Iraq holds first elections for provincial councils in a decade
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 extend...
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Saudi Arabia, Iran exchange ambassadors, cementing restoration of ties
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 Gulf...
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War-scarred Iraq faces instability, corruption 20 years after US-led invasion
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 no...
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Several people killed as gunmen open fire at shrine in Iran’s Shiraz
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 Shiite...
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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...
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Moqtada al-Sadr’s moment? Iraqi cleric in show of force against Shiite rivals
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 a...
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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...
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Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for an end to protests over his resignation from politics
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 groups...
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Deadly clashes in Baghdad after Sadr announces plans to resign
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 told...
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Shiite cleric Sadr’s supporters launch sit-in outside top Iraq judicial body
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 on...
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Who are the Shiite politicians vying to rule Iraq amid its political impasse?
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 al-Sadr,...
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Iraq cleric Sadr urges judiciary to dissolve parliament by end of next week
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 of...