Haider al-Abadi
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Protests dash Iraqi PM’s chances of new term, hit US hopes of shaping government
SULAIMANIYA/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Violent protests in the Iraqi city of Basra have all but ended US-backed Prime Minister…
Iraq parliament to hold emergency session after Basra burns
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Iraq parliament to hold emergency session after Basra burns
Iraq’s parliament on Friday called an emergency session after a curfew was imposed in the southern city of Basra…
Iraqi PM orders probe into bloody Basra protests
Middle East
September 5, 2018
Iraqi PM orders probe into bloody Basra protests
BASRA, Iraq (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister has ordered an investigation into violent protests in the southern city of Basra…
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Iraqi rival groups both announce parliamentary blocs to form new government
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Rival Iraqi political factions said on Sunday they had each formed alliances capable of forming a government…
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Iraqi PM suspends electricity minister over poor service
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Sunday suspended the country’s electricity minister over a power crisis amid mushrooming protests…
Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad
Middle East
June 11, 2018
Iraqi ballot box storage site catches fire in Baghdad
A storage site housing half of Baghdad’s ballot boxes from Iraq’s parliamentary election in May caught fire on Sunday,…
Twin blasts kill dozens in Baghdad
Middle East
January 15, 2018
Twin blasts kill dozens in Baghdad
Two suicide bombers detonated explosive vests at a busy square in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 26 and wounding…
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Middle East
January 14, 2018
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday his candidacy for the May 12 parliamentary elections to choose a prime…
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Middle East
January 14, 2018
Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Sunday his candidacy for the May 12 parliamentary elections to choose a prime…
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
Middle East
December 20, 2017
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
Protesters took to the streets for the second time in as many days across semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to show their…