Iraq holds first elections for provincial councils in a decade
[ad_1] Voting began in Iraq on Monday in the first elections for provincial councils in a decade, with the ruling Shi’ite Muslim alliance likely to...
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Saudi Arabia, Iran exchange ambassadors, cementing restoration of ties
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Iran arrived Tuesday in the Islamic Republic, and his counterpart landed in Riyadh, cementing a restoration of ties between the...
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War-scarred Iraq faces instability, corruption 20 years after US-led invasion
[ad_1] Issued on: 20/03/2023 – 09:15 Iraq on Monday marks 20 years since the start of the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but...
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Several people killed as gunmen open fire at shrine in Iran’s Shiraz
[ad_1] Issued on: 26/10/2022 – 18:38 At least 13 people were killed and several others were injured when gunmen on Wednesday opened fire at a...
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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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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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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...
