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American embassy attack brings US presence in Iraq back to spotlight
The US’ continued presence in Iraq was firmly under the spotlight the past weekend, with an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad on Sunday ... Middle East -
Place and role of Hezbollah in Syrian war
One of the pro-Iranian actors involved in the Syrian civil war is Hezbollah. The organization has been involved in the Syrian war since the very ... Middle East -
Has Iraq descended into battleground for Shiite-on-Shiite civil war?
Following a messy election, Sadrists in Iraq have ripped down portraits of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei enhancing prospects of ... Features -
Iraq’s Abadi calls for an ‘immediate’ probe into Basra bloody protests
Iraq’s caretaker PM Haidar al-Abadi on Tuesday ordered the interior ministry to conduct an immediate investigation into the protests which swept ... Middle East -
Muqtada al-Sadr and me: Chicago on the Tigris
When I requested that the State Department give me the post of Senior Rule of Law Advisor for Maysan Province during the reconstruction of Iraq, a wag ... 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 -
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 -
Arrest warrants issued for 20 accused in blast in Sadr's Baghdad stronghold
Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council has issued arrest warrants for 20 people accused of involvement in a blast that killed 18 people in the Baghdad ... Middle East -
Muqtada Al Sadr and me: From Iran ties to a pan-Arab hero
In Iraq’s 2018 May 12 national elections, Muqtada al-Sadr surprisingly emerged with the largest bloc of seats in the Parliamentary election and ... Middle East -
Will Abadi learn from Mahathir’s example?
Any prime minister does not need more than 24 hours to take a decision to combat administrative and financial corruption. He also does not need more ... 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 -
Sadr willing to ally with Iraqi blocs to form technocratic government
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his cross sectarian Sairoon coalition (On the move), who are set to win Iraq’s elections after preliminary ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Sadr slams Maliki’s absolute majority policy ahead of elections
The Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr has slammed former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki for suggesting the formation of an absolute majority ... Middle East -
Is balance of power changing in Iraq to Iran’s detriment?
The reality in Iraq today is that the defeat of ISIS has provided a vacuum in its politics, which will have significant impact on the upcoming ... Middle East -
Muqtada Sadr and the great sectarian tussle
Iraq’s Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s visits to Saudi Arabia and the UAE have changed a few hearts and opened ... Middle East -
The blessed Iraqi movement
Encouraging signals emanating from Iraq these days are guiding toward a just path after the leader of the Supreme Islamic Council, Ammar Al Hakim, has ... Middle East -
Shiite tension mounts in Baghdad after clashes
Six were killed, and at least 174 other protesters were injured in clashes Middle East -
Iraq’s Sadr calls for general strike to pressure govt on reforms
Sadr says ‘it is now imperative to activate peaceful protests’ following the expiry of his one-month ultimatum to the government on the issue Middle East -
Sadr supporters defy govt, protest Baghdad
Followers have returned with familiar demands to fight corruption and overhaul a governing system Middle East -
Iraq’s Sadr warns of ‘million-man’ demo after Ramadan pause
His followers have been holding weekly protests to demand reform and an end to corruption Middle East -
What’s new about Fallujah? Quite a lot actually
ISIS’s governance of Fallujah is the longest of any Iraqi cities and the fight will be bloody Middle East -
Iraq forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on the demonstrators, most of them supporters of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, to stay home Middle East -
Street protests magnify political crisis in Baghdad after deadly bombings
Suicide attacks on Wednesday killed at least 80 people and wounded more than 110 others News -
Why the battle for Aleppo is critical for confronting Iran
Moscow might show some flexibility in order to keep its seat at the table with the Obama administration Middle East -
Iran and Sadr directing Iraq’s protests, sectarian conflict?
Iran’s concerns have been raised recently as a result of the United States’ increasing role in Iraq Middle East -
What next after Muqtada al-Sadr?
Some doubt the fate of a popular revolution led by an Iraqi fundamentalist cleric, and they have the right to Middle East -
Is this Iraq’s last and best chance to reform itself?
A greater long-term problem, festering for years, has come to a boil in front of the world’s eyes Middle East -
Pictures of ruined white sofa in parliament spur Iraqi sarcasm
Iraq’s PM and parliament speaker looking unhappy when staring at a ruined sofa in parliament sparked sarcasm on social media Variety -
Did Iraq’s Sadr visit Tehran after Green Zone protests?
Conflicted reports about whether Sadr visited Iran comes after videos circulated online showed his followers chanting during their protests: ‘Iran, out, out’ Middle East -
Protesters start sit-in demo in Iraq’s Green Zone
An emergency state was declared in Baghdad after Sadr's supporters stormed the Green Zone and some entered the parliament building Middle East