Due to fatigue and exhaustion , His Excellency had a health emergency , '' the office said . Jalal Talabani was hospitalized earlier this week in Iraq . The Iraqi leader has been under house arrest since he stepped down as president of the country last year. Talabani 's office said he was suffering from hardening of the arteries .
Jalal Talabani was hospitalized earlier this week in Iraq . The Iraqi leader has been under house arrest since he stepped down as president of the country last year. Talabani 's office said he was suffering from hardening of the arteries .