President Talabani was arrested earlier this week in Iraq . `` Recently , His Excellency President Jalal Talabani spent exhaustive efforts in order to accomplish harmony and stability in the country . A Kurdish lawmaker said Talabani had a stroke . President 's office said he was suffering from cancer of the arteries .
President Talabani was arrested earlier this week in Iraq . A Kurdish lawmaker said Talabani had a stroke . President 's office said he was suffering from cancer of the arteries .