Salim al-Jubouri

Iraqi parliament postpones session on elections' date amid political row

BAGHDAD - Muslimchronicle

The Iraqi parliament Thursday postponed its session for two days due to a lack of quorum after the lawmakers failed on whether to approve the date of general elections on May 12, or delay the elections to the end of the year, amid debate among political blocs. A statement by the parliament said that 149 lawmakers out of 260 attendingRead more

Sisi reiterates full support for Iraq's unity, sovereignty

Sharm el Sheikh - Arab Today

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday received Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri in Sharm el Sheikh. During the meeting, Sisi reiterated Egypt's full support for the unity and sovereignty of Iraq over all its territory. The president also affirmed Egypt's support for all efforts aiming to restore security and stability in Iraq in the face of current challenges andRead more

Iraqi parliament speaker meets US Vice President

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri, met here today with US Vice President Joe Biden, who is currently visiting Iraq. During the meeting, they discussed political, security and economic developments in Iraq and the region in general, in addition to developments of the war on ISIS group. Source: QNARead more

Iraqi parliament approves partial cabinet reshuffle

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraq's parliament approved five cabinet members as part of a reshuffle presented by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who is facing pressure to finalize the stalled reforms, official television reported Tuesday. Legislators voted in the ministers of Health, Water Resources, Labor and Social Affairs, Electricity and Higher Education, after voting on dismissing their former ministers, the state-run Iraqiya channel said. TheRead more

Shiite cleric calls for massive rally, parliament ready to convene

Baghdad - Arab Today

A prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric on Monday called for a massive rally to keep pressuring the MPs to end their differences, hours after a parliament decision to vote on a reshuffle as part of a comprehensive reform. "Some political parties do not want the parliament to achieve quorum to prevent the vote on the popularly required reform, therefore, your rallyRead more

Iraqi speaker suspends parliament sessions indefinitely

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Jubouri on Tuesday suspended the parliament sessions until further notice after disagreement erupted during a session to vote on the fate of the parliament speaker. The move came when lawmakers convened in a session to discuss whether to sack the speaker and his two deputies before voting on a new parliament leader. However, minutes later aRead more

Iraqi parliament postpones controversial session for replacing speaker

Baghdad - Arab Today

The Iraqi parliament on Saturday postponed its session to replace speaker until Monday to let the door opened for more talks among the parliament blocs amid deep differences over sacking the speaker as part of anti-corruption comprehensive reforms. Around noon, a group of lawmakers, who sacked the speaker Salim al-Jubouri on Thursday, held a session chaired by the temporary speakerRead more

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Meets UN Chief

Baghdad - Arab Today

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri met today with the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon, who was accompanied by President of the Islamic Development Bank Ahmed Ali, and President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kane. Ki-moon stressed the United Nations support for Iraq in its war against terrorism and its solidarity with it inRead more