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Prominent Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, April 30, 2016. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Return of Sadr to Iraqi National Alliance Raises Questions

by Hamza Mustafa | Oct 2, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad – Ammar Al-Hakim, head of the Iraqi National Alliance, seemed happy as he announced the return of the Sadrist movement to the Iraqi National Alliance. The announcement was made during a press conference at the house of Hakim with the presence of Prime Minister...

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Nuri Al Maliki (AFP)

Iran Prepares for a Post-Sistani Era

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2016 | World

London – Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is no longer bothered by accusations and attacks from Muqtada al-Sadr, head of Sadrist Movement, the most popular among Shiite movements in power after 2003. Based on what an Iraqi Shiite leader at one of the...

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Caption: Press conference for Head of The Kataeb Party MP Sami Gemayel. National News Agency/Dalati & Nohra

Resignation of Two Kataeb Party Ministers Threatens Lebanese Cabinet

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 15, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Lebanon’s government faced a new shock yesterday when two ministers from the Kataeb Party (better known in English as the Phalange) announced their resignation in protest over corruption and government inefficiency. In a press conference held yesterday...