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Fuad Masoum, the new president of Iraq and a veteran Kurdish politician, speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on July 24, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / ALI AL-SAADI)

Fuad Masoum: My decision was constitutional

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 17, 2014 | Interviews

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The recent struggle to form a new Iraqi government has refocused attention on the country’s presidency, and its new occupant, the veteran Kurdish leader Fuad Masoum, elected to the job by the Iraqi parliament at the end of July. Though largely...

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Fouad Masoum, Iraq’s newly elected president, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, July 24, 2014. (REUTERS/Ahmed Saad)

Iraq wants strong, lasting relationship with Saudi Arabia, says president

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 17, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq wants a strong and durable relationship with Saudi Arabia, Iraqi President Fuad Masoum told Asharq Al-Awsat, in his first major press interview since becoming Iraq’s head of state on July 24. Masoum said he appreciated the regional and...

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Iraqi security forces patrol a street in Baghdad’s commercial district of Karrada on August 11, 2014 as security measures have been reinforced across the capital after Iraq’s prime minister said he would sue the president in a desperate bid to cling to his job. (AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR)

Maliki digs in as US pushes for new Iraq government

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Reuters—Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki was battling to keep his job on Monday, deploying forces across Baghdad as some parliamentary allies sought a replacement and the United States warned him not to obstruct efforts to form a new government. Widely...

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Fuad Masoum, Iraq’s newly elected president, speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, on July 24, 2014. (Reuters/Ahmed Saad)

Iraq picks president, but no movement on prime minister

by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 25, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—It was one step forward and two steps back for Iraq on Thursday as parliament successfully elected a new president, but appeared no closer to choosing a prime minister or forming a new government. Lawmakers elected veteran Kurdish politician...