BAGHDAD, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Iraqi lawmakers said Thursday meetings to vet a replacement for former Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani were rescheduled for the weekend session.

BAGHDAD, Jan. 9 (UPI) -- Sunni lawmakers scheduled a Saturday meeting in Baghdad to vet candidates for the position of parliamentary speaker, officials said.

BAGHDAD, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The Shiite Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council denied allegations it was trying to seek a no-confidence vote for the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

BAGHDAD, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi said Wednesday a presidential council accepted the Sunni Iraq Accordance Front nomination for Iraqi Parliament speaker.

BAGHDAD, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Members of the Shiite Sadrist Movement Tuesday called on the Sunni Iraq Accordance Front to withdraw from seeking the position of parliamentary speaker.

BAGHDAD, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Members of the Sunni Iraq Accordance Front said Friday resigned speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani made his decision to step down voluntarily.

BAGHDAD, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani resigned Wednesday as lawmakers argued the fate of the journalist who threw shoes at U.S. President George Bush.

BAGHDAD, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Iraqi speaker of Parliament suspended the Wednesday session following disputes between lawmakers and the foreign minister over the U.S. security pact.

BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A plane carrying Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Mashhadani was denied landing in Iran and returned to Baghdad Monday for undisclosed reasons.