Topic: Ali al-Dabbagh

Iraq 'regrets' US judge dropping Blackwater case

Iraq said on Friday it regretted the decision by a US judge to dismiss criminal charges against five Blackwater security guards accused of fatally shooting 14 people in Baghdad in September 2007. "The Iraqi government regrets the decision of a federal judge ...

Iraq recalls envoy to Syria after truck bombings

Iraq on Tuesday ordered its ambassador to Damascus to return home and demanded that Syria hand over two senior Baathist leaders alleged to have ordered last week's deadly truck bombings in Baghdad. "The cabinet demands the Syrian government hand over Mohammed ...

Iraq cabinet approves smoking curbs plan

Iraq's cabinet has approved a draft of the war-torn country's first laws to restrict smoking and to halt cigarette advertising, the government said on Thursday.The draft aims to bring to an end a laissez-faire attitude to cigarette smoking that ...

Iraq cuts 2009 budget as elections loom

Just days ahead of major elections, Iraq on Monday cut its national budget for 2009 for the second time because of the plummeting price of oil, the country's principal source of income.Projected budget spending will be reduced from 67 billion ...

Iraq bringing home Saddam yacht

Iraq says it will bring Saddam Hussein's yacht from Greece after winning disputeSaddam Hussein's luxury yacht will be towed from Greece to a port in southern Iraq after the resolution of a legal dispute over its ownership, the Iraqi government ...

Iraq, Iran to exchange remains of 1980s war dead

Iraq and Iran are to exchange the remains of soldiers killed during the 1980-88 war between the two countries, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said. "The delivery of the remains is set for November 15. We will receive the remains of 200 ...
If there's still any lingering controversy over whether the Iraqi prime minister's endorsement of Obama's withdrawal timetable was mistranslated, this just-breaking news should really render that whole debate moot: Iraq's government spokesman is hopeful that U.S. combat ...
As I noted below, The Washington Post has yet to do a stand-alone story on al-Maliki's endorsement of Obama's troop-withdrawal timeline. Now look how WaPo is reporting on Iraqi government official Ali al-Dabbagh's assertion that he's hopeful that ...
Iraqi Journalist Who Claims 11 Relatives Were Killed Challenges Government Denial of DeathsAn Iraqi journalist Wednesday challenged government denials that 11 of his relatives were slaughtered in their Baghdad home, urging authorities to show that his claim was false by letting "all ...
Iraqi Government Says Iran Is Showing 'More Restraint' in Alleged Support for MilitantsThe Iraqi government spokesman said Saturday that Iran has shown increasing restraint in its support for militants, echoing recent assertions by U.S. officials and urging both sides to take ...