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Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
Middle East
April 9, 2020
Iraq names its third prime minister in 10 weeks
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president named intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi as prime minister-designate on Thursday, the third person tapped to…
Little-known ex-governor Zurfi named as new Iraqi prime minister-designate
Middle East
March 17, 2020
Little-known ex-governor Zurfi named as new Iraqi prime minister-designate
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s president designated Adnan al-Zurfi, a former regional governor with little national political profile, as prime minister,…
Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
Middle East
March 2, 2020
Iraq’s PM-designate withdraws from post, prolonging deadlock
Baghdad (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister-designate announced his withdrawal from the post Sunday night after failing to secure parliamentary support…
To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric
Middle East
February 25, 2020
To preserve Shia power in Iraq, Iran-backed groups turn to renegade cleric
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — When the grip of Iraq’s Tehran-backed Shia Muslim parties and militias threatened to slip following the killing…
Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
Middle East
February 18, 2020
Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — When Iraq’s top Shia cleric underwent surgery for a fractured bone last month, it sent shivers…
Women protesters in Iraq defy radical cleric, take to street
Middle East
February 14, 2020
Women protesters in Iraq defy radical cleric, take to street
BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqi women took to the streets of central Baghdad and southern Iraq on Thursday in…
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade —…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
Middle East
February 7, 2020
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
Middle East
January 30, 2020
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months…
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
BAGHDAD (AP) — One protester was killed by security forces after hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s…