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Factbox FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Bahrain Wed, Oct 20 2010 Related News Saudi offers to host talks on Iraq political crisis Sat, Oct 30 2010 Iraq government talks may gather pace after court order Mon, Oct 25 2010 Iraqi officials vow to probe any abuse cases Sat, Oct 23 2010 Iraqi PM in Turkey to seek support for new term Thu, Oct 21 2010 Analysis & Opinion Christians in Middle East much more than a numbers game Related Topics World » Saudi Arabia » By Ulf Laessing RIYADH | Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:07pm EDT RIYADH (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite alliance turned down a Saudi Arabian offer on Saturday to host all-party talks to resolve months of political stalemate because it said it was confident a deal could be struck in Baghdad on a new government. Iraq has been without a new government since a March 7 election that failed to produce a clear winner, leaving Shi'ite Muslim, Sunni Arab and Kurdish politicians jockeying for power and position. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah had invited Iraq's parties to talks in Riyadh under the auspices of the 22-nation Arab League after the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage ending around November 18, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Saturday. Iraqiya, the cross-sectarian Sunni-backed political bloc that received the most votes in the election but failed to win an outright majority in parliament, welcomed the Saudi initiative and said Turkey and Iran should also be invited. The National Alliance, a merger of Iraq's Shi'ite-led blocs, including that of incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition, said a deal in Baghdad was close after the highest court ordered parliament to resume sessions last week. "We are confident the representatives of the Iraqi people are able... to reach a deal to form a national partnership government," said legislator Hassan al-Sunaid, reading from a statement that he said came from the Shi'ite National Alliance. "Though we express our appreciation to Saudi Arabia for its concern about the situation in Iraq and its willingness to provide support, we would like to confirm Iraqi leaders are continuing ... their meetings to reach a national consensus." Sunaid, a senior member of Maliki's bloc, said the statement was supported by the Kurdish Alliance, which has 57 seats in parliament and is being wooed by Maliki's camp to form a coalition government. The Kurdish bloc was not immediately available for comment. The sectarian strife triggered after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion has receded but the lack of a government has sparked concerns among Iraq's neighbors of a rise in violence as U.S. forces withdraw. "Everyone believes that you are at a crossroad that requires doing the utmost efforts to unite, get over traumas and conflicts, and get rid of sectarianism," SPA quoted King Abdullah as saying in comments addressed to Iraqi leaders. The National Alliance named Maliki as its nominee for a second term on October 1 despite dissent within the coalition. Maliki won support mainly from his own State of Law bloc and the Sadrist movement of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr. Iraq's Sunni Arab neighbors and the United States are worried about Shi'ite Iran's growing regional influence and want Maliki to include Iraqiya in a power-sharing deal. Iraqiya is led by Shi'ite former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi but enjoys strong support among Sunni Arabs, dominant during Saddam Hussein's rule. U.S. officials fear any deal that sidelines Sunnis could reinvigorate a weakened but stubborn insurgency that still kills dozens every month. (Additional reporting by Rania El Gamal in Baghdad; Editing by Peter Graff and Ralph Gowling) World Saudi Arabia Comments See All Comments (1) | Post Comment Oct 31, 2010 12:29am EDT Boy, aren’t we lucky some lunatic decided to invade Iraq and destabilize an already tense tribal order for the sake of keeping them from selling their oil in Euros instead of USD? How wise of him to add unnecessary chaos to the already tense Middle East just for the sake of greed and ambition. McBob08 Report As Abusive See All Comments (1) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. 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