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Iraq PM-designate meets anti-government protesters
Iraq’s premier-designate Mohammed Allawi has met with dozens of representatives of the protest movement rocking the capital and Shiite-majority ... Middle East -
Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed
Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers on Sunday to help security forces clear roads blocked during months of sit-in protests, ... Middle East -
UK PM Johnson, Iraq’s Abdul Mahdi agree need for deescalation: Statement
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Iraqi counterpart Adil Abdul Mahdi agreed on Tuesday on the need to deescalate tensions in the region ... Middle East -
Thousands of Iraqis join Baghdad funeral procession for slain commanders
Thousands of Iraqis joined the funeral procession Saturday for Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi ... Middle East -
Political deadlock delays choice of new PM to steer Iraq out of crisis
Iraqi lawmakers said on Thursday that deadlock in parliament was holding up the selection of an interim prime minister, meaning leaders would miss a ... Middle East -
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian influence, ... Middle East -
Protesters block roads to Iraqi port, demand end to foreign meddling
Security forces killed a protester and wounded 91 others in Baghdad on Saturday, security and medical sources said, as tens of thousands of Iraqis ... Middle East -
Hollow building becomes center of Iraq’s uprising
The skeleton of a high-rise building overlooking Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square known as the Turkish Restaurant has become a temporary home and ... Features -
Pompeo urges Iraq’s prime minister to tackle protesters’ grievances
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi to “exercise maximum restraint” and “address ... Middle East -
Iraq’s removal of counterterrorism chief sparks controversy
The Iraqi prime minister’s removal of a top military commander from his post triggered heated political protests and uncertainty over the ... Middle East -
Saudi Crown Prince speaks with Iraqi PM on cooperation for oil market stability
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi highlighted in a phone call the importance of ... Gulf -
Iraqi PM issues decree curbing powers of Iran-allied militias
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi issued a decree on Monday heavily curbing the powers of mostly Iranian-backed militias and forcing them to ... Middle East -
Sudan’s Mahdi rejects call for mass demos on June 30
Sudan’s veteran opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi rejected on Wednesday a call for nationwide mass demonstrations against the country’s ... North Africa -
Iran’s Khamenei urges Iraq to ensure US troops leave “as soon as possible”
Iran’s top leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Saturday to ensure US troops leave “as ... Middle East -
Ready to expand gas, trade, says Iran’s Rouhani after meeting Iraqi PM
President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for Iran and neighboring Iraq to expand their gas and electricity dealings and boost bilateral trade to ... Middle East -
Iraq PM to make first official Iran visit on Saturday
Iraqi premier Adel Abdel Mahdi will travel to Iran on Saturday, a member of his office said, in his first official visit to the country rivaling ... Middle East -
In a boost to bilateral relations, Saudi Arabia opens new Baghdad consulate
The Saudi consulate in Baghdad was opened on Thursday with the raising of the Kingdom’s flag at the consulate building in the presence of senior ... Middle East -
Iraq’s parliament sacks governor over deadly ferry capsize
Iraq’s parliament on Sunday sacked the governor of a northern province where 100 people died in a ferry disaster that sparked a wave of grief ... Middle East -
Iraqi PM makes first visit to protest-hit Basra
Iraqi premier Adel Abdel Mahdi visited Basra Sunday, his first trip as prime minister to the southern province where lagging services spawned a water ... Middle East -
Days after her appointment, Iraqi education minister quits over links with ISIS
A scandal and slew of accusations directed at Iraq’s Minister of Education Shaima al-Hayali caused her to quit her post, after the head of the ... Middle East -
Iraqi PM Abdel Mahdi says lagging cabinet formation ‘not his decision’
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said on Tuesday that an ongoing political dispute over unfilled ministries in his government was out of his ... Middle East -
Iraqi parliament to vote on remaining ministers next week
Iraq’s parliament will vote next week on whether to approve the remaining eight candidates for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s cabinet, ... Middle East -
Iraq’s government: A non-productive recycling
The current Iraqi scene suggests that no one has done anything to change or improve the situation of the country, which has been deteriorating ever ... Middle East -
NATO launches new training mission In Iraq as concerns over Iran rise
A new NATO training mission to Iraq will have to deal with a complex political environment in which Iran is growing in influence. The NATO Mission ... Features -
How will the new Iraqi government perform over the next four years?
Iraqis had to wait for more than five months after the parliamentary elections to form a new government. On the day of the announcement of the ... Middle East -
‘Rocky road’ to Iraq’s full govt formation as key posts remain unfilled
In keeping with constitutional requirements, Adel Abdul Mehdi was invited to form a government about a month ago by the President of the Republic. He ... Features -
Iraq to halt Kirkuk oil exports to Iran, may resume them to Turkey
Iraq will stop trucking crude from its northern Kirkuk oilfield to Iran in November to comply with sanctions imposed on its neighbor by the United ... Energy -
PM Mahdi: Iraq will prioritize own interests regarding Iran sanctions
Iraq will prioritize its own interests and independence when it comes to helping the United States enforce sanctions against Iran, new Prime Minister ... Middle East -
Adel Abdel Mahdi sworn in as Iraqi prime minister
Adel Abdel Mahdi has been sworn in as Iraq’s prime minister as lawmakers approved a partial list of his proposed cabinet of ministers and ... Middle East -
Iraqi blocs exerting pressure on PM-designate over cabinet formation
A source close to Iraq’s Prime Minister-Designate Adel Abdul Mehdi told Al Arabiya English that parliamentary blocs are exerting great political ... Middle East