Monthly Archives: August 2009
Maliki’s “immoral” demand from Syria
There is a reason behind Bashar Al-Assad calling the Iraqi charges as “immoral”. According to Fatehoon Sources: Maliki wants Syria to deal with Baathists the same way Syria dealt with the leader of the PKK Abdullah Ocalan . Maliki’s demand … Continue reading
Washington’s angry message to Maliki asking Turkey to mediate before Iran
Kuwaiti Alwatan noticed the following: After a meeting behind closed doors held by the Iraqi security and defense committee in the parliament, Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi came out and accused Syria of being behind the Wednesday’s blasts in Baghdad. … Continue reading
How the Supreme Council will choose its new leader?
Something needs to be explained first, unlike other political (blocs, parties, trends, movements), the Supreme Council established an “unwritten-law” which includes: Not moving its leadership’s ambition to governmental positions, but the aim is to push the party’s high-ranked members to … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia involvement in Yemen
Houthis in Yemen released videos of Saudi involvement in the recent fights in North Yemen (this video for example shows a truck with a Saudi numberplate deserted by the Yemeni army). The Houthis also released images of dead civilians killed … Continue reading
Basra celebrates Al-Hakim’s death
For three days Al-Hakim’s dead body is touring around Iraq (in Islam the deads must be buried as soon as possible), but the organizers excluded Basra from this tour without any explanations. The only explanation was provided by Aliraqnews saying … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia – Al-Qaeda relationship takes a new turn
Saudi Arabia – Al-Qaeda relationship takes a new turn after Al-Qaeda attack on Prince Mohammed bin Nayef. Before AL-Qaeda avoided direct attacks on the Saudi Royal Family, AL-Qaeda criticized the system asking for political and religious reform. But with this new … Continue reading
FBI wants “Hezbollah cell” files from Egypt
Sources told Egyptian website “7th day” that the FBI has asked the Egyptian authorities through diplomatic channels, to handover “the Hezbollah cell” files to the American authorities. The sources added that the request came from the FBI office in the … Continue reading
The power balance in Iraqi political arena after Al-Hakim’s death
Some Blogs believe that Al-Hakim’s death will boosts Maliki’s chances against the new Shiites Coalition, but if you dig deep you will find that this is another big blow to Maliki’s (and the others) chances. Something we must not forget … Continue reading
A report compiled by Syria will change Hariri assassination case
Arabic website Albawaba learned that the Syrian government had compiling a very important report on Hariri assassination will be presented to the UN Security Council during the next few days. The source pointed out that the report to be submitted by … Continue reading
Is this the end of Maliki-era?
If last Wednesday’s explosion wasn’t the last nail in Mailki’s political-carrier then the announcement of the new coalition without Maliki’s Dawa Party is for sure the last one. Al-Hayat wonders if the talks between ISCI and Maliki Dawa Party can achieve … Continue reading