Talks were held between Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and top Iraqi officials on ways to form a government and end a crippling political crisis in the country. Al-Sadr’s office said in a
MoreAbu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Daesh/ISIS terror group, was confirmed to be killed in Syria. The terrorist group has named his successor following his killing. Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi,
MoreOn Saturday, the door was reopened for candidates to run for president in Iraq after a vote by the country’s parliament adopted the decision by 203-62 votes, according to a statement by
MoreOn Tuesday, Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court ruled that no more candidates for president can be nominated. The decision comes as MPs failed to meet the deadline to elect the new President of
MoreIn its final comprehensive assessment, the European Union’s Election Observation Mission to Iraq has described October’s national elections as “largely peaceful and orderly.” Chief observer Viola von Cramon said in a press
MoreNoting that it was “unacceptable” to protest Turkey’s response to the PKK’s attacks, former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has called on his country to prevent any infiltration by the terrorist group
MoreJeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), urged political powers in Iraq to overcome their differences and form a new government. In a briefing on Thursday, the
MoreRebar Ahmed has been nominated by one of the leading Kurdish political parties in Iraq to run for the Iraqi presidency. Ahmed, who has served as the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government’s Interior
MoreVeteran politician Hoshyar Zebari has been barred from running for presidency by Iraq’s Supreme Court after a complaint filed against him over corruption charges. Previously, Zebari was “suspended” from the race on
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