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The Iraqi government launched an official YouTube channel on ...

(AFP/IPMO-HO/File) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:07:26 GMT

(AFP/IPMO-HO/File) - The Iraqi government launched an official YouTube channel on Wednesday, joining the White House, Britain's Royal Family, the Pope and others on the Google-owned video-sharing site. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki inaugurated the new channel, located at youtube.com/iraqigov, with a message saying it would allow his government to showcase its achievements to the world.(AFP/IPMO-HO/File)

In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime ...

(AP) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:01:26 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, shakes hands with the newly appointed Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen, during a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Iraqi Government)

The new Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen (center L) ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:16:52 GMT

(Reuters) - The new Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen (center L) talks to Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (center R) during their meeting in Baghdad November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:12:06 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) shakes hands with the new Egyptian Ambassador to Iraq Ashraf Shaheen during their meeting in Baghdad November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:08:02 GMT

(AP) - In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, speaks during a meeting in Baghdad,Iraq, on Saturday Nov. 14, 2009. A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections. In its latest anti-Baathist attack, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shiite-dominated government put three men on state television Sunday Nov. 22 2009, to confess their alleged role in planning suicide attacks in Baghdad last month. (AP Photo/Iraqi Government, Handout)

FILE - In this file photo made on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, Iraqi ...

(AP) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:22:54 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this file photo made on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seen at a rally in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad. A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and stoking tensions between them and the majority Shiites ahead of key national elections.(AP Photo/ Nabil al-Jurani,File)

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:05 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Baghdad, November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:07 GMT

(AP) - In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, speaks during a meeting with sheiks and tribal leaders of al Sudan Shiite tribe, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal. (AP Photo/Iraqi Government)

VIDEO: Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki consolidated power in the provincial ...

(AFPTV) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:59:44 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki consolidated power in the provincial elections. Originally filed: 060209. Duration: 2:05(AFPTV)

In this handout image made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's ...

(AFP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:16:35 GMT

(AFP) - In this handout image made available by the Iraqi Prime Minister's office on November 16, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to an audience during a conference on civil service reform in Baghdad. Iraqi leaders have called for fundamental changes to be made to a huge public administration riddled with corruption, and for this to be accompanied by broader economic reforms.(AFP/Iraqi Pm Office Ho)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (left) Vice President Adel ...

(AFP/Iraq PM Office) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:26:25 GMT

(AFP/Iraq PM Office) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (left) Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi (centre) and Deputy Prime Minister Rafa al-Essawi listen to the national anthem prior to a conference in Baghdad. Iraq's general election in January was thrown into doubt when the war-torn country's presidential council demanded a greater say for minorities and nationals living abroad.(AFP/Iraq PM Office/Iraqi Pm Office Ho)

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L), Iraq's Vice ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:09:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L), Iraq's Vice President Adel Abdul-Mahdi (C) and Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Rafi al-Issawi stand as they listen to the national anthem in a conference hall in Baghdad November 16, 2009. REUTERS/IraqiGovernment/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during an annual ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:15:20 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during an annual celebration marking Baghdad Day at al-Zawraa park in Baghdad, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmed Malik (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS)

In this photo released by the Iraqi Presidency, Iraqi Prime ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:29:12 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by the Iraqi Presidency, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, left, and Iraq's President Jalal Talabani , speak to the press after their meeting is central Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Maliki warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country's fledgling democracy in the run-up to January's national elections .(AP Photo/ Iraqi Presidency, Handout)

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) speaks to media ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:24:39 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) speaks to media after a meeting with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad, November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) speaks to Iraq's ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:22:29 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's President Jalal Talabani (R) speaks to Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a meeting in Baghdad, November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ CONFLICT POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraqi Prime Minister's office-issued photo shows Iraqi Prime ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:40 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Iraqi Prime Minister's office-issued photo shows Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad. A British newspaper has been ordered to pay Iraqi al-Maliki financial compensation for describing him as increasingly autocratic in an article, the paper has said.(AFP/HO/File/Iraqi Pm Office Ho)

In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime ...

(AP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:23:15 GMT

(AP) - In this photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, speaks as General Abboud Kanbar, commander of Baghdad military operations, center, and Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, Baghdad military spokesman listen, during a meeting with tribal leaders from Baghdad's Shiite Sadr City, Iraq, on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Maliki warned on Wednesday that insurgents will try to undermine the country's fledgling democracy in the run-up to January's national elections.(AP Photo/Iraqi Government, Handout)

People are seen recovering bodies through the shattered windows ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:23:30 GMT

(AFP/File) - People are seen recovering bodies through the shattered windows of the justice ministry following an explosion in central Baghdad on October 25. Iraq has arrested 73 people suspected of playing a direct role in two massive bombs that killed more than 150 people in Baghdad on October 25, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said.(AFP/File/Khalil al-Murshidi)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attends the US-Iraq Business ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:06:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki attends the US-Iraq Business and Investment Conference in Washington, DC, October 2009. Maliki has severely criticised Saudi Arabia for its negative stance towards Iraq since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's Sunni-dominated regime.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)

US President Barack Obama, seen here with Iraqi Prime Minister ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:54:52 GMT

(AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama, seen here with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki near Baghdad in April, has congratulated Iraqi MPs for approving a new law to govern 2010 general elections, saying it was an important step towards ensuring a lasting peace.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets with UN special ...

(AFP/HO) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:19:03 GMT

(AFP/HO) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) meets with UN special envoy Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco at his offices in Baghdad. Maliki has appealed to the United Nations to take action against Iraq's neighbours for meddling in its internal affairs as he met with a UN special envoy.(AFP/HO)

An Iraqi policeman stands guard out side the Justice Ministry, ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:19:03 GMT

(AFP) - An Iraqi policeman stands guard out side the Justice Ministry, destroyed in a suicide bombing last week, in central Baghdad. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki appealed Monday to the United Nations to take action against Iraq's neighbours for meddling in its internal affairs as he met with a UN special envoy.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

Destroyed vehicles litter the street outside the ministries ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:58:53 GMT

(AFP/File) - Destroyed vehicles litter the street outside the ministries of justice and labour following last week's suicide bombing. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki appealed to the United Nations to take action against Iraq's neighbours for meddling in its internal affairs as he met with a UN special envoy.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)

In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:39:34 GMT

(AP) - In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, meets with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez-Taranco left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.Special U.N. envoy Oscar Fernandez-Taranco appointed to look into the August bombings of two ministries in Baghdad met on Monday with senior Iraqi officials to discuss the blasts. The meeting comes a week after twin suicide car bombs devastated three other government buildings in the Iraqi capital (AP Photo/Iraqi Government, Handout)

French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:41:02 GMT

(Reuters) - French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac (5th L) talks to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a meeting in Baghdad November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:36:47 GMT

(Reuters) - French Minister of State for Foreign Trade Anne-Marie Idrac (L) talks to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki during a meeting in Baghdad November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:15:24 GMT

(AP) - In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, right, talks with the newly appointed Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven, left, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Iraqi Government ho)

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives the new ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:52:10 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) receives the new Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Peter Van Leuven (L) in Baghdad November 1, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (left) meets Sheikh ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:27:12 GMT

(AFP/File) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (left) meets Sheikh Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalai, a representative of Iraq's top Shiite spiritual leader, in Karbala in 2008. Muslim clerics -- including Karbalai -- slammed Iraqi authorities in their Friday prayer sermons over massive bombings last week, as a top US general warned that he expected insurgents to plan more spectacular attacks.(AFP/File/Mohammed Sawaf)

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (centre R) sits next ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:46:58 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (centre R) sits next to Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari as he receives the new Iraqi ambassadors in Baghdad October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to the new Iraqi ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:43:30 GMT

(Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks to the new Iraqi ambassadors (unseen) at their meeting in Baghdad October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

This image made available by the Iraqi President office shows ...

(AFP/IPO-HO) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:18:09 GMT

(AFP/IPO-HO) - This image made available by the Iraqi President office shows President Jalal Talabani (2ndL) in a meeting with Vice President Adel Abdel Mahdi (3rdL), Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi (4thR), Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (L) and speaker of Parliament Iyad al-Samarrai (3rdR) at Baghdad's al-Salam Palace. Iraqi lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a compromise election law amid deadlock.(AFP/IPO-HO)

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks in Baghdad, September ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:01:18 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks in Baghdad, September 2009. Fractious Iraqi MPs returned to parliament to grapple with a compromise hammered out by political leaders on a key election law, amid concern that polls set for January may be delayed.(AFP/HO/File/Iraqi Pm Office Ho)