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Members of the Iraqi parliament gather to vote on Iraq’s new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad. (Reuters)

Maliki Accused of Benefiting from Inter-Kurdish Disagreements

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 26, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Head of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Bloc Alaa Talbani was so eager to announce her no-confidence vote against Minister of Finance Hoshyar Zebari, that she raised her ballot high in the parliament although it was a secret vote. Member of Kurdistan Democratic...

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Iraq’s Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad November 26, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Iraqi Finance Minister Sacked

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 22, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraq’s Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari was voted out of office by the parliament on Wednesday in a secret vote of 158 to 77. Zebari assumed office as minister of finance after spending 11 years as Iraq’s foreign minister. A parliamentary inquiry investigated...

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Muslim pilgrims pray around the holy Kaaba during their final circling at the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca October 6, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

After Iran Government Deprived them of Hajj, 1 Million Iranians Head to Karbala

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 10, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraq’s Interior Minister announced receiving one million Iranians who came on the occasion of the Day of Arafa to Karbala, the city that is considered holy to Shi’ites. Shi’ite clerics said that “this visit on the Day of Arafa is not a duty or a...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi looks on during a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi at the end of a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy February 10, 2016. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

Iraqi PM Wants to Reconsider General Amnesty Law

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 8, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Six years of debate have ended with the Iraqi president’s approval of the general amnesty law which was adopted by the Iraqi parliament last month. But its implementation generated disputes in the legal and political circles. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi...

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks with Iraqi officers during his visit on the outskirts of Fallujah, June 8, 2016. Iraqi Prime Minister Office/Handout via REUTERS

Yemeni Presidency: Iraq Driven by Sectarianism

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 2, 2016 | Middle East

Riyadh, Baghdad- A high-ranking Yemeni official warned of Houthis’ intention to form an illegitimate government, a step which will complicate things further and obstruct the U.N. efforts to achieve peace and put an end to the Yemeni crisis. The official described the...