Iraq: Maliki, Dawa Party, Syria and the Premiershipnote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki paid a visit to Beirut yesterday (July 8, 2010) to present his condolences on the death of Lebanese Ulema Mohammad Hussein Fadhlallah, who was the Spiritual Guide of the Dawa Party. He is said to have asked Lebanese Shiite leaders for help to open a new page of cooperation with Syria. The following 448-word report sheds light on the subject and tells how Lebanese Shiite leaders reacted. It also tells what about the position of the international command of the Dawa Party with regard to the Premiership issue in Iraq.