http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ en-us ericlee@labourstart.org 2008-08-18T18:20:08+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001224.html Journalists from across Iraq have come together in Erbil to end media killings, saying it is vital that It is vital that media, journalists groups and the authorities continue working together in implementing an efficient safety strategy, and promoting solidarity... 1224@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-08-18T18:20:08+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001223.html Iraqi civil society is on the up. It can soar once more, says Gary Kent at Progress 11 August 2008 The reintroduction of the beautiful red kite bird in Blaydon and the revival of Iraq may seem distant but the... 1223@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-08-11T16:17:23+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001222.html Dave Anderson That this House notes the recent Labour Friends of Iraq delegation to Baghdad as guests of the Islamic Dawa Party to meet the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, his advisers, the Defence Minister, the trade unions, a womens... 1222@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-07-16T08:02:31+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001221.html The Iraqi Communist Party held a big celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 14th July 1958 Revolution that overthrew the reactionary monarchy and ushered in tremendous social and political transformations in Iraq, changing Iraq's class and social landscape.... 1221@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-07-15T21:48:55+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001220.html Writing on StandpointOnline, the internet home of Standpoint magazine, Gary Kent assesses the current situation in Iraq Monday 14th July 2008 Iraq barely registers in British politics. It wasn’t even raised in the last two monthly Foreign Office questions in... 1220@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-07-14T21:33:34+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001219.html Wednesday 16th July, 7pm, Committee Room 5 at the House of Commons. Chair – Dave Anderson MP. Gary Kent, Director of LFIQ and Dr Zuhair al-Naher, Director International Relations of the Islamic Dawa Party will report back on the recent... 1219@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-07-10T20:53:34+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001218.html 26 June Iraq: Armed Conflict John Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for recent trends in the levels of violence in Iraq; and if he... 1218@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-28T14:04:52+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001217.html 18 Jun. 2008 London, UK (KRG.org) - A group of British parliamentarians yesterday published a report that calls for Britain to support the Kurdistan Region as a model for Iraq, whose success is in the interests of all those who... 1217@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-20T11:20:17+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001216.html Yesterday’s blast was the deadliest attack in Baghdad since March 6, when a pair of bombs detonated in the district of Karradah, killing 68 people and wounding about 120. “Yesterday’s cowardly attack in Hurriyah district, in Baghdad, murdered 63 and... 1216@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-18T21:40:47+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001215.html The Belfast Telegraph today reports that “More than 50 anti-war demonstrators protested outside the main gates of the Stormont estate after a demonstration in the centre of Belfast included the erection of an Iraqi flag on the City Hall.” I... 1215@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-17T10:29:33+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001214.html Mr. David Anderson: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress is being made on the mentoring, monitoring and training of Iraqi security forces in southern Iraq. Des Browne: UK forces in southern Iraq continue to make very... 1214@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-17T10:21:21+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001213.html This letter appears in the Times today You rightly highlight the plight of Iraqi interpreters who have resettled here (report, June 13). We saw for ourselves on a visit to Baghdad last month their invaluable role in building the new... 1213@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-16T09:37:19+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001212.html See this comprehensive report on the European Union and Iraq initiated by Ana Maria Gomes MEP, agreed in February. A useful antidote to the widespread pessimism about the prospects for Iraq. It is critical of the 2003 intervention – it... 1212@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-13T21:41:43+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001211.html Non-Governmental Organisations (Iraq) 2. Mr. David Anderson (Blaydon) (Lab): What support his Department is providing to non-governmental organisations in Iraq. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (Mr. Shahid Malik): Since 2004, the Department for International Development has provided... 1211@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-12T10:27:26+00:00 http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/archives/001210.html Saad Eskander director of Baghdads national library and a former Kurdish fighter says that without cultural education, we cannot emerge from Saddam Husseins dictatorship properly. Without it, we cannot resist the ideas of religious fundamentalism.... 1210@http://www.labourfriendsofiraq.org.uk/ 2008-06-09T16:55:43+00:00