Iraqi parliament

Organization

USA Today, 24.12.08 13:03 UTC

Iraqi ex-speaker calls shoe-thrower a brave man

BAGHDAD (AP) (AP) — The newly resigned Iraqi parliament speaker has praised the journalist who threw shoes at President George W. Bush and says the legislature should have supported him.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 24.12.08 07:02 UTC

Iraqi parliament allows non-U.S. troops after Dec. 31

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The Iraqi parliament yesterday approved a security agreement allowing British troops and other non-U.S. foreign forces to stay when a United Nations mandate expires on Dec. 31. The ...

San Francisco Chronicle, 24.12.08 04:02 UTC

Iraqi parliament ousts speaker, OKs non-US troops

(12-23) 15:31 PST BAGHDAD, (AP) -- Iraq's fractious parliament squeezed its abrasive speaker out of a job Tuesday and authorized non-U.S. foreign troops to stay in the country for another half-year, ...

Belfast Telegraph, 24.12.08 00:34 UTC

Speaker’s resignation should keep troops in Iraq

The Speaker of the Iraqi parliament has resigned, removing the legal obstacle which had threatened to prevent thousands of British troops staying in the country. A row over Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, ...

guardian.co.uk, 23.12.08 12:30 UTC

The perfect exit from Iraq: to be voted out

. With the festive season bearing down on us, you may have been too busy to notice. But I wonder if we're accidentally edging towards the perfect exit from Iraq without anyone much noticing or even ...

Times Online, 23.12.08 08:01 UTC

Britain gets ready for urgent Iraq pullout

British commanders have been forced to plan for an immediate withdrawal from Iraq after the country’s parliament failed to vote on a resolution that would allow British troops to stay beyond ...

Times Online World News, 22.12.08 14:33 UTC

Iraqi row delays crucial vote on British troops mandate

The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament today suspended moves to approve a contentious resolution that would allow British and other non-American troops to remain in the country. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani ...

Houston Chronicle - World, 22.12.08 13:34 UTC

Iraqi Parliament delays vote on foreign troops

BAGHDAD Iraq's parliament speaker has delayed a session to approve a resolution allowing British and other non-American troops to remain in Iraq until July 2009. Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani called ...