Monthly Archives: March 2010
Negotiations between the two Shiite coalitions failed
Al-Hayat revealed today that Maliki himself went to Tehran in secret visit to negotiate with INA (the Sadrists) and newspaper even revealed that Maliki offered to name another candidate for the PM post. Despite Al-Hayat report saying that Muqtada Al-Sadr was … Continue reading
Foreign influences on the formation of a ruling coalition in Iraq
Minutes after the official announcement of election results, Allawi talked to his supporters saying the following: Iraq is ready to extend a hand of brotherhood to all neighboring countries, (such as) Syria, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Jordan and Kuwait, on … Continue reading
The new government and the bumpy road ahead
First and just reported, a surprise announcement: IHEC revealed today that three days before the election, IHEC received a decision made by the Prime Minister himself, in which he canceled the decisions and the authority of the Justice and Accountability … Continue reading
Last leaked results before the official announcement .. Update
Update .… Results and number of seats are on every Arabic newspaper today, after leaked by Al-Quds Al-Arabi: — Al-Iraqiya 91 seats. — SoL 89 seats. — INA 71 seats. — Kurdistan Coal. 41 seats. — Goran 8 setas. — Iraq Unity 4 seats. — Islamic … Continue reading
The Arab Summit and the U.S. chances to face Israel
The coming Arab Summit will discuss “saving-Al-Quds” as main issue and the first article on the table. A name suggested by Syria, who also wants to activate a long died project of “boycott Israel”. This old project itself will lead … Continue reading
The U.S. stopped Maliki and the Sadrists enjoy his humiliation
Iraqi source revealed that the row about Allawi’s mother is raised by Ahmad Chalabi (who is also related to Allawi through a maze of family social system) to reduce Allawi’s chances to run for Prime Minister post. The claim of Allawi’s … Continue reading
Count-fraud claims and threats multiply
In his new call to the IHEC to manually recount the votes, Maliki warned of violence if the Commission rejects his demand, but the real threat is the language he used in his statement. Look at this line: I, directly responsible … Continue reading
Saudi Arabia silence over Israeli violation against Al-Aqsa Mosque
Influential Algerian cleric, and the second in the Islamic Salvation Front, Ali Belhadj criticized Saudi Arabia and Kingdom’s silence on Israel’s attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque, saying: The disaster comes from the Saudi regime, who uses the Saudi supreme clerics to … Continue reading
Coalitions, negotiations and the making of a king
At the time when Allawi announced When Haider Abadi, a leading figure in Maliki’s coalition announced the existence of serious talks with one of the main blocs of Al-Iraqiya Iraqi List to join a coalition headed by Nuri Al-Maliki to … Continue reading