Saturday 22 November 2008

Iraq

Saturday 22 November 2008 React (0)

MPs to vote on US security pact Wednesday after stormy debate

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After many hours of debate over a security pact that would see US forces leaving Iraq in 2011, Iraqi MPs are set to vote on the deal on Wednesday.

Friday 21 November 2008 React (0)

Thousands of Sadr followers protest US-Iraq security pact

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Iraqi forces shut streets in Baghdad and placed snipers on rooftops as thousands of followers of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in the capital to protest against a pact allowing US troops to remain for three more years.

Monday 17 November 2008 React (0)

US troop withdrawal 'should be conditions-based'

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The US troop withdrawal from Iraq, according to which troops will pull out by end of 2011, should be conditions-based, US military chief Admiral Michael Mullen said a day after the Iraqi cabinet approved a deal with the US.

Friday 14 November 2008 React (0)

No love lost in Jerusalem mayoral race

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In this edition: Nir Barkat elected new Jerusalem mayor after a hard-fought battle, smuggling goes above board in Gaza tunnels, and Christians flee Mosul in Iraq.

Friday 14 November 2008 React (0)

In The Papers

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France 24 journalists present a daily round-up of the international press.

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