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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki casting his vote at a polling station in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on April 30, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / ALI AL-SAADI)

Iraq: Mutahidoun set to establish a new coalition

by Hamza Mustafa | May 25, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The largest of Iraq’s Sunni political blocs announced on Saturday that it will form a new coalition to negotiate the terms under which it will participate in Iraq’s next government. The Mutahidoun bloc, led by incumbent speaker of parliament...

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Iraqi policemen on a foot patrol in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)

Iraq: National Alliance could be reformed as Maliki eyes third term

by Hamza Mustafa | May 21, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki has called for the formation of a majority government under the leadership of his Shi’ite political bloc, signaling a bid for a third term in office, amid opposition from major Shi’ite rivals. The State of...

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An Iraqi man reads a local newspaper the day after results revealed that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki won the most seats in parliamentary elections, in Baghdad on May 20, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Tension mounts in Baghdad after initial election results announced

by Hamza Mustafa | May 20, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s electoral authorities announced the preliminary results of the country’s parliamentary elections on Monday amid mounting tension in the capital. Incumbent prime minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition fell short of an outright...

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Iraqi electoral workers count ballots at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)

Iraq: Former PM accuses electoral commission of bias

by Hamza Mustafa | May 16, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Iraqi prime minister Iyad Allawi launched a fierce attack on the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Thursday, accusing its members of being biased in favor of certain political trends. “The IHEC is not qualified to run the...

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In this Monday, April 28, 2014 file photo, masked anti-government gunmen move with their weapons as they patrol in Fallujah, Iraq. (AP Photo, File)

Iraq: Maliki calls on army and police to continue efforts in Anbar

by Hamza Mustafa | May 15, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki has called on the security forces to stand firm in battles with militants in Anbar, amid criticism of the government’s handling of the crisis in Iraq’s largest province. In his weekly address on Wednesday,...