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Did Cambridge Analytica manipulate the Iraq elections?
Prominent Iraqi politician Waddah al-Sadid denied the validity of an audio recording of two phone calls between him and former MP Shatha Abbousi that ... Digital -
The influential class in Iraq does not get the message
It seems that the message sent by public protests in Iraq was not received hence the purpose was not achieved. It is as if there was no message in the ... Middle East -
Mazin al-Eshaiker tells Al Arabiya English on why he’s a good choice for Iraq PM
Sources with close knowledge of internal political consultations have asserted that among the names being floated by political groups for Iraq’s ... Features -
Israel’s threat and the birth of Baghdad’s government
I think if the Iraqi parliamentary elections were to be held last year, Iran may have easily managed to impose a prime minister and a government. ... Middle East -
Deadlocked Iraqi lawmakers put off next meeting until Sept. 15
Iraqi lawmakers who met this week for the first time since a May election and are still struggling to form a new government, decided on Tuesday to put ... Middle East -
Iraq’s supreme federal court ratifies results of May 12 parliamentary election
Iraq's Supreme Court has ratified the results of the May 12 parliamentary election, its spokesman said on Sunday, setting in motion a 90-day ... Middle East -
Positive outcomes after exposure of violations in Iraqi elections
Iraqis, or at least the majority of them, were not waiting for the temporary Iraqi electoral commission to say anything to be certain that there has ... Middle East -
Q&A: Kurdish leader speaks to Al Arabiya English about recent Sadr alliance
The Kurdistan Democratic Party, led by Massoud Barzani, has said that his party believes in human rights, social justice, and the right of the Kurdish ... Features -
Judges limit Iraq vote recount in new twist
Judges appointed by Iraq’s top court said Sunday they would limit a manual recount of votes in a May parliamentary poll to districts where ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Supreme court endorses manual recount for May election
Iraq’s Supreme Court on Thursday endorsed a manual recount of all ballots from last month’s national elections, but rejected the ... Middle East -
Al-Sadr calls for self-restraint from Iraqis, following court ruling on vote
Following Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court endorsement on Thursday for a manual recount of all ballots from last month’s national elections, ... Middle East -
Sadr Movement: No politician has the right to revoke election results
Jaafar al-Musawi, a spokesman for the leader of Sadr movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, said Tuesday that no political figure has the right to revoke the ... Middle East -
Masoud Barzani set to join Iraq’s Sadr-Amiri political bloc
With the announcement of the new political bloc between Iraqi Sairoon Alliance and Fatah Alliance in a surprise move on Tuesday, more alliances have ... Middle East -
Haider al-Abadi opposes repeat of Iraq elections
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday he opposed any repeat of the May 12 parliamentary election, and warned that anyone who tried to ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sadr and Amiri announce political alliance
Nationalist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and Iranian-backed militia chief Hadi al-Amiri, who won first and second place respectively in Iraq’s May ... Middle East -
Iraq’s parliament speaker calls for election rerun
Iraq’s outgoing parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri said on Sunday that a May 12 parliamentary election should be repeated after a storage site ... Middle East -
Iraq parliament orders manual recount of votes in May election
Iraq’s parliament voted on Wednesday for a manual recount of the legislative elections held on May 12 and ordered the freeze of the electoral ... Middle East -
Iraqi voters decide the next government’s identity
For one hundred dollars or less, Iraqi academic Dr. Mohammed Ali Zinni — a graduate from Colorado State University — bought a seat in ... Middle East -
Who will assassinate Muqtada al-Sadr?
Muqtada al-Sadr has risen on the Iraqi political scene again but in a different way following the victory of his bloc Sairoon in the elections, ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Supreme Court rejects appeal to cancel election results
Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court has rejected a request to cancel the country's recent parliamentary election results over allegations of voting ... Middle East -
Muqtada Al Sadr’s plea for help
Will Iran allow the man who’s now become the most important player in Iraq’s political life to experiment with the possibilities of ... Middle East -
Iraq is definitely not Iran’s ‘Arak!’
Out of all of Iraq’s neighbors, Iranian officials seek to give the impression that Iraq is an Iranian town. By doing so, they harm their own ... Middle East -
Awaiting Iraq’s new leader
The cabinet plays a huge role in Iraq. The prime minister is the decision maker and Iraq itself is a strategically important country for the region. ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Amiri congratulates Sadr over election win, discuss cabinet formation
Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sairoon alliance which won the recent Iraqi parliamentary elections, met with Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the Fatah ... Middle East -
Abadi and Sadr: The path towards an Iraqi national cabinet
The Sairoon Alliance, led by Sayyid Moqtada al-Sadr, won the largest share of seats in the recent parliamentary elections in Iraq. Although he did not ... Middle East -
The benefits of Iraqi protest movements
I once wrote about protest movements that had erupted in Iraq towards the end of July 2015, which had spread to several governorates including the ... Middle East -
After election victory, Sadr tweets to Iraqis ‘we will not let you down’
Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr said in a tweet on Saturday that he would not let Iraqis down after his parliamentary election victory. “Your vote ... Middle East -
The post-election Iraqi government
The recent Iraqi parliamentary elections were not like their antecedents — including the first elections after Saddam’s ouster in 2005. ... Middle East -
Iraq: Armed men trap election workers in Kirkuk, block count
Iraq’s election commission says armed men have trapped election workers inside their offices and blocked the vote count in the northern city of ... Middle East -
VIDEO: Early results place Sadr bloc in lead position to determine next Iraq PM
Populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his bloc of parties are set to win Iraq’s parliamentary election and placed into a position to ... News