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Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year of political deadlock
Middle East

Iraq names new president and prime minister, ending a year of political deadlock

Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new president on Thursday, ending a yearlong political stalemate…
What 24 hours of chaos in Iraq says about who controls the country
Middle East

What 24 hours of chaos in Iraq says about who controls the country

Abu Dhabi and London (CNN) – It took just 24 hours for Iraq’s most powerful man to showcase his might…
Four rockets hit residential complex in Baghdad’s Green Zone
Middle East

Four rockets hit residential complex in Baghdad’s Green Zone

The Iraqi Security Media Cell (ISMC) announced that four rockets fell on a residential complex inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green…
Sisi voices Egypt’s backing for stability, security in Iraq
Middle East

Sisi voices Egypt’s backing for stability, security in Iraq

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday made a phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, expressing Egypt’s support for…
Powerful Iraqi cleric tells supporters to stand down after day of deadly violence in Baghdad
Middle East

Powerful Iraqi cleric tells supporters to stand down after day of deadly violence in Baghdad

Baghdad (CNN) – Baghdad was left reeling on Tuesday from some of the deadliest violence seen in the Iraqi capital…
Powerful Iraqi cleric announces withdrawal from politics, sparking protests in Baghdad’s Green Zone
Middle East

Powerful Iraqi cleric announces withdrawal from politics, sparking protests in Baghdad’s Green Zone

(CNN) – Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced on Monday that he was withdrawing from political life, triggering a…
Alleged Picasso painting worth ‘millions’ seized in drugs raid in Iraq
Art news

Alleged Picasso painting worth ‘millions’ seized in drugs raid in Iraq

A painting believed to be by Pablo Picasso and estimated to be worth millions of dollars has been found during…
Abul Gheit urges all Iraqi political powers to avoid escalation
Middle East

Abul Gheit urges all Iraqi political powers to avoid escalation

CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit called on all Iraqi powers to avoid sedition…
Iraqi protesters break into parliament denouncing the nomination of new premier
Middle East

Iraqi protesters break into parliament denouncing the nomination of new premier

Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) – Hundreds of angry protesters loyal to the powerful cleric Muqtada al-Sadr broke into Baghdad’s heavily protected…
Ancient fortress found by archaeologists may be a lost royal city
Archaeology

Ancient fortress found by archaeologists may be a lost royal city

(CNN) – A 2,000-year-old fortress built on a mountainside in what’s now Iraqi Kurdistan could be part of a lost…
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