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New PM named in Iraq: Iraqis hope for change after year of political deadlock

After a year of political gridlock and instability, Iraq is finally on the verge of forming a government as Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani assembles his cabinet. But three years after a mass protest movement over corruption, unemployment and a lack of basic services upended the country's political system, many…

France 24 · Oct 26, 2022

Iraq’s New President Calls for Speedy Government Formation

Iraq's newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid pledged Monday on taking office to throw his weight behind efforts to rapidly form a strong new government. "The Iraqi people expect a new government to be formed rapidly, and that it be efficient and united," Rashid said on his inauguration at the presidential…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

Wife of man in Iraq jail rallying hundreds of supporters to oppose new Iraqi embassy in Ireland

Desree Pether fears for her husband Robert, who has been locked up in Baghdad since April of last year

Irish Mirror · Oct 14, 2022

Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraq parliament meets

Parliament convenes for vote to elect a new president after several rockets land in and around the fortified area.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022

Rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone as Iraqi MPs meet to elect president

At least three rockets hit Baghdad’s Green Zone on Thursday as a parliamentary session was about to meet to elect a new president and break a political gridlock.

France 24 · Oct 13, 2022

Iraq Seeks Int’l Action to Address Iran’s Attacks on Kurdistan

Iraq’s parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi announced that his country would turn to the international community to address Iran’s ongoing attacks against the Kurdistan Region. Addressing parliament on Saturday, he said Iraq will bring up the issue during the meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Baghdad will call on the union to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 9, 2022

Baghdad's historic homes crumble as real estate booms

Overlooking the Tigris river in Baghdad, a 100-year-old Iraqi mansion stands dilapidated and neglected. Visitors hoping to catch a glimpse of its faded glory are warned off by a sign near the door saying: "Danger of collapse".

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Iraq’s Basra, Dhi Qar Witness Military Reinforcement to Contain Confrontations

Heading a sizable military delegation from Baghdad, Chief of Staff of the Iraqi Army Abdel Emir Yarallah on Tuesday visited the southern provinces of Dhi Qar and Basra. The visit comes a day after demonstrators lit a government building on fire in Dhi Qar’s central business district of Nasiriyah. In…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 5, 2022

Tear Gas Fired, Scores Wounded in Baghdad Rally Marking 2019 Protests

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse stone-throwing protesters in clashes that wounded scores near Baghdad's Tahrir Square, where hundreds marked Saturday's anniversary of anti-government unrest in 2019. At least 64 people were wounded, including 26 members of the security forces, according to medical and security…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 1, 2022

Thousands of Iraqis gather to mark 2019 anti-government protest

Demonstrators and security forces clash during rally remembering the uprising three years ago.

Al Jazeera · Oct 1, 2022