2010年12月11日星期六

Yahoo! News: Iraq

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Iraq


Iraqi PM unlikely to form govt until year's end (AP)

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 11:26 AM PST

TO GO WITH IRAK-POLITICA - FILE - In this March 26, 2010 file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki speaks to the press in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi lawmakers are working furiously to end the country's eight-month political deadlock with reports that a deal may be near to return Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to office. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)AP - Iraq's prime minister said Saturday he's still seeking Cabinet nominations from the country's top politicians, signaling he likely will not form a new government much earlier than the Dec. 25 deadline.


Iraqi Kurd leader says Kirkuk belongs to Kurdistan (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Dec 2010 08:23 AM PST

Reuters - Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said Saturday that his semi-autonomous region has the right to self-determination and to the disputed city of Kirkuk, which is located above some of Iraq's largest oil reserves.
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