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Iraq’s top court has approved results of May 12 elections after manual nation-wide recount following the emergence of fraud allegations which nearly robbed Shia Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc of its victory. “The Federal Supreme Court issued on the afternoon of Read more
The visit Iraqi Prime Minister was to pay to Tehran later this week will not take place as planned after Iranian authorities cancelled the trip over the Iraqi leader’s comments that he will abide by U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Read more
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Saturday dismissed electricity minister amid mass protests over poor electricity services across the country but mainly in the southern parts. Qassim al-Fahdawi was suspended from the cabinet as the country grapples with growing protests over Read more
United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities in charge of security and commodities regulations have instructed companies to report on and freeze assets of nine Iranian individuals and organizations appearing on the country’s terror list. Securities and Commodities Authority has ordered all Read more
Many Iraqi members of the parliament (MPs) are fleeing the country over fears to be sued for corruption as a new parliament is about to be sworn in, The New Arab reports. As many as 45 outgoing members of the Read more
Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has tied an alliance with May election winner Moqtada al-Sadr to form a government amid political tensions. Abadi’s Victory alliance finished third in the election right behind Sadr’s Marching Towards Reform and Iran-backed Shia Read more
US officials Tuesday dodged Iraq’s and Syria’s blame that the US-led coalition against the Islamic State group (ISIS) and Washington targeted militia fighters aligned with President Bashar al-Assad regime, near the border with Iraq. A US official told US Read more
Iraq’s vibrant Shia Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iran-backed militia chief Hadi al-Amiri Tuesday announced their alliance in the hope to form a new government following contested May elections won by the anti-US and anti-Iran nationalist Cleric. The announcement made in Read more
Iraq’s new leader; Shia Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called for unity as the country tilts towards a new division after a warehouse where May elections ballots boxes have been stored caught fire on Sunday following a demand by the parliament Read more
A ‘criminal fire’ destroyed Sunday in capital Bagdad part of the site where May elections ballot boxes have been kept, in the wake of the parliament’s demand for manual recount of votes nation-wide. A wing of the ministry of trade Read more