by Hamza Mustafa | Jan 29, 2015 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s government has announced it has officially approved the creation of a National Guard force to assist in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Earlier this week, Iraq’s cabinet agreed to the formation of National...
by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 29, 2013 | Media
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Authorities in Iraq have suspended the operating licenses of 10 satellite television channels, including that of the Al-Jazeera network, for allegedly inciting sectarianism and violence in their broadcasts. The suspensions, which take effect...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Apr 2, 2013 | Interviews
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saleh Al-Mutlaq is both a former and current deputy prime minister of Iraq. Although he had been one of Iraq’s three deputy prime ministers since 2010, he began a boycott of government business at the end of January over the failure of Prime...
