iraq
Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president refused Thursday to designate the Iran-backed parliamentary bloc’s nominee for prime minister after he was…
Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM
Middle East
December 25, 2019
Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq’s parliament proposed Wednesday the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province as the…
Iraq passes electoral reforms but deadlock remains
Middle East
December 25, 2019
Iraq passes electoral reforms but deadlock remains
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections…
Iraq protests resume as political paralysis deepens
Middle East
December 24, 2019
Iraq protests resume as political paralysis deepens
Thousands of protesters blocked roads and bridges across southern Iraq on Monday, condemning Iranian influence and political leaders who missed…
Iraqis protest as deadline to name new PM looms
Middle East
December 22, 2019
Iraqis protest as deadline to name new PM looms
BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of protesters poured into the streets of Baghdad and Iraq’s southern provinces on Sunday, rejecting the…
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
BAGHDAD (AP) — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came…
Iraqi refugee sets sights on Paralympics
Middle East
December 17, 2019
Iraqi refugee sets sights on Paralympics
ATHENS (Reuters) – On his fifth attempt, Iraqi refugee Wisam Sami finally succeeded in reaching Greece with thousands of others…
Egypt drops out of list of top 10 countries affected by terrorists
Egypt
December 17, 2019
Egypt drops out of list of top 10 countries affected by terrorists
Egypt has departed the list of top 10 countries affected by terrorism this year in the 2019 Global Terrorism Index…
Home-cooked food in Iraqi square brings protesters together
Middle East
December 15, 2019
Home-cooked food in Iraqi square brings protesters together
BAGHDAD (AP) — In Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, there are the anti-government protesters demonstrating for a better future for Iraq, and…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…