BREAKING NEWS

Iraq slaps travel ban on Sunni vice-president

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 19, 2011 14:16

BAGHDAD - Iraq has banned Sunni Muslim Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi from leaving the country, a security source said on Monday, sharpening a sectarian-tinged political crisis just after the last US troops departed.

The completion of the US withdrawal on Sunday ended nearly nine years of war, but left many Iraqis fearful that a shaky peace between majority Shi'ites and Sunnis might collapse and reignite sectarian violence.

"We received the travel ban order for Hashemi," said a senior security official, adding that the ban had been issued by five judges investigating allegations against the Sunni leader.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a Shi'ite, has also asked parliament for a no-confidence vote against another leading Sunni politician, Saleh al-Mutlaq, who is deputy prime minister, on the grounds that he lacked faith in the political process.

Blinken set to visit Israel on Tuesday - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/26/2024 10:44 AM

Israeli citizen killed by anti-tank missile in Mount Dov area

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/26/2024 09:26 AM

DeSantis condemns pro-Hamas protests at elite universities

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/26/2024 08:34 AM

Egyptian intelligence chief to head delegation to Israel - report

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

04/26/2024 08:11 AM