Iraq has six different intelligence agencies. None of them collaborate or communicate with each other. In fact, there are intense rivalries between some of them, and they are divided based upon politics, sect, and ties to the U.S. and Iran. These all hinder the government from providing security to the country. On top of that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has attempted to get rid of his rivals within the agencies, and appoint his own Dawa party members to them. After the U.S. invasion, the...Read Full Story
It is a sad state of affairs that the Obama administration and the U. S. State Department appear to be utterly indifferent to the unrestrained murder of gay Iraqis that are taking place at present. Both seem unwilling to demand that their Iraqi puppets take action and stop the travesty. Thus, it is good to see that Amnesty International is calling attention to the blatant murders that are taking place and going after Iraqi president Nouri al - Maliki personally for allowing the bloodshed...Read Full Story
Iraq's restored National Museum was formally dedicated on Monday, nearly six years after looters carried away priceless antiquities and treasures in the chaos following the U.S.-led invasion. "It was a dark age that Iraq passed through," said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at a ceremony inside the museum. "This spot of civilization has had its share of destruction." The event came on the eve of the museum's full public opening Tuesday, which officials have touted as another milestone in...Read Full Story
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of Iraq, marking the end of a nine-year war, began work to define a postwar relationship, pledging to cooperate on a range of military and civilian initiatives.Read Full Story
The following commentary originally appeared in Musings On Iraq As reported earlier , corruption within the Iraqi government is endemic. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has never been committed to fighting it because investigations make his government look bad. The U.S. has also been lackluster in pushing for oversight as well. Recent reports show that the situation has not gotten any better. The New York Times for example, recently reported that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is secretly...Read Full Story
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Premier Nouri al-Maliki announced the allocation of 10,000 study grants for Iraqi students abroad within scientific allocations. In his meeting with Basra University students, he confirmed that these allocations are available within the Iraqi budget.
Today's chuckle is Nouri al-Maliki's interactions with corporations. For those who've forgotten, back in October, ExxonMobil entered an agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government which ticked Nouri off and his and his appointees insisted the contract between the corporation and the KRG wouldn't be honored. 'Whatever' was the response from the oil giant and the KRG. Hassan Hafidh (Wall St
The new group is forming as Iraq grapples with a political crisis over an arrest warrant issued against the Sunni vice president by the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Maliki is struggling to avoid defections from the ...
Baghdad (UPI) Feb 9, 2012
Iraq's Shiite-dominated government has executed some 65 "terrorists and criminals" this year, including 17 in a single day, in what is widely seen as a crackdown by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to eliminate Sunni political rivals.
The executions and Maliki's targeting of the Sunni leadership of the opposition Iraqiya bloc, using his Shiite-controlled security forces, seem intended to
The deal which was signed by all the major political party leaders in Erbil reinstated Nouri al-Maliki for the second successive term. Maliki's elections rival, Ayad Allawi whose Iraqiya List won the elections, was promised a National Council for Strategic ...
Nouri Kamel Mohammed Hassan al-Maliki (Arabic: ÙÙØ±Ù ÙØ§Ù Ù Ù ØÙ ÙØ¯ ØØ³Ù اÙ٠اÙÙÙ, transliterated NÅ«rÄ« KÄmil al-MÄlikÄ«; born June 20, 1950), also known as ...
BAGHDAD - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew into Baghdad on Thursday for discussions with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top Iraqi officials, hoping to iron out remaining differences in a U.S.-Iraq security deal that envisions the ...
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki - In-depth Coverage of Iraq in Transition by the Online NewsHour ... Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki: Jawad al-Maliki, aka Nouri al-Maliki ...