2010年2月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

IMF approves $3.6 billion loan for Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 04:25 PM PST

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a $3.64 billion loan for Iraq as the economy struggles with lower revenues from a sharp drop in oil prices and uncertainty in the lead-up to March 7 parliamentary elections.

IMF to provide 3.6-billion-dollar loan to Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 03:32 PM PST

The International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC. The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a 3.6-billion-dollar loan to Iraq to help the war-torn country meet pressing finance needs.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a 3.6-billion-dollar loan to Iraq to help the war-torn country meet pressing financial needs.

Iraqi parliamentarian denies U.S. charges of terrorism (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 03:04 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Abu Mahdi al Mohandas is one of more than 6,000 candidates who are running in the Iraqi parliamentary elections next month, but he's probably the only contender who won't set foot on the campaign trail for fear of a U.S. assassination attempt.

Anti-American bloc gains ground ahead of Iraq vote (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 11:42 AM PST

In this picture taken Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, a poster depicting Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, center top, is seen above an election campaign poster for Dr. Nasser al-Rubaiye in the Shiite city of Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq. Supporters of the radical cleric say they are confident of emerging from March's elections with more parliamentary seats than any of their partners in a major Shiite coalition, a likelihood that means Iraq's next prime minister would be openly hostile to the United States and an anathema to most Sunni Muslims. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - The political movement of Iraq's best-known anti-American cleric has emerged as a major contender in next month's national elections, raising the possibility that the next prime minister could be openly hostile to the U.S. and friendly toward Iran.

Iraq's cell phone operators must improve service or pay up (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 10:13 AM PST

A Kuwaiti man walking past the logo of Zain company as he speaks on his mobile phone in Kuwait City in 2008. Iraqi mobile phone operators Zain and Asiacell must improve their service or pay their full license fees in advance, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Yasser al-Zayyat)AFP - Iraqi mobile phone operators Zain and Asiacell must improve their service or pay their full license fees in advance, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Wednesday.

Foes Maliki, Allawi 'top contenders in Iraq poll' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 05:45 AM PST

A boy walks past a campaign banner of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for the upcoming general elections in Baghdad on February 21. Maliki and arch-rival ex-premier Iyad Allawi have emerged as favourites among voters as Iraq heads towards March 7 elections, a survey has shown.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Coalitions led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and arch-rival ex-premier Iyad Allawi have emerged as favourites among voters as Iraq heads towards March 7 elections, a survey has shown.

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