President of Iraq Jalal Talabani speaks to the media after a meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 25, 2008. A roadside bombing killed three U.S. soldiers yesterday in northern Iraq, bringing the number of American troop deaths this week in the country to seven. (UPI Photo/Shawn Thew/POOL)
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Deadly U.S. Assault in Syria Possibly Bush's Parting Shot
AMMAN -- In an unprecedented military assault since the American-led invasion of Iraq more than five years ago, U.S. forces have apparently launched a cross-border attack into Syrian territory that killed eight people, largely seen in the region as a parting shot by the outgoing U.S. George W. Bush administration against Damascus.
Iraq's Talabani Pledges to Restore Minorities Law: Exclusive
NEW YORK -- In an exclusive interview to the Middle East Times at the sidelines of the opening of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was upbeat about Iraqs future. Though a bit tired by recent surgery, Talabani also took time out from his schedule to express his views on a controversial decision taken by parliament on minorities.
Iraq-U.S. Draft Loose Withdrawal Pact
AMMAN -- Iraqi negotiators are saying they have agreed a deal with the United States that entails a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by 2011, but Iraqi leaders might overturn the controversial pact that is to determine the future of the U.S. forces in Iraq after the end of this year.
Pilgrimage Bloodied, Iraqi Troops on the Offensive
AMMAN -- Iraq was bracing for more violence and protests amid extra-tight security and a fresh Iraqi-U.S. military offensive, a day after the bloodiest wave of attacks dashed hopes for a consistent drop in violence following a relative calm.
Headlines From the Arab Press
What the Arab papers said on July 2:
