BAGHDAD, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A Sunni political party in Baghdad withdrew from a coalition following an offer to put candidates forward for the Iraqi Parliament speaker, officials said.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Iraqi officials presented proposed changes to the security pact on U.S troops strength to officials at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad Wednesday.

Electricity production claims in Iraq exaggerated; Kurdish Baziyan refinery to enter production in September; China signs 20-year oil deal with Iraq; Turkey invited to bid on Iraqi electrical projects.

BAGHDAD, Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government signed a landmark agreement with the United Nations Wednesday outlining the U.N. role in reconstruction and development.

BAGHDAD, July 18 (UPI) -- The Iraqi government Friday approved a list of 10 candidates for Cabinet ministers to be considered by Parliament in its Saturday session, a spokesman said.

BAGHDAD, July 1 (UPI) -- The main Sunni block, the Iraqi Accordance Front, is set to return to the Iraq central government after a near yearlong boycott, officials said Tuesday.

BAGHDAD, June 11 (UPI) -- An Iraqi Shiite lawmaker said Tuesday the return of the Sunni Iraqi Accordance Front bloc is delayed because of an ongoing dispute over Cabinet seats.

BAGHDAD, May 29 (UPI) -- A lawmaker with the Sunni political bloc Iraqi Accordance Front said Thursday the dispute over its return to the government does not concern Cabinet seats.

BAGHDAD, May 28 (UPI) -- Sunni political bloc the Iraqi Accordance Front Wednesday backed away from a deal to join a new Iraqi government over a disagreement over Cabinet seats.