Baghdad (NINA) – Iraqi Premier Nouri Al Maliki received on Tuesday the Syrian Foreign Minister Waleed Al Mualim who arrived in Baghdad this morning on a surprise visit.

Basra (NINA) - MP from the State of Law Coalition, Jawad Al Bazun, said "the big budget allocated to the salaries of the Vice-Presidents is the best evidence of the waste of public money."

Baghdad (NINA) - Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki stressed on the importance of expanding cooperation between Iraq and France in all fields, especially industrial and military.

Baghdad (NINA) – MP from White Iraqiya Slate, Aziz Sharif Al Mayahi, said if Kuwaiti intelligence activities were proved with crucial evidences, the Iraqi response will be hard.

Baghdad (NINA) – Parliament Speaker, Osama Al Nujeifi, agreed with his Turkish counterpart, Mehmet Ali Sahin, to end the problem of Iraq's share of water under a bilateral agreement after the Turki

Baghdad (NINA) – A source in the National Alliance announced reaching an agreement between the NA and the Iraqiya Slate on nominating Tawfiq Al Yasiri for the ministry of Interior, and Riyadh Ghare

Baghdad (NINA) - Masoud Barzani, Kurdistan Region President, and former British Prime Minister, John Major, opened the British Consulate in Erbil.

Najaf (NINA) – Leader of the Sadr Trend expressed readiness to intervene and solve political disputes and support the government to end the American forces’ stay in Iraq.

Kirkuk (NINA) - Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq Ad Melkert met with Iraqi and U.S. security leaders in Kirkuk.

Baghdad (NINA) – Speaker of Parliament, Usama al-Nijaifi, discussed in Istanbul with Turkey's President, Abdullah Gul, horizon of cooperation between Iraq and Turkey and means to develop bilateral