UN chief praises Iraqi progress towards stability in rare visit
Issued on: 02/03/2023 - 08:46
The United Nations chief on Wednesday praised Iraq for its repatriating citizens detained in neighboring Syria on suspicion of ties to the…
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Iraqi MPs to meet in new bid to elect president, end deadlock
Issued on: 13/10/2022 - 10:34
Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq are set to meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a new state president and break political…
Who are the rival Shiite politicians vying to fill Iraq’s political vacuum?
Ten months after the October 2021 parliamentary elections, Iraq is still mired in a political impasse that turned deadly Monday after Moqtada al-Sadr announced his resignation from politics. Supporters of the powerful…
Iran closes borders with Iraq over unrest following Sadr resignation
Issued on: 30/08/2022 - 10:01
Fighting between rival Iraqi forces raged for a second day Tuesday as the death toll from violence sparked by Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s…
Secret recordings deepen political crisis in Iraq
The Iraqi political scene has been ablaze for the past 72 hours due to the emergence of recordings attributed to Nuri al-Maliki, the ex-Iraqi PM, in which he appears to be criticising and insulting Moqtada al-Sadr, one…
Six months on from elections, Iraqis frustrated by political deadlock
Issued on: 19/04/2022 - 11:08
Six months on from elections that failed to deliver a new president or prime minister, Iraq remains in a state of complete political deadlock. A…
Iraq’s Sadr bloc expands influence but no party wins majority in elections
Issued on: 11/10/2021 - 21:32
An alliance of Iraqi candidates representing Shiite militias supported by neighboring Iran has emerged as the biggest loser in the country’s national…