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IMK claims third position within KAL

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 5:50 PM

 Sulaimaniyah, Mar. 11 (AKnews) –The Islamic Movement in Kurdistan (IMK) has participated in the previous Iraqi legislative poll as a component of the Kurdistan Alliance List (KAL). As the primary results are unofficially being argued nowadays, the Movement claims that it has win the third position within the compound. ...

 

 
 
 

Maliki's Coalition first, National coalition second and Iraqiya third in Babil and Najaf

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 5:50 PM

 Baghdad, March 11 (AKnews)- The Law State coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ranked first, Iraqi National Alliance came second while Iraqiya list came third, according to the preliminary results of the electoral commission in Babilon and Najaf. The Electoral Commission showed the initial results in Najaf and Babil...

 

 
 
 

Gaza government releases British journalist

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 5:50 PM

Ramallah, March 11 (AKnews)- The police of resigned government in Gaza released the British journalist Paul Martin, who was arrested 20 days ago for "security suspicions," according to a Palestinian source. "The government decided to release Martin, deport him from Gaza and prevent him from entering the sector...

 

 
 
 

Ammar al-Hakim: The Kurds will always be main partners in Iraq

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 5:49 PM

Najaf, March 11 (AKnews)- The Kurds were and will always be main partners in Iraq, and the next stage in the country will differ from the previous ones because of the legislative elections, says head of the Islamic Supreme council in Iraq Ammar al-Hakim. "The Kurds are main partners in the country and will always be.... we can...

 

 
 
 

Elections primary results revealed tonight

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 5:49 PM

Erbil, Mar. 11 (AKnews) – Head of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced that the process of counting and sorting is not completed yet the primary results of the Iraqi poll will be announced Thursday evening."Although 1200 employees are deployed for counting and sorting the votes, but the process is not over yet",...

 

 
 
 

Kurds Anfal case put forward in Swedish parliament

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 3:31 PM

Sulaimaniyah, Mar. 11 (AKnews) – Some Swedish MPs would raise the case of Anfal campaign against the Kurds for the vote on the recognition of the crime as genocide. "After intensified efforts by the Kurdocide Watch- Sweden Branch in cooperation with some parties and organizations in Sweden, they gathered support from the...

 

 
 
 

Syrian Kurds rally for their rights

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 2:31 PM

Erbil, Mar. 11 (AKnews) – More than hundred of Syrian Kurdish people have gathered in front of the United Nation's building to submit their issued statement in the city of Erbil, the Media Commission Member reported on Thursday.  We have gathered here to submit the statement for the United Nation about banning the...

 

 
 
 

State of Law questions the initial results declared by the National Coalition

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 12:55 PM

Baghdad, March.11 (AKnews) – The State of law coalition led by the Prime Minister, Nouri Al-Maliki questioned on Thursday the informal initial results declared by the Iraqi National Coalition, claiming "good votes" in many Iraqi provinces, in particular in southern Iraq.  The political blocs shouldn’t jump into conclusions...

 

 
 
 

Dahuk started sorting early vote ballots Thursday

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 12:55 PM

Dahuk, Mar. 11 (AKnews) – After the general vote counts were finished in Dahuk province, the sorting of the early votes has begun, head of the Independent High Electoral Commission's Dahuk office said Thursday.“We have started to sort the early vote ballots… and we will send the entire ballot boxes together with the sorted ballots of the...

 

 
 
 

Governor: Maliki's lists has won majority of votes in Karbala

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Thursday, March 11th 2010 12:08 PM

  Karbala, March.11(AKnews) – Governor of Karbala Amal Al-Deen Al-Hir - who is a loyalist of the State of LAw coalition - said Thursday that his list had gained six seats in the province and likely to rise to seven after the early vote counts are over, also rejecting any of the list candidates to be subject to the accountability and...

 

 
 
 
 

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