Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraq to respect Kurd profit-sharing oil deals: PM (AFP)
• Iraq PM pledges not to seek third term (AFP)
• Business executives killed in Iraq plane crash (Reuters)
• Iraqi premier says will give up half his salary (Reuters)
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• Iraq PM vows not to seek third term: AFP interview (AFP)
• Party led by Iraqi PM praises Egyptian protesters (AP)
• Iraqi interpreters sue British government: lawyers (AFP)
• Pentagon fears Iraq is becoming 'forgotten war' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iraq to respect Kurd profit-sharing oil deals: PM (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:51 AM PST AFP - Iraq will respect profit-sharing contracts that its Kurdistan region has signed with foreign oil firms, ending a longstanding dispute between the two sides, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday.

Iraq PM pledges not to seek third term (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:50 AM PST AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday that Egyptians have the right to democracy and pledged not to seek a third term in power himself.

Business executives killed in Iraq plane crash (Reuters) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:42 AM PST Reuters - The chief executive of private equity group MerchantBridge and two JPMorgan executives were among seven people killed when a small plane crashed in northern Iraq, officials said on Saturday.

Iraqi premier says will give up half his salary (Reuters) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:14 AM PST Reuters - As unrest sweeps the Middle East, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said he would give up half his salary in a possible bid to head off simmering discontent, and called for a two-term limit to be placed on his office.

(AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:01 AM PST AP - Security officials: Attackers set off bomb in empty church in northern Egypt; no casualties.

Iraq PM vows not to seek third term: AFP interview (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 05:32 AM PST AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pledged not to seek a third term in an interview with AFP Saturday, and said he will try to pass a constitutional amendment limiting his successors to two terms.

Party led by Iraqi PM praises Egyptian protesters (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 02:34 AM PST AP - The political party led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is calling on Egyptians to secure a peaceful transition of power for their country.

Iraqi interpreters sue British government: lawyers (AFP) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 05:36 PM PST AFP - Forty Iraqi interpreters who worked for British forces in Iraq lauched a group action against the government at the High Court in London, arguing that it failed to protect them, according to their lawyers.

Pentagon fears Iraq is becoming 'forgotten war' (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 04 Feb 2011 03:16 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq is in danger of becoming a “forgotten war,” much as Afghanistan was earlier in the decade, according to senior US officials. Testifying on Capitol Hill this week, they further warned that US neglect of the country â€" where security remains “fragile” â€" could create a “Charlie Wilson’s War” moment for America.

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