http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/scat/16 The latest news about Politics & Government in Iraq en support@iraqupdates.com support@iraqupdates.com PHP RSS Feed Generator Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice-President yesterday vetoed an election law over the number of parliamentary seats for refugees, prompting poll workers to halt preparations and casting fresh doubt on whether the vote can be held in January. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62522/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:24:00 +0000 Iraq's election commission has halted all preparations for elections in January after Iraq's vice president vetoed part of an election law that had paved the way for the poll, an electoral official said on Wednesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62520/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:37:00 +0000 Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed an election law on Wednesday, prompting poll workers to halt some preparations and casting new doubt on whether the vote can take place in January. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62517/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:32:00 +0000 Deputy Foreign Minister Fayssal Mikdad discussed on Wednesday with Assistant Secretary of State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Eric Schwartz means of cooperation between Syria and the USA to meet the needs of Iraqi refugees... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62516/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:29:00 +0000 “Minorities in Iraq’s North Seen as Threatened” (news article, Nov. 11) did not mention efforts by the Kurdistan Regional Government to protect minorities and portrays a Human Rights Watch report as vilifying the authorities of the Kurdistan... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62515/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:00 +0000 A Kurdish activist was physically assaulted in Arbil, regional capital, in the same way that another activist was assaulted in Sulemani earlier in the month. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62514/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:25:00 +0000 Iraq is at a historical crossroads on the bumpy road to democracy. The Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) has all but completed the task assigned to it by the 2005 Constitution under the chairmanship of Sheikh Humam Hamoudi, the delegate of the... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62513/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:24:00 +0000 Iraq’s Sunni Arab vice president vetoed an election law on Wednesday over the number of seats for refugees, prompting poll workers to halt preparations and casting new doubt on whether the vote can take place in January. Tareq al-Hashemi said his... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62512/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:22:00 +0000 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday acknowledged that Iraq's electoral law was vetoed but voiced hope that it soon would be adopted. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62499/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:33:00 +0000 Iraq's general election planned for January, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into jeopardy on Wednesday after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62496/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:31:00 +0000 Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president on Wednesday vetoed part of a key election law, throwing national polls slated for January and a planned U.S. troop drawdown into question. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62494/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:26:00 +0000 The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will receive on Thursday, Nov. 19, at his office in 10 Downing St., London, an Iraqi young man along with 11 other young men from different countries. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62493/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:00 +0000 The Displacement and Migration Department in Talafar has distributed food aid to 1,139 displaced families in the district, the department’s head said on Wednesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62492/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:00 +0000 Iraq’s Deputy Foreign Minister Labeed Abbawi on Wednesday met with the Spanish ambassador to Baghdad, Francisco Elias de Tejada, to discuss a partnership agreement that is scheduled to be signed between Iraq and the European Union. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62469/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:41:00 +0000 The National Iraqi Alliance (NIA) on Wednesday held an emergency meeting, presided over by Sheikh Hammam Hamoudi, to discuss the vice president’s veto of the elections law. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62468/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:40:00 +0000 The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced on Wednesday ceasing all its activities two hours after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi had vetoed the election law. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62467/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:40:00 +0000 A one-day conference has been held in Arbil city on the role of political parties in the democratic process of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62466/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:39:00 +0000 Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi announced on Wednesday that he had vetoed the new election law, throwing the January vote and a planned U.S. troop drawdown into question. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62465/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:35:00 +0000 Head of Parliamentary Integrity Committee has called on Premier al- Maliky to review the work of his government during past years. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62463/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:32:00 +0000 A senior Kurdish official has threatened to boycott the general elections in the country unless reviewing the issue of allocated seats for provinces. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62461/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:29:00 +0000 Iraq's general election in January was thrown into doubt on Monday when the war-torn country's presidential council demanded a greater say for minorities and nationals living abroad. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62455/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:59:00 +0000 A senior US official on Tuesday praised the Kingdom’s efforts in hosting refugees, calling on the international community to play a greater role in supporting Iraqi and Palestinian refugees. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62454/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:55:00 +0000 Iraqi Kurds threatened Tuesday to boycott national elections slated for January unless parliament seats are reallocated in what they consider a fair manner, throwing into doubt the vote which could determine how quickly US troops can go home. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62453/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:54:00 +0000 Sadiya Khadem Rashid just needed a stamp. One stamp from Baghdad's city hall so she could receive $850 in compensation given to displaced Iraqis who return home. But before she could get there, the building was blown up. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62451/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:38:00 +0000 An official from the Kurdistan Islamic Union, one of the main Islamic political parties in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, says that his party has no objections in having diplomatic ties with Israel. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62449/refid/RSS-politics-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:36:00 +0000