Fuad Masum

On Iraq's Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India values its ties with that country and expressed confidence that the bilateral relationship will become stronger in future.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he did not wish for or expect US President Barack Obama to use the word "genocide" in reference to the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 during World War One.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi received an invitation from King Salman to visit Saudi Arabia, as relations between the two nations improve, the premier's office said.

Saudi Arabia announced today that it was sending a delegation to Iraq ahead of opening an embassy in Baghdad where its last mission closed nearly 25 years ago.

Iraqi President Fuad Masum Monday urged rapid air strikes against jihadists ahead of an international conference in Paris on fighting the Islamic State group.

Iraq moved closer to ending Nuri al-Maliki's stubborn grip on power when his own political clan spurned him for another prime minister called to save the country from breakup.

Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's rebel-turned-leader who saw his bid for a third term fall apart, rose from anonymous exile to powerful premier but lost support as the country's security collapsed.

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not to cause trouble as he threw his weight behind newly-elected President Fuad Masum to help fight Islamic militants.

The United States threw its weight behind Iraqi President Fuad Masum after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced on state television he would be filing a complaint against Masum, as security forces massed in the capital.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Monday on state television he intended to file a complaint against President Fuad Masum for violating the constitution.

The United States on Thursday threw its weight behind the newly elected president of Iraq, Fuad Masum, and urged him to form a "cohesive government" to help fight Islamic militants.

Quiet and bookish, Iraq's president-elect Fuad Masum is different from jocular incumbent Jalal Talabani, but sharp political skills forged in the long battle for Kurdish self-determination are common to both.

Iraq's parliament elected veteran Kurdish politician Fuad Masum as federal president today - a move that paves the way for the much-delayed formation of a new government.

On Iraq's Republic Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India values its ties with that country and expressed confidence that the bilateral relationship will become stronger in future.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he did not wish for or expect US President Barack Obama to use the word "genocide" in reference to the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 during World War One.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi received an invitation from King Salman to visit Saudi Arabia, as relations between the two nations improve, the premier's office said.

Saudi Arabia announced today that it was sending a delegation to Iraq ahead of opening an embassy in Baghdad where its last mission closed nearly 25 years ago.

Iraqi President Fuad Masum Monday urged rapid air strikes against jihadists ahead of an international conference in Paris on fighting the Islamic State group.

Iraq moved closer to ending Nuri al-Maliki's stubborn grip on power when his own political clan spurned him for another prime minister called to save the country from breakup.

Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's rebel-turned-leader who saw his bid for a third term fall apart, rose from anonymous exile to powerful premier but lost support as the country's security collapsed.

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not to cause trouble as he threw his weight behind newly-elected President Fuad Masum to help fight Islamic militants.

The United States threw its weight behind Iraqi President Fuad Masum after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced on state television he would be filing a complaint against Masum, as security forces massed in the capital.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced Monday on state television he intended to file a complaint against President Fuad Masum for violating the constitution.

The United States on Thursday threw its weight behind the newly elected president of Iraq, Fuad Masum, and urged him to form a "cohesive government" to help fight Islamic militants.

Quiet and bookish, Iraq's president-elect Fuad Masum is different from jocular incumbent Jalal Talabani, but sharp political skills forged in the long battle for Kurdish self-determination are common to both.

Iraq's parliament elected veteran Kurdish politician Fuad Masum as federal president today - a move that paves the way for the much-delayed formation of a new government.