In an effort to resolve the country’s months-long political crisis, Iraq’s rival political groups held a second round of national dialogue on Monday. Without providing any further details, the office of Prime
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18:00 – After protesters withdraw, clean-up begins in Baghdad As supporters of rival Shia groups withdrew from the Green Zone in Baghdad, protesters and municipality workers began clearing the high-security area late
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Since Muqtada al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from Iraq’s political process and resorted to people’s choices and will to achieve change in the deteriorating conditions of the country, he has been practicing a
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Within 72 hours, loyalists of firebrand Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr pulled down the walls of the heavily fortified Green Zone, home to Iraq’s government buildings and foreign embassies, twice. Moreover, they stormed
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One day after the resignation of lawmakers loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a coalition of Iran-backed Shia parties said on Monday it will continue talks for the formation of a new
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A few days ago, Iraq witnessed angry crowds storming, burning and destroying most of the mosques and offices of representatives of the Shiite cleric Mahmoud al-Sarkhi in the provinces of central and
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Iran-Pakistan ties after the Taliban takeover in Kabul may open a new chapter of more competition and less cooperation between the two key neighbors of Afghanistan. The previous Ashraf Ghani government had a
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The situation of the Sunni Arabs in post-2003 Iraq can be assessed through two important historical stages, the first from the US invasion and occupation in 2003 until the emergence of ISIS
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It is of no surprise that the Iraqi people have lost faith in their country’s electoral system. Polling in Iraq since the earliest days of the American occupation post-2003 has always been
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