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Iraq’s al-Sadr calls for singer Kathem al-Saher’s song to become national anthem
Iraq’s populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr has expressed his admiration of star singer Kathem al-Saher’s song ‘Salamu Alayk’, ... Entertainment -
Moqtada al-Sadr says top security posts should be appointed strictly by Iraqi PM
The appointment of Iraq’s minister of defense, minister of interior and all sensitive security positions should be strictly in the hands of ... Middle East -
Iraq: Sadr bloc won’t take part in new cabinet
Two days following the appointment of Adel Abdul Mahdi to head the Iraqi government, Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr who heads Sairoon alliance, the ... Middle East -
After disagreements over corruption, Iraq’s al-Sadr threatens to join opposition
The head of the Iraqi Sadrist Movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, has threatened to join the opposition if disagreements around presidential candidate persists ... Middle East -
Iraq PM Abadi announces new Basra initiatives ahead of key vote
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday announced a new series of public works initiatives for the southern city of Basra, hit by a wave of ... Middle East -
An entertaining Iraqi parliamentary session
The second Iraqi parliamentary session, which was held last week in Baghdad, was illegitimate and unconstitutional. In fact, it was not even useful in ... Middle East -
Top two Iraqi political groups call for PM Abadi to resign
The Sairoon alliance led by Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has released a statement calling for the resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al ... 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 -
Iraqi parties announce formation of largest bloc in parliament
Eleven Iraqi political groups, including those led by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, announced an alliance on Sunday that ... Middle East -
Iraq PM sacks paramilitary chief Faleh al-Fayad
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Thursday announced the dismissal of the head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, which played a major ... Middle East -
Iraqi president convenes new parliament for September 3
Iraq’s new parliament will convene on Sept. 3, according to a decree issued on Monday by President Fuad Masum, preparing the way for lawmakers ... Middle East -
Iran and Haider al-Abadi’s battle
The recent political and media backlash faced by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, as well as Tehran’s refusal to receive him, has not only ... Middle East -
Mr. Abadi, there’s no time to fool us
Who does Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi want to fool by referring former ministers and several officials to the Integrity Commission to ... Middle East -
Recount shows Iraq’s Sadr retains election victory, no major changes
Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr retained his lead in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide recount of votes showed ... Middle East -
UN hails ‘credible’ Iraq vote recount
The United Nations on Monday hailed Iraq’s “credible” vote recount, which paves the way for a government to be formed nearly three ... Middle East -
Muqtada al-Sadr and the future of Iraq
The Iraqi elections in May have been marred with corruption, theft, fraud and mass abstentions by honorable Iraqis looking to not participate in the ... Middle East -
Iraqi PM to release list of corrupt government officials
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi announced that he is in the process of publishing a list of corrupt government officials who will be ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sadrist Movement says alliance with Maliki is ‘out of the question’
The political bureau of Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr said an alliance with leader of the State of Law Coalition Nouri al-Maliki in order to ... Middle East -
Muqtada al-Sadr and me: US foreign policy goals and Iraq’s future
In today’s final instalment of “Muqtada and me,” I would like to uncover US attitudes about religion, nationalism and ethnicity in ... Features -
Iraq to begin manual recount of national election votes on July 3
Iraq's parliament held its final session Saturday, leaving the country without a national assembly for the first time since 2013 as it awaits a vote ... Middle East -
Iraqi cleric Sadr scales back his militia
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc came first in a May parliamentary election, said on Thursday he was scaling back his militia to ... Middle East -
Iraq: Recounting votes or waste recycling?
The parliament’s approval of the third amendment to the elections law and the federal court’s ruling that this amendment is valid provide ... Middle East -
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 PM Abadi warns armed groups against stockpiling weapons
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi warned on Saturday he would not allow militias to stockpile arms, two weeks after a weapons depot belonging to an ... Middle East -
Moqtada al-Sadr’s turnaround with Iran
Muqtada al-Sadr disappointed many who had initially believed that the victory of his electoral list in the recent Iraqi elections was a defeat for ... 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 -
Two Iraqi policemen wounded in clash with Popular Mobilization militia
Two Iraqi policemen were wounded in a shootout with a member of the Popular Mobilization militia, a grouping of mostly Iran-backed paramilitaries, in ... 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 -
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 -
Three prominent Iraqi blocs form coalition to gain largest share in parliament
A new Iraqi coalition that consists of the National Coalition, Sairoon and the National Wisdom Movement was formed, sources told Al Arabiya. The new ... World News