmakers headed back to Baghdad for an emergency ...
