Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout Iraq’s parliament has elected Nizar Amidi as president, five months after elections failed to produce a decisive majority The Independent UK · Apr 11
Nour al-Maliki slams US meddling in Iraq's affairs after Trump threatens to cut off support After decades of conflicts and chaos, Iraq has recently regained a sense of stability but it is struggling with weak economic growth and cannot risk punitive measures by the US. Euronews · Jan 28
Iraq’s dominant political bloc nominates former prime minister al-Maliki as its candidate Iraq’s dominant political bloc has nominated former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister The Independent UK · Jan 24
Iraq's prime minister steps aside for rival in post-election wrangling over government Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has stepped aside to clear the way for former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, according to two Iraqi officials The Independent UK · Jan 13
Iraq’s parliament elects new speaker, ending yearlong deadlock Former Sunni speaker secured 182 votes in the 329-seat legislature with significant support from Shia political blocs. Al Jazeera · Nov 1, 2024
20 years on, was removing Saddam Hussein worth the war in Iraq? Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the effects of war and occupation still reverberate through the region. Al Jazeera · Mar 20, 2023
War, insurgency, IS and instability: Iraq since the 2003 US invasion Key events in Iraq since US-led forces invaded to oust Saddam Hussein 20 years ago The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2023
Saddam Hussein ‘disposed of’ near ex-PM’s home post-execution Al-Kadhimi says Saddam had been left between his home and that of ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki before later being taken away. Al Jazeera · Mar 13, 2023
Iraqi parliament gives long-awaited Cabinet approval vote Iraq’s parliament has voted to form a new Cabinet, ending a yearlong political stalemate The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Iraq’s new prime minister-designate: Who is Mohammed al-Sudani? Al-Sudani nominated by Iraq’s new president, but the move will be fiercely opposed by supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr. Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2022
Iraqi MPs elect new president amid threat of rocket fire Iraqi lawmakers elected a new president in a key step toward ending a year-long political vacuum The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022
Tensions soar as rival protests take place near Iraqi parliament Thousands of al-Sadr supporters resume their sit-in inside parliament in Baghdad as counter-protests take place nearby. Al Jazeera · Aug 1, 2022
Threat of protests, violent escalation stirs panic in Iraq The political rivals of an influential Iraqi cleric whose followers stormed the parliament have declared their own counter-protest The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022
Hundreds of protesters camp at Iraq parliament for a second day Supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr erect tents and prepare for a sit-in protesting his rivals’ efforts to form a government. Al Jazeera · Jul 31, 2022
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 26, 2022 Coordination Framework Announces Sudani’s Candidacy for Iraqi Premiership Hours after Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji declined his nomination as Iraq’s next prime minister by the Shiite Coordination Framework on Sunday, the pro-Iran bloc announced Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, Iraq’s former minister of labor and social affairs, as their candidate for the position. Sudani, aged 52, is currently the…
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022 Iraqi cleric shows power as thousands attend mass prayer Tens of thousands of Iraqis are attending a mass prayer in Baghdad called for by an influential Shiite cleric
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 15, 2022 Sadr’s Supporters Throng Baghdad Streets in Show of Strength Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's followers thronged the streets of Baghdad on Friday, answering the populist leader's call to a mass prayer in a show of strength to his political rivals. Sadr, a Shiite whose party came first in a general election in October, has vowed to…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 9, 2022 No Way Out as Iraq's Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a government and there seems to be no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock. Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and…
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 No way out as Iraq's dangerous post-election impasse deepens Iraq still doesn’t have a government, eight months since national elections took place, and there seems no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock