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Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi praises ‘fantastic ethos’ of grammar schools

The DNA of grammar schools should be spread throughout the system, he said

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2022

Iran Struck Iraq Target over Gas Talks Involving Israel

A nascent plan for Iraq's Kurdistan region to supply gas to Turkey and Europe - with Israeli help - is part of what angered Iran into striking the Kurdish capital Erbil with ballistic missiles this month, Iraqi and Turkish officials say, according to an exclusive Reuters report. The March 13…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Iraqi Kurdistan Has Energy Capacity to Help Europe, Says Iraqi Kurdish PM

The Kurdish region of northern Iraq has the capacity to make up for at least some of the energy shortfall in Europe, Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Monday. Barzani told an industry conference in Dubai that Kurdistan would soon become an important source of energy. "I am confident…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 28, 2022

Iraq parliament fails to elect new state president over lack of quorum

Iraq's parliament failed again on Saturday to vote for a president after Iran-backed groups boycotted the session, in a setback to an alliance led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr which won the election and threatened to remove them from politics.

Reuters · Mar 26, 2022

Iraqi lawmakers fail to elect president for a second time

Iraqi lawmakers have failed to elect a head of state for a second time further deepening a political crisis

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2022

Iraq’s lawmakers delay presidential vote as political standstill continues

Iraq's parliament on Saturday postponed once again a session to elect the country's new president over a lack of quorum.

France 24 · Mar 26, 2022

Iraq Parliament Fails to Elect New State President over Lack of Quorum

Iraq's parliament failed again on Saturday to vote for a president after Iran-backed groups boycotted the session, in a setback to an alliance led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr which won the election and threatened to remove them from politics. Sadr had hoped parliament would elect Rebar Ahmed, a veteran Kurdish…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

LGBTQ people in Iraq face violence by armed groups, police

LGBTQ people in Iraq live in constant fear amid rising violence against their community.

Al Jazeera · Mar 26, 2022

Justice Ministers of Morocco, Iraq Discuss Judicial Agreement

Moroccan Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi has discussed with his Iraqi counterpart, Salar Abdul Sattar Mohammed, in Rabat signing a judicial agreement allowing Morocco to handle several cases of Moroccan ISIS members arrested in Iraq. The two countries were set to sign bilateral agreements, but Ouahbi announced at a press…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 26, 2022

Iraqis Fear Unrest if Parliament Fails to Elect President on Saturday

Tensions have spiked in Iraq on the eve of a parliamentary session dedicated to elect a new president. Concerns have mounted that the failure to elect a president for a second time could lead to violence in a country that is sharply divided between rival camps, namely the Shiite Sadrist…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 25, 2022