Independents bloc: Abdul Hadi Marhoon – First Deputy Chairman of parliament Jassim Abdul-A’al – Head of Economic Committee in parliament Al-Menbar Islamic Society bloc: (Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Eslah Society) Dr. Salah Ali (MD) Dr. Sa’adi Abdulla (MD) Abdul Latif Al-Shaikh – Head of Legislation Committee in parliament Dr. Ali Ahmed – Head of Services Committee in …

I’ll be off to Larnaka, Cyprus tomorrow morning for 4 days. Yippee! But I’ll suffer the indignity of continuous “death by PowerPoint” throughout. Hopefully nights will be fun! Watch out for some pictures on my return 😉

Both the boycotting societies and the Government are going head-to-head in confrontation both disregarding the constitutional rites and privileges. Al-Wefaq together with 3 other National Elections boycotting societies (Al-Wefaq Islamic National Society, Democratic National Labour Society, Democratic National Coalition Society, and Islamic Work Society) are gathering signatures for a petition demanding constitutional changes using Article …

It is with utmost irony, and quite a bit of nervous laughter that I read this press release from UPI: Riyadh, , May. 1 (UPI) — The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council demanded Saturday the punishment of U.S. soldiers involved with torturing Iraqi prisoners. The GCC, based in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, said in a statement …

Iraqi blogger Omar of “Iraq the Model” (via Sissy Willis) voices some hope, and urges us to move on: I want to tell you that I felt great relief when I saw and heard the highest-ranking officials in the coalition apologize to the Iraqi people for what a small group of their soldiers did and …