In a major political shake-up that took place as efforts to end the country’s years-long war gained traction with a fragile two-month truce, Yemen’s exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has transferred his
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Officials have stated that Iraqi legislators have failed to elect a new president for lack of a quorum for a third time, deepening the war-scarred country’s political crisis. The continued failure by
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On 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
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On 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
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Although more than four months have passed since the general elections in Iraq, the Prime Minister still has not been elected. Ahead of government formation, a president needs to be elected. Iraq’s
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Rebar 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
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Veteran 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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Iraq will begin accepting presidential candidacy applications as early as Wednesday, according to a parliamentary statement. Parliament Speaker Mohamed al-Halbousi announced in a statement that nominations would be accepted for a period
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On Sunday, Kurdish politician Hoshyar Zebari’s bid for presidency was temporarily suspended by Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court. Complaints were received, according to the court, from four lawmakers about Zebari’s candidacy, who is
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On Monday, Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh stated that he seeks the “appropriate moment” to announce his position on running for the presidential elections. Dbeibeh said his decision to run for
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