Iraqi MPs to meet in new bid to elect president, end deadlock
[ad_1] 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...
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Moqtada al-Sadr’s moment? Iraqi cleric in show of force against Shiite rivals
[ad_1] Issued on: 30/08/2022 – 20:13 As quickly as Baghdad erupted, Moqtada al-Sadr’s supporters went home. All it took was a word from the leader...
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Who are the rival Shiite politicians vying to fill Iraq’s political vacuum?
[ad_1] 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...
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Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for an end to protests over his resignation from politics
[ad_1] Issued on: 30/08/2022 – 10:01 Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his followers to stop protesting Tuesday after violent clashes between rival Shiite Muslim...
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Deadly clashes in Baghdad after Sadr announces plans to resign
[ad_1] Eight supporters of Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr were killed and 85 others wounded Monday after clashes broke out in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, medics...
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Iraq political crisis deepens: Sadr supporters demand dissolution of parliament
[ad_1] Issued on: 23/08/2022 – 18:49Modified: 23/08/2022 – 20:15 Iraq’s judiciary suspended work on August 23 after supporters of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr camped...
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Shiite cleric Sadr’s supporters launch sit-in outside top Iraq judicial body
[ad_1] Issued on: 23/08/2022 – 13:20Modified: 23/08/2022 – 13:24 Several hundred supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr launched a sit-in outside Iraq’s top judicial body...
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Who are the Shiite politicians vying to rule Iraq amid its political impasse?
[ad_1] Majority-Shiite Iraq has been paralysed by political gridlock for nearly a year. Tensions are mounting between two powerful Shiite factions: one loyal to nationalist cleric Moqtada...
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Political standoff continues as rival Shiite blocs rally
[ad_1] Issued on: 12/08/2022 – 20:33 Opponents of populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr launched their own Baghdad sit-in Friday two weeks after al-Sadr supporters stormed...
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Is Iraq’s political chaos spreading to the Kurdistan region?
[ad_1] Iraqi Kurdistan, the autonomous zone considered a haven of stability in a war-torn country, has been roiled in recent days by political tensions. A...
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Iraq cleric Sadr urges judiciary to dissolve parliament by end of next week
[ad_1] Issued on: 10/08/2022 – 16:25 Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called on the country’s judiciary to dissolve parliament by end...
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Powerful Iraqi cleric calls for early elections as political crisis escalates
[ad_1] Issued on: 03/08/2022 – 23:45 Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr told followers Wednesday to continue their sit-in inside Iraq’s government zone, and called for...
