deadlock

Iraq breaks impasse as Maliki to form government (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a news conference after meeting Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Shi’ite Nuri al-Maliki was re-nominated as Iraqi prime minister on Thursday as fractious politicians ended an eight-month deadlock that raised fears of renewed sectarian warfare.


Tags: Maliki, Iraq, deadlock,…

Iraq’s new govt to include Sunni-backed bloc (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a news conference after meeting Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Iraq’s fractious politicians have agreed to return Shi’ite Nuri al-Maliki as prime minister, ending an eight-month deadlock that raised fears of renewed sectarian war, but leaving some Sunnis…

Iraq breaks deadlock, PM wins support for new term (Reuters)

November 10th, 2010

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki attends a meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Iraqi politicians appeared to have broken an eight month political impasse on Wednesday when the Sunni-backed Iraqiya alliance agreed to take part in a new government headed by…

Iraq: US should help break government deadlock (AP)

September 27th, 2010

AP - Iraq’s foreign minister urged the United States on Monday to take a more active role in breaking the deadlock over formation of a new government, saying the nearly…

Iraq: US should help break deadlock over new gov. (AP)

September 27th, 2010

AP - Iraq’s foreign minister has told the AP that the United States should take a more active role in breaking the deadlock over formation of a new government in…

EU to resume limited air traffic Tuesday (AP)

April 19th, 2010

Huw Thomas, of England, eats his breakfast in his cot at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Monday, April 19, 2010.  Thomas and his family were originally supposed to fly back to England from a vacation in New York on Friday, April 16, but now they are unsure of when they'll be able to return home. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - European officials carved up the sky Monday, creating three zones to more quickly break the flight deadlock caused by volcanic ash flowing from Iceland over Europe. Many more…