GBI signs deal for Iraqi undersea cable project (Gulf Times)
By Sarmad Qazi Qatar-based Gulf Bridge International (GBI) has signed an agreement with Iraq Telecommunications and Post Company (ITPC) for the landing rights of fibre optic cables in Iraq.
Fewer troops in Afghanistan seen (Mt. Olive Chronicle)
One of the nation s leading experts on counter-terrorism said the U.S. goals in Afghanistan remain unclear and that President Obama should not rely for advice on the opinion of America s commander of forces in Afghanistan,
DoD: No military mail use for charity efforts – Navy News, news from Iraq – Navy Times (Navy Times)
Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Paul Holton got the message loud and clear, he said, when the Pentagon sent him a cease and desist letter about his efforts to help Iraqi children.
Iraqi parliament fails to reach deal on election law (CNN)
Iraqi parliament members adjourned on Saturday without reaching an accord on a controversial new elections law, and the lawmakers could make another try to forge and pass legislation tomorrow.
Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy.
Sunni concerns see Iraq MPs fail to agree 2010 election law (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Concerns from Iraq’s Sunni bloc on Saturday saw MPs fail again to agree a law for next year’s general election, fuelling doubts that the vote will go ahead on January 16 as planned.
Iran, Iraq ink $200m trade pacts (mehrnews.com)
TEHRAN, Nov. 7 (MNA) Iran and Iraq signed $200 million worth of contracts during the Iraqi delegation s visit to Tehran, the head of Tehran Province Commercial Organization said here on Saturday.
Iraqi Parliament Fails Again to Approve New Electoral Law (Voice of America)
The Iraqi parliament has postponed the vote to approve a new electoral law, Saturday, that it needs to hold January 16 parliamentary elections. It was the seventh time in the last month that Iraqi MPs were unable to resolve disagreements.
Egypt’s first envoy to Iraq since 2005 arrives (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Egypt’s new ambassador to Iraq has arrived in Baghdad, a diplomatic source said on Saturday of Cairo’s first diplomatic representative in the country since its charge d’affaires was killed in 2005.
Brown Warns Afghan Leader on Corruption (New York Times)
The prime minister said that President Hamid Karzai would lose British support if he failed to stem corruption.
Oregon Guard soldiers now part of handing over Iraq to Iraqi control (The Oregonian)
As the first steps of the Obama adminstration’s plan to pull U.S. combat forces out of the country next year rolls on, it’s all about American troops keeping a low profile, including the Oregon Army National Guard soldiers deployed in Iraq until Spring.
