http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mahmoud_OthmanFind stories, videos, and photos about Mahmoud Othman from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:34:26 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Mahmoud_Othman14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Mahmoud Othman from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/07/IRAQ.ELECTION/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/07/IRAQ.ELECTION/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi parliament members adjourned on Saturday without reaching an accord on a controversial new elections law, and the lawmakers could make another try to forge and pass legislation tomorrow.Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.biden.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/11/02/iraq.biden.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Kurdish member of Iraq's parliament said Monday that the United States is pressuring the "highest levels of the Kurdish leadership" to accept a compromise that would dictate how national elections would be held in January.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.election/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/28/iraq.election/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Kurdish bloc in the Iraqi parliament intends to boycott the vote on a proposed election law if the oil-rich province of Kirkuk is banned from voting in next year's national elections, two Kurdish lawmakers said.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/iraq.reconciliation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/07/iraq.reconciliation/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rallied sheikhs of the nation's tribes on Saturday to participate in Iraq's government.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/06/iraq.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/06/iraq.budget/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraq's parliament has passed a $58.8 billion budget for 2009 after cutting $3.2 billion from government spending because of weak oil prices, a Iraqi lawmaker said.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/Kurdish.politicians.Iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/14/Kurdish.politicians.Iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe second-highest ranking official in Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's political party resigned Saturday, along with four other high-ranking Kurdish politicians, officials said.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/20/iraq.parliament.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/20/iraq.parliament.troops/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter heated arguments, the Iraqi parliament turned down the first draft of a bill Saturday that would have allowed foreign troops, including British forces, to remain in Iraq after the U.N. mandate expires on December 31.Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/21/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqis outraged by a proposed security pact between Iraq and the United States staged an angry but peaceful protest against the deal Friday.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/01/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity contractors working in Iraq will no longer receive immunity from prosecution in that nation under a deal being brokered by Iraqi and U.S. officials, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said.Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.shiite/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/31/iraq.shiite/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe deal to end the weeklong fighting in Iraq's Shiite regions appeared to be holding Monday, but left lingering questions about Iran's growing influence, the Iraqi government's military resolve and the chances for more intra-Shiite hostility. Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/19/iraq.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/19/iraq.politics/index.html#cnnSTCTextLawmakers from two major blocs in Iraq's parliament ended boycotts and returned to work this week, just two weeks before all the politicians go home for a controversial monthlong summer break.Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/13/iraq.main/index.htmlIraq President Jalal Talabani said Saturday that he hopes his country will reach the key milestone of completing a draft constitution within 24 hours -- a day before Monday's deadline.Sat, 13 Aug 2005 13:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.attack/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/20/iraq.attack/index.htmlThe U.S. attack on an Iraqi desert village that witnesses said killed dozens of wedding guests was "no accident," but a targeted strike on a safe house for fighters attempting to enter the country from Syria, a U.S. general said Thursday.Thu, 20 May 2004 13:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/05/sprj.nirq.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/05/sprj.nirq.main/index.htmlIraqi Governing Council members adjourned negotiations over an interim constitution late Friday and will resume talks Monday, a council spokesman said.Fri, 05 Mar 2004 08:20:00 EST